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We find ourselves in a unique position since DU came into existence.
We have someone in power who holds a designation other than an R.
On the one hand we hold him to a high standard, and peg our hopes of making things right after so many years of darkness.
On the other hand we want to cut him some slack - he is after all, one of us.
Being progressives and coming out of 8 years of hell it is natural to want things to happen as fast as possible. Being part of the 'underground' it is even more apparent that we want the change we see as good and right to happen as fast as possible.
The reality of politics is often not the same as what we perceive it to be.
Obama finds himself in a position where he has well over 200 million people relying on him.
And it seems they all (myself included to be sure) want that change yesterday.
I voted for change. I have not seen it as much as I would like yet. But it would be wrong to say I have not seen it.
If you have seen no change at all since old george was in power, then you have not been paying attention.
After 8 years of hell, we have had a few months of fresh air. And to be honest some really stale air.
What we can say is business as usual may well be true. And I will be right there with you kicking ass about it.
But we also need to give this new admin a chance. Change takes time.
I have watched my X over the years, the woman I adored and loved, slip away from her disease. She did not slip away overnight. Her change, a bad one in this case, has happened over time.
Our nation has a disease, deep in our history. And that change we all seek is not going to happen over night.
At least now we finally have a foothold. Slippery as it may seem at times, I would take a bad Obama administration over a bush one any day of the week.
We can improve. We should complain. We should hold him and his to the same standard we did bush. We should not forget how hard we researched to find the problems and flag them.
But I think we should also be open to the fact that what took years to fuck up will take years to fix - and Obama is still learning his way around.
having the best intentions does not always produce the best results when you are new on the job.
I'll be there to complain to be sure, but I will also be there to tell him 'I understand - and will give you a chance'.
Hold feet to the fire, just don't throw gas on it.
And if it turns out he and his are not the best thing for our ideals - well, we have the choice to elect someone more progressive.
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