Reply #27: please don't use the previous eight years as a benchmark as to what is considered progressive.. [View All]

60-70% you say? last i checked, we're still throwing money down that rathole in iraq. not only is a troop escalation happening in the 'stan, it looks like we'll be there for another DECADE, at least. gay peeps are still getting kicked out of the military. gas is back to over THREE-FUCKING-DOLLARS per gallon.

don't take for granted that all people who post here are democrats. yeah, i've voted a straight dem ticket through the last eight election cycles. how long do you expect people to accept the status quo however?! i realize that it's early in Obama's term, but a lot of progressives, myself included, are growing increasingly disillusioned. if they don't hammer this health care thing and get the FUCK out of the middle east tout de suite, you're going to see a lot of people staying home in november '12.