Why I Haven't Written Lately

I doubt that many people have noticed my extended absence on LL, but for those who have, I think I owe an explanation. While congress is in recess we've all become very familiar with the prevailing stories in the news this summer. Healthcare town halls and the screamers and other manner of wackos that attend them with hopes of derailing healthcare reform are dominating all political conversation. It's the same old tired tactics that attempted to stop desegregation in the south, and it's the same tactics that we'll see for years to come whenever there is hope for progressive reform, and it should be reported as such. So, I'm not going to give extra time and attention to groups that don't deserve it. They're old news, and they're enemies of progress. It would be pointless for me to keep beating a dead horse. Thus, until at least congress is back in session, or something worth reporting happens, or regular season New Orleans Saints football begins, I refuse to be boring.

My Weekend Plans!

Sorry for missing Turds Day, Glen Beck would have won the golden turd, for those who care to know. I'll be away most of this weekend, catching the Pennington Balloon Championships and the New Orleans Saints Black and Gold Scrimmage. I'm highly excited about both of these, I'll post pictures when I get back.

Are You Kidding Me, Mr. President?!

President Obama is going out of his way this week derail his own plan for real health care reform. The president told reporters this week that "he didn't like to see 'left wing' groups attacking fellow Democrats.'"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

All we're doing Mr. President, is fighting for the real reform that you campaigned on! You asked me to vote for you because a vote for you would be a vote for healthcare, and now that we're calling out Blue Dogs for dragging their feet, you stand up for them? If real meaningful healthcare reform fails this year, it will not be because of liberal progressives asking The President and Congress to keep to their word when it comes to the most important issues facing our country. Forget blaming birthers, screamers, and the GOP, It will be because conservative democrats in name only either aren't sticking to their guns or weren't serious about reform in the first place. All we're asking for is for you to keep your promises. ~46,000,000 Americans cannot wait for diplomacy on this issue. We need real reform now. I don't understand why the President is asking all the people who voted for real reform to calm down and sit the bench at this crucial stage in the debate. The radical right is sending the dogs on every front, and our leader is telling us to hold steady. Mr. President, I hope you haven't forgotten that you found success in the primaries on the backs of liberals who didn't just wait for the issue to come to them, they attacked and won. You owe us.