Last night our President made an impassioned plea to Congress, to the media, to corporate and special interests. He asked them to stop lining their pockets with wealth and power, just for a moment, and do what’s right for the people they’re supposed to be serving. They sat and listened politely, stood and clapped at the appropriate times, and then went back to business as usual.
The real failure is our own. If we want any sort of meaningful change we have to whip up the same kind of frenzy that got Obama elected in the first place. We have to demand representation. We have to fight teabaggers with phone banks and canvasing. We have to talk, and gather, and march.
Call me a cynic, but I don’t see it happening. We’re all too busy worrying about what Steve’s thinking, or what’s changing the mythical game, what’s beautiful, or what gives us the lulz. I’m just as guilty as the rest of you. Instead we’ll stand by, get nothing, and grumble about how our great savior Obama has let us down. Call me a cynic, but I think we’ll get exactly what we deserve.
It is time to mobilize. Justin is right.
When do we begin? Lets start with a phone bank in the next week to get anyone interested together.
