I've always been a harsh critic of Obama since the primary season started as the evidence is on the record from time to time that Obama is neither a progressive nor embrace progressive values. I met many who said that Obama's movement represents hope and that change is needed in government and that Obama is different. In fact many has said that Obama is the most progressive candidate ever run for office. All this BS. As it proves now after sealing the nomination, Obama has shown what me and many on the Clinton side knew all along, his so called 'progressiveness'.
From time to time, everyone was saying that Hillary is calculative, racist, draconian and such but guess what, all those values that many dreaded has been inherited and shown by Obama himself. But yet i don't understand why many still say that we should support him and send him a blank check. Isn't this the same as trusting Haliburton, KBR or Walmart to do the right thing? I was willing to give Obama a chance for him to show me that I was wrong and I was just too personally attach to the Clintons. All that i am seeing from Obama right now is just full of flip flopping, betraying our movement's trust. Look at this post from Openleft and it seems like our job is just to suck it up and support Obama blindly. http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?dia ryId=6639
It looks like our netroot movement is just another typical Hollywood movement. Our job is just to donate and raise funds blindly. It's because we do not have a choice. I thought 'yes we can' is suppose to transcend politics or at least be new politics. This year is our year and many has told me that Obama represents and is able to deliver real change. Is this true?
The FISA issue is uttermost important as it is a direct threat against the 4th amendment. This is giving our government especially the President too much power. When there is a threat towards the Republicans when an amendment is in play, they would cry so loud that the world agrees with them. Why are we so divided on such a straight forward issue? Why can't we pressure Obama to do the right thing and act like a progressive? In fact people are now saying Obama is never a progressive?@? And that we should just support him as electing Mc Cain would be disastrous. Well let me tell you what would be disastrous. This precedence that we are setting in the 21st century to allow a candidate to disguise himself as a progressive when the facts doesn't say so and that we are just force to live up with that. The internet movement has brought change to politics as politicians cannot just lie to the public. It will be seen by all. But yet we are willing to excuse Obama for the values that we dreaded and vouched to fight on?
Tell me what does progressive means to you? Many has said that the difference between the policies of Obama and Hillary is just to the minimal. Well this is indeed one of the most fabricated lie. There policies seem similar because of voting records. But what they had stated and their plans and aspirations are entirely different. Healthcare, energy policy, economic policy and, gay rights. These are the issues in which they defer and i don't think is minimal. But of course if Obama can really bring change and progressivism to his administration, then i'm willing to compromise now for our future. But it seems that this is not the case. Shouldn't we held Obama accountable now? If we do not exercise our influence now, we will never be able to do it in the future. How hard is it for us to withhold funds for him for like 2 weeks? We can save those in the bank and donate to him with interest when he decided to be a progressive. We have to tell politicians that progressiveness is the norm of politics and that you cannot bluff your way through us without consequences. And that we are very generous and lenient and will always be willing to embrace you once again when you find your roots that you begin with.
Honestly and speaking for me only, if Obama really does decide that progressiveness is not for him like what he is doing now, i'm willing to work against him because it will send a message to our future candidates that we are not a blank check, and we expect our candidates to be truthful and honest to us. This is what change is all about. Change comes with real actions and not rhetoric. This 'Yes We Can' movement has grown in all 50 states and that I believe that if Obama decides to run a campaign base on progressive values, he is able sell progressiveness to the public to bring us real change. This is our one in a life time chance for the American population to embrace and understand that our values do not come with any catches and that it will be the wisest thing to do for the country, our troops, and our people. Lets tell Obama that we are willing to turn away from him if he decides to turn away from us. Our actions in this general election will decide the strength, dedication and the directive of our progressive movement. And thus how we decide to act and vote this November will demonstrate our movement's vitality.
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