I think most of us who consider ourselves progressives and/or liberals can agree that overall, the Democratic leadership has failed us miserably. But it’s not the whole leadership that has failed us. The Senate is sitting on an amazing amount of progressive legislation that has come out of the House of Representatives.
The House has passed 290 bills that are being held up in the Senate, and President Obama has been responsible for stopping some of the most progressive parts of some of the most important bills.
Now, we can sit around and whine, or we can get up off our keesters and do something about it. Brent Budowsky is a man who worked for congressional leaders back when there were giants in the houses of Congress. He’s a man we should be listening to when it comes to ways to get our leaders to start paying attention to us.
Brent is recommending that we start a wave of support for the House, either through our individual members or through the DCCC, to show the House that we appreciate what they are trying to do for us. At the same time, we’ll be showing members of the Senate and President Obama that they ignore us and our needs at their peril.
Here’s Brent:
If House Democrats had their way, healthcare legislation including the popular public option would have been enacted long ago. Stronger action to create jobs would be putting more people back to work today. New and clean energy sources would have received a major boost. The environment would be better protected. The jobless rate would be lower…
As campaign 2010 begins, Democrats across America should fight back, stop playing defense and start donating money, registering voters and mobilizing to organize.
I suggest a national grassroots mobilization of money and volunteers beginning with support for House Democrats who have fought hard and well…
While rarely credited in major media, House Democrats have indeed passed major legislation on a long list of front burner issues. Having once worked for House leaders, I believe depressed Democrats should give great credit to Speaker Pelosi, her leadership team and House Democrats who joined forces to fight for dramatic change…
Democrats have entered a golden moment of a Democratic president and Congress that must not be lost. It is time for Democratic depression to end and the great battle of 2010 to begin.
Let’s get going to take our country back from the lobbyists who own the Senate and the President.
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