Yes We Did?

November 4, 2008 will go down in history, not just for the first African-American being elected, but because American citizens bucked the politics of fear and bucked the "know-nothing" campaign of the McCain-Palin "come drink a beer with us" strategy. While there were 56 some-odd million Americans who voted for McCain, this was a step in the right direction.

But November 4, 2008 could just as easily also go down in history as the last day Americans held their leaders accountable. Cheers of "Yes we did" were understandable, but were a little unsettling.

Concerns:
+Obama's economic advisers are no where near as progressive as they should be. We need some systemic retooling, not just new economic programs.

+Obama's health care plan is relatively bold for this country, but does not change fundamental (and inhumane) flaws in our system. Maximizing profit should never enter the equation when it comes to health care.

+Obama will be getting advised by General Petraeus. Bush installed him for the express purpose of being a "yes" man, and in order to push the next president to follow Bush's long term plans in the Middle East. I hate to break the news, but MoveOn was dead on when they called him General Betrayus.

+Rahm Emanuel -- Obama's Chief of Staff and investment banker/Zionist, quite an unsavory figure in the Democratic Party

+Eric Holder -- Obama's possible Attorney General and Chiquita's cover up man for death squad violence in Columbia, ouch seriously?

+Robert Gates -- Obama may keep him as Secretary of Defense, why keep anyone from Bush's Admin? especially someone who is trying to piss off Russia

+Obama can't push through a progressive platform without citizen's demanding it, even if he wants to. Have you paid attention to the corporate media and corporate Congress lately?

I understand and respect Obama's desire to gather a diverse coalition of people in order to get stuff done. The problem is this will inevitably water down the Change slogan he won on.

Now is not the time to let up. If you volunteered or worked for the Obama campaign as I did, it is crucial that you continue organizing for the platform you believe in. If you voted for Obama, you need to hold him accountable for the vote you gave him. If you were against Obama, you need to push him to pursue the populist agendas that you can agree with.

What he needs help with or pushed on:
+Getting out of Iraq ASAP

+A sane and humane exit strategy for Afghanistan

+A more progressive health care system

+Fundamental changes to the banking/credit system

+Rewriting FISA and the Patriot Act

+Reinstating habeas corpus

+Slashing the defense budget

+A humane foreign policy for Palestine

+A sane strategy for energy. No more of this talk about more drilling, hydrogen fuel cells, or nuclear. Let's get serious about this.

+There are 2 million of our brothers and sisters behind bars. This must end now.

+We must end the two-party system. I know Obama won't change this, but now is the time to talk about coalition style politics. There really is only one corporate party.

+Obama must be pushed to get some "little people" on the FCC. The corporate media must fall.

For the next 70 days and 20 or-so-hours, we must be vigilant with our watch over the Bush Administration. There must be no martial law or last minute invasions.

But starting January 20, please don't put your blind trust in Obama. Let's make November 4, 2008 the beginning of a new America.

Your Vote

Fiscal Conservatives: McCain wants 100 more years of a $10 Billion/Month war. Obama doesn't.

Religious Conservatives: McCain is a ticking time bomb who angrily called his second wife a cunt in front of reporters after leaving his first wife because she got mangled in a car wreck. Obama is a family man in favor of helping the middle class and poor. Go back and read the Sermon on the Mount.

Environmentalists: McCain is devoted to nuclear, coal and oil first. Obama ain't much better, but he prioritizes green energy.

Anyone who has ever/will ever go to a doctor: Health care is a mess because of free market ideologues, not the so-called socialist plan of Obama of making health care accessible for everyone. It's not socialist, it's humane.

Anyone making under $250,000: Obama's plan gives you significantly MORE in tax breaks than McCain's.

Anyone making over $250,000: If you keep going on the neo-con's path, the economy will be completely destroyed, and it won't matter how rich you are.

Military and Veterans: Do you want your life and your children's lives to keep being destroyed by neo-cons and thugs? Or do you want someone who takes foreign policy's effects on you and your family seriously. Or do you want someone who wants to fund programs for veterans as McCain consistently votes against?

College Students: Do you want tuition to keep going up while the banks and creditors get sweetheart deals in DC? Or do you want opportunities to get free higher education in exchange for community work and teaching?

Democratic citizens: Do you want another politician in the White House who uses fear and ideology to push fascist agendas on you and the rest of the world? Or do you want an even and reflective decent person?

Women: Do you want someone who chose one of the most incompetent and unintelligent female politicians in the country to try to fool you into voting for him? Or do you want someone who actually loves his wife and wants a future for his girls?

Anyone with compassion: Do you really not recognize how evil the neo-cons are????? REALLY???!!! They are responsible for so much death, destruction and terror that I have to question anyone who votes for McCain whether you are 1. informed or 2. a decent/compassionate person.

3rd Party voters: I love you, but there are millions of lives all over the world at stake. Obama ain't Jesus, but you cannot ignore the very very real world implications for people less fortunate than you of this election. Suck it up, vote for Obama, and get your ass in the streets again on January 21.

Fans of democracy: The Republican machine will try to steal this election just as they did in 2000 and 2004. This needs to be an overwhelming victory. VOTE

Blackwater, Halliburton, General Electric, Exxon Mobil: you should probably vote for McCain.

VOTE OBAMA DAMMIT!