Will the worst of American fear and pride beat out the practical and sane?
Yes, the economy is nothing to write home about. Yes, things could be going a heck of a lot better after 2 years of "Hope" with Obama but remember... we are Democrats.
Remember the first rule? We never do anything as fast as we hoped for. This has been true, well, forever. It is actually amazing what has been accomplished.
Just take heath care as one example. I mean, it is no single payer plan. But it is a start. It is a starting place and we will pragmatically make it better over time. Certainly the fear mongering idiots on the right will eventually die off because most of them are extremely old (have you seen those Tea Party rallies... old crazy people everywhere). Then... the young people that stand to reap the rewards of the Healthcare bill that save their medical future will not want to give up the new RIGHTS they have been given under this law.
So this is what hope looks like. A bit ugly, but a start. We need to get used to and understand that instant gratification is just a stab of dopamine in our heads but lasting change takes time.
We will get their but not if we get bored, lose focus and are just plan get tired of fighting the morons on the evil Right.
You must fight. You must tell your office buddies that it will be OK. Even the ones that are completely brainwashed by Rush Limbaugh. You can do this. You are a warrior. Right now we need warriors. We need you. Fight on my good friend. Raise your sword and strick down the stupidity that could lead our country to doom!
