Obama had better be careful. If he continues to alienate and abuse his mighty online supporters, he is reaping the whirlwind. Or a dust devil. Depending.

Sure Open left had a few critical questions for Obama during the primary and GE, but the fact that these questions are coming now says a lot about the seriousness of the proggers when it comes to being a useful political movement, other than electing the candidate du jour.

I have a hard time taking seriously anyone who is just now asking these questions seriously and making these laments. Asking "how are going to get the boulder to the top of the mountain" when the question should have been "why are we pushing the boulder off this cliff" doesn't strike me as coming from someone remotely serious. Those of us asking more of the latter types of questions were ridiculed or brushed aside, even having it said that they brought shame to this blog.

he's getting shit on all over the place by his Mightly Legion of Progressive Commenters, for not having enough Faith. it's funny, in a sad sort of way. Christ comes closest to "getting it" out a a long list of progressive A-List types. i understand that now is an easy time to mock him, but frankly, Chris isn't the problem. it's all the readers and followers of the blogosphere in general, who don't want to be told things like "stop paying for cable" and "organize a chapter of Code Pink in your 'hood and join a massive protest in front of X" or even "throw a lot of money at an actually progressive primary challenger and do everything you can to publicize them."

i don't quite understand your comment nor to whom you're responding. thanks!

Sorry. To be clear, I think Bowers is fighting the good fight. I took what I thought was there in his words, and heightened them. It was a "shorter" riff.

But, Susan Collins and Ben Nelson are so nice, and moderate, and bipartisan. I hope it's becoming clear, now, for those that never minded to notice before, that these are the folks who the GOP will use to make their own "change" to everything the Dems propose. Yes, they will use the Blue Dogs, too, like they've always done.

Really, is this any surprise? These are the typ of people that Obama's message was meant to empower. Why does anyone doubt that the Journey to the Center of Mediocracy will continue? It's not a bug; it's a feature. And, where has Reid been in all of this? You've got Ben and Susan nibbling at the edges of the pie for no other reason than to spoil it, if even that's not how they see their involvement in this.

Somewhere, Herbet Hoover is smiling on his acolytes, both Democratic and Republican.

said today that: " he was encouraged by the Obama administration to fight against some of the bill's more controversial provisions when it was in the House."

"I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I actually got some quiet encouragement from the Obama folks for what I’m doing," said Cooper, a relatively conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat who opposed the stimulus bill. "They know it's a messy bill and they wanted a clean bill."

But Obama says: "Let's not make the perfect the enemy of the essential," Obama said as Senate Republicans stepped up their criticism of the bill's spending and pressed for additional tax cuts and relief for homeowners. He warned that failure to act quickly "will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession."

Huffington Post

Notice Obama does not say the Republicans need to vote for THIS bill.

So what's up?

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/02/04/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4774878.shtml">cbs news

I agree. And one of the most frustrating things is that everyone seems on the left blogosphere seem to be operating under the assumption that its a bug. I'll admit, around Feb of 2007 when I heard Obama preach the unity thing as his campaign theme I thought it was a bug. Seeing the behavior during the primary (using right-wing tropes against Hillary's personality, bringing back Harry and Louise, praising Reagan) got me to reevaluate whether it was really just a bug.