I see the same arguments over and over.
NETROOTS MUST SUPPORT OBAMA UNCRITICALLY!
Be Patient - If you have doubts and criticisms, keep it to yourself.
You just don't understand compromise, grow up.
We've got to keep pushing. We're just beginning.
Seems to me these are arguments at cross purposes.
YET, even as we abide lowest common denominator compromise,
we must continue and continue to keep up the pressure.
GEE Ma? Are they still following me?
But I've also heard the tune ..."Lead, follow or get out of the way."
Can real progress me made in thus beholden to moderate / bigoted / corporate America?
Yes, Real Progress is Possible even by the elected compromisers in chief that inhabit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
* Truman integrated the Army, a very progressive act.
* Lyndon passed Civil Rights a very progressive act.
* Nixon created the EPA
FDR said, "...make me do it..." And progressives pushed and pushed and pushed.
That strikes me as urging a tactic of keeping up uncompromising pressure on elected leaders so they actually do the Progressive things they "electioneered on".
And for Speak-No-Evil "kool-aid quenched", there is a difference between compromise from a position (within your agenda) And throwing out the baby first then compromising on how much of the opponents bathwater must be swallowed.
And finally there is no compromise worthy of the Constitutional damage that has not been walked back.
And it is not a "progressive temper-tantrum" to notice how quickly they reacted to a discredited Right-Wing blogger... and their extreme reluctance to do anything other than scorn the progressive agenda ... and to quote the Rhaman...SH*T TH* F*CK U* I for one signed up to support an agenda,
