And the Teabaggers screamed like banshees [View All]

[maxrandb]

It is time to stop blaming Obama and blame ourselves. The Republicans declared war on President Obama before the ink on his Oath of Office was dry. We (Democrats, liberals and progressives) sent Obama off to this war…BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE HIS BACK.

It’s standard now to complain about what we “didn’t get”, but there is a good reason when we didn’t get it…we weren’t willing to fight for it. We weren’t willing to walk point with this President, and because of that, we now have House Speaker John “Boner”.

We voted in 2006 and 2008, and I guess we thought we could just go back to our “lattes, Happy Meals and Dancing with the Stars” lives, but let’s be clear about a few things. It’s not enough to vote. Look at the tea-baggers. They could give a sh** about the votes in 2006 and 2008, and (I’m sorry to say) “they won”.

- President Obama absolutely rescued this economy from the brink of a Depression. His stimulus bill saved millions of jobs, and helped turn negative growth into positive growth. Our reaction was “meh”, and the Tea-baggers screamed like banshees.

- President Obama absolutely rescued our auto manufacturing industry (an economic and national security MUST). Our reaction was “meh”, and the Tea-baggers screamed like banshees.

- President Obama shepherded through the most dramatic overhaul of Health Care in our lifetimes (something that has been on the agenda of every president since Teddy Roosevelt). Our reaction was “meh”, and the Tea-baggers screamed like banshees.

What message did our actions send to the Democrats? Well, one very important message was; “if screaming banshees show up armed with guns at town-hall meetings and act like bullies, we won’t be there to counter them just as loudly and vehemently”…in fact, “we’ll help them take your lunch money”.

That is the message we sent in November 2010. “We don’t have your back!”

How we can send messages like that, and then pi$$ and moan about the Democrats “compromising” is beyond me, and “YES”, I am 100% including myself in that as well.

By our actions and our “lack” of votes, we have weakened this President and the Democratic majority. People like to say that Dems go to a gunfight with a butter knife, but since we are the ones that gave them the butter-knife, WE ALL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

So tell me, "when is that first Repub House Majority Town-hall meeting"?