Do Progressives Have A Future in 2011?

I do think the progressives do have some hope ONLY if we unite. United we stand, divided we fall. The last election is a clear example of fracturing we cannot afford to have. It wasn't all big money spent to stop someone of color in the White House. Many of the Dems and independents leaning left were like spoiled children who should now be impressed with what our president has done despite all the uphill battles with both the GOPee and his own party.

I'm very impressed with my president and while I disagree with him sometimes, I support him 100%. If progressives had stuck with him last month instead of staying home b!tching, Dems would not be lamenting losing their seats in Congress!

Despite all of this bickering and useless complaining about what was perceived as slow change, this president has accomplished more than any other president! And for ALL the people, and not just CERTAIN people, unlike his predecessor, whose oligarchy nearly destroyed this country.

Let's not forget Mr. Obama had to deal with catastrophic economic conditions where the banks just raped the financial system. Sure, that system has been broken for a long time, but change is a gradual process. Give the man a chance! Stop complaining about his not being progressive enough and start helping change become reality.

As Ghandi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world." Obama's campaign was Yes WE Can. I am hard pressed to find much of the WE, especially when looking at how many nutballs made it into office in November. Those same wack-a-doos will be running Congress! So, if things get unraveled in January, which they will, progressives have themselves to blame for not being a unified machine for change. Bernie Sanders, in his Bernibuster or Filibernie 8 and half hour rant did more for progressive change than the entire movement!

So, instead of just hope, we need to DO something. Do not let the narrow minded, racist fools that call themselves the Grand Old Potty...er...Party, take this proverbial car over the cliff!

Now, was that clear, or should I break out a crayon and draw you guys a picture? Oh, I'm sorry, the children ate those as the average age of the homeless is now NINE!

Quantum Mechanic
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Open Letter to My Senator for the Lame Duck Session

Dear Senator Casey,

Please, sir, when you begin the lame duck session on Wednesday, do not allow the Bush tax cuts for the very rich to persist. We as a working people, the backbone of American society and the evaporating middle class, cannot afford 700 billion to fill the caviar bowls of Mitch McConnell and John Boehner.

It is of paramount importance that Congress create the conditions for job growth, extension of unemployment insurance benefits to the now needy segment of our society, and to bringing to justice the criminals running the Wall Street banks who got us in this Depression 2.0 in the first place.

Republicans have consistently asked Americans to fight wars that their favored contractors like Blackwater, Halliburton and others make money on, taking American lives and American working class money while doing it. This must stop.

Any sane person who checks the actual FACTS will conclude that the disparity between rich and poor is at its highest in history. The middle class is disappearing at an alarming rate, replaced by subsistence workers who once thought they could realize the American dream of owning their own home and being able to afford paying for it.

Instead of that, we have an average homeless age of 9 years old. That is unforgivable. While the rich keep getting richer and farming their so-called job creation to other countries, many of which hate America, the American worker is being held hostage.

President Obama has not been given enough time to repair the enormous damage done by the Bush oligarchy. It's supposed to be "Yes WE Can," not "Let HIM do it and in a very short time."

PLEASE help the working class and do not give in to the powerful. They only got that way because the perceived weak portion of our society let them.

I've been for the working person all my life and have never seen such depraved political and social upheaval on this scale. It needs to stop. We need to pursue the original concept of change. Not go back to the dark ages that we have now.

FIGHT FOR US. Without the working class, America will fall. United we stand, divided we fall. At present, we are divided. I think you know what happens next.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely and with respect,

Quantum Mechanic®