The 2009 election is now behind us. The 2010 election is moving toward us quickly. What have I picked up from this year's election results? That Democrats, especially those which I label CorporateDems, who run away from the Democratic base will lose, and deservedly so.
If CorporateDems want to chase down Con votes, I say go for it. The Cons won't vote for them and there's now proof that progressives won't turn out to help them. Having a (D) after their name isn't enough.
So when I read crap like this article, it reinforces that assessment.
Vulnerable House and Senate Democrats want their leaders to skip the party's controversial legislative agenda for next year to help save their seats in Congress.
Say what?! The wishy-washy controversiality of the agenda doesn't matter. They just want cover for their lack of vision and courage. I have no doubt that if the Democratic leadership backs off the agenda they were re-elected to implement, the Democratic base will stay home in 2010 and plenty of these "vulnerable" pols will be soundly defeated.
In the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections, they don't want to be forced to vote on climate change, immigration reform and gays in the military, which they say should be set aside so Congress can focus on jobs and the economy. [Emphasis mine.]
My #1 issue is being threatened to be thrown under the bus to make sure a group of weak-kneed cowards can get re-elected next year. I have a question for them: when will they ever work on the most critical issue in our history? They're never going to feel safe enough to actually get something done about climate change. So why should I or any other Progressive help them? They already got something out of us: hard work and votes to elect them. It's time for them to do what they were elected to do: solidify and implement the people's agenda. If they refuse to do that, they should be fired, not rehired.
So in response to their purposeful misreading of the 2009 election results, I challenge them to throw more wrenches in the works. Disable the agenda, CorporateDems. You're the ones whose jobs will suffer. Especially people like Sen. Lincoln:
Lincoln said that lawmakers should focus on passing healthcare reform and wait until next year to effect financial regulatory reform and reduce unemployment.
"That's an awful lot to bite off and chew for right now," said Lincoln, who described herself as "not in a hurry" to tackle climate change, an issue she has some jurisdiction over as chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Lincoln is more interested in health insurance non-reform, so the rest of her cute talking point means nothing. But does Lincoln want to do something about the economy or doesn't she? The economy will not recover if regulatory reform and unemployment reduction efforts are pushed off to next year, especially since you and I know she'll want to put it off until 2011 so they're not election-day issues.
She wants the perks of being in power without having to actually do her job. If Lincoln can't walk and chew gum at the same time, I'm happy to help elect her replacement next year. Most importantly, the climate can't wait for Lincoln or any other CorporateDem to finally get around to a second task. We can't wait until Missouri gets 18F warmer and farms, even the largest Corporate versions, fail across the state. Something must be done now. If Lincoln won't do it, someone else will.
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