Glenn W. Smith has written an interesting piece at firedoglake, please read it.
He says this.....
" Progressives have to remember that the president is not the symbolic hero in a movie we just sit and watch. We’re in the movie. It’s about us, not him.
America has never had a progressive president or a progressive government. We have achieved progressive reforms, of course, all of them due to the work of champions of freedom and equality who worked outside of government. Abolition, universal suffrage, labor reforms, civil rights – all of these were the achievements of a people, not a person."
I know, you've heard it before, alot of us progressives keep harping on the same subject... keep the faith, stay positive...but we have to keep saying it, we can never let our guard down and give up by being lazy and uncommited. Too many people worked long and hard to get where we are today. Glenn is correct, it is about us, we are the ones who can change this country, if we stay focused and positive. Don't fall for the rethugs scare tactics, they say 2010 is their year, yeah when pigs fly!!
So come on guys, we have alot of work to do, don't be all down in the dumps and most of all don't give up HOPE!!
"When we fail to inspire hope, we fail the future"
