New Year's Resolution: Don't defend Democrats when they don't deserve defending-including Obama

[kpete]

New Year's Resolution: Don't Apologize for Democrats
By Jeff Cohen | Huffington Post

For the new year, let's resolve: Don't defend Democrats when they don't deserve defending. And that certainly includes President Obama.

Let's further resolve: Put principles above party and never lose our voice on human rights and social justice.

When we mute ourselves as a Democratic president pursues corporatist or militarist policies, we only encourage such policies.

If it was wrong for Bush to bail out Wall Street with virtually no controls, then it's wrong for Obama. If indefinite "preventative detention" was wrong under Bush, then it's wrong under Obama. If military occupation and deepening troop deployments were wrong under Bush, then they're wrong under Obama.

more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-cohen/new-years-resolution-dont_b_404760.html

[ixion]

1. Indeed. A wonderful resolution

:applause:

[Jennicut]

2. LOL. When does anyone on DU not criticize Obama on anything? This is redundant.

[Jamastiene]

3. My philosophy is to applaud them when they do something right

and make sure to let them know, as directly as possible, when I disagree as well.

That and voting are all the power most of us really have.

[chimpymustgo]

4. Excellent. Fight for what is right. No hero/party/blind Bushie-like ass-kissing.

[freddie mertz]

5. K & R. When we surrender our right to criticize the government, it's all over.

[niyad]

6. k and r--great resolutions

[democrank]

7. K & R

Principles above party

[cali]

8. there's something quite amusing about this. n/t