Congress is debating a lot of issues right now

[ProSense]

including unemployment extension, repealing DADT and ending tax cuts for the rich.

Where are the campaigns to call on Congress to do the right thing? Do people really expect that to happen when there are Democrats like Kent Conrad and Mark Pryor?

Consider what Bernie Sanders said here.

the republicans have an agenda. they're pretty open and honest about it. they've rallied their troops. what the president and the democratic leadership and all of us have got to do is rally our troops. we need a tea party of progressives who are going to demand the democratic leadership and the president fight for the middle class and for working families.

The only rallying the troops this statement appears to have done is to rally people who want to believe he's denouncing the President. He said, "what the president and the democratic leadership and all of us have got to do is rally our troops."

Bernie Sanders is a strong supporter of this President's policy achievements, from health care reform to Wall Street reform, and he knows more can be done. Everything is a foundation to be built on.

Rallying the troops does not mean attack the President and call him names, it means organizing and putting pressure on Senators and the President. It works, it worked with the foreclosure bill. It's not going to work in every instance, but that's how it is.

[impik]

1. The only call for action here Is to primary Obama

[Andy823]

5. Bullshit!

I am so sick of hear this crap!

[babylonsister]

7. Andy...

the poster you responded to is a big fan; I'm quite sure he wrote that with loads of :sarcasm: in mind.

[LaurenG]

2. they're debating all right as the republicans promise obstruction on everything.

Republicans do not care about you so big deal they're debating stuff.

[jaxx]

3. Don't give up so easily.

That's what the pubs are depending on.

[LaurenG]

6. There is nothing I can do

I voted a straight dem ticket. My freaks in congress are all republicans now and they always, always vote against my best interest anyway. I've called, written, faxed and emailed begging for change but they don't care what I think.

Better luck to the rest of you though.

[FreakinDJ]

4. Sure they use the word "Outsourcing" when they want your vote -

but when time comes to actually do some thing about it they turn tail and run to their corporate masters

[BeyondGeography]

8. Rallying the troops means rallying the troops

So when the hell will the President rally the troops?

That's what Bernie was saying last night.