In the 2008 November election, Obama volunteers from safe states were dispatched to swing states like Pennsylvania. Carbon County was home to at least four volunteers from New York. They were smart, hard-working, and sophisticated, and since Obama won Carbon by a little more than 1%, they probably made the difference in the election.
One of those volunteers stayed with us during the campaign, and we became good friends. She and her husband are visiting this weekend, and she and I discussed our disappointment with President Obama. Our complaint is nothing new--you can hear it from liberal members of Congress, from midwesterners on the recent bus trip, in New York Times editorials, and on this blog. Why does he compromise? Why doesn’t he fight back? Why does he agree to Republican demands when the country seems to be headed for a double dip recession?
We want the Obama of the campaign to come back. We don’t want to be reasonable. The country is beyond reasonable. When the anger of the left equals the anger of the right, we may see some change, and I can tell you the left is getting pretty damn angry.
I for one am not happy with the President. He needs a primary challenge to wake him up.
ReplyDeleteThe Tea party people are the same as schoolyard bullies. It's time to take a stand. Now, not next year!