This is Varsity League shit, and if the Democrats show any of the chickenshit divisiveness they're so famous for, there's going to be a bloodbath in 2010.
Yes.
Right now, the Democrats (or at least Obama) enjoy the support not only of their Party Faithful, and their "Got No Other Choice" allies, but of a large number of disgruntled Independents and Republicans - some of whom have fully jumped ship, others of whom have just voted across party lines.
But there are levels of support involved. There are actions the Democratic party must take to keep my support in 2010 (closing Gitmo, renouncing torture, undoing - or at least ameliorating - the damages done to the Constitution over the last 8 years). But there are also actions they must not take to keep it, at least at the congressional level (don't get further in bed with big business, don't fuck up Afghanistan/Pakistan worse than it already is, don't screw the Constitution any worse than it already is).
I don't want to jump ship and support the Republicans in 2010 - I personally think they need at least a decade or two in the wild to recover and to age out not only a bunch of the Vietnam era fucks, but also the neo-con assholes and Limboid parrots - but given it's a two party system, it's the only way to send a message to the Democratic Party if they start screwing up.
Democratic Party - don't screw up. Keep your fanatics muzzled (Carolyn McCarthy - I'm talking about you, among others). Keep in mind that while Obama has more of a mandate than many presidents in recent history - you as a party do not, and your support structure is neither monolithic nor particularly deep in its strength. You're going to need more than two years to clean up the damage done in the last eight - concentrate on that, and keep a clear eye on what is damage, and what is your personal agendas.
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Yes.
Right now, the Democrats (or at least Obama) enjoy the support not only of their Party Faithful, and their "Got No Other Choice" allies, but of a large number of disgruntled Independents and Republicans - some of whom have fully jumped ship, others of whom have just voted across party lines.
But there are levels of support involved. There are actions the Democratic party must take to keep my support in 2010 (closing Gitmo, renouncing torture, undoing - or at least ameliorating - the damages done to the Constitution over the last 8 years). But there are also actions they must not take to keep it, at least at the congressional level (don't get further in bed with big business, don't fuck up Afghanistan/Pakistan worse than it already is, don't screw the Constitution any worse than it already is).
I don't want to jump ship and support the Republicans in 2010 - I personally think they need at least a decade or two in the wild to recover and to age out not only a bunch of the Vietnam era fucks, but also the neo-con assholes and Limboid parrots - but given it's a two party system, it's the only way to send a message to the Democratic Party if they start screwing up.
Democratic Party - don't screw up. Keep your fanatics muzzled (Carolyn McCarthy - I'm talking about you, among others). Keep in mind that while Obama has more of a mandate than many presidents in recent history - you as a party do not, and your support structure is neither monolithic nor particularly deep in its strength. You're going to need more than two years to clean up the damage done in the last eight - concentrate on that, and keep a clear eye on what is damage, and what is your personal agendas.