Reply #25: Americans aren't looking for leaders dedicated to appeasement.

[pat_k]

Sure, we'd love to see "bipartisanship" -- i.e., reasonable people working together to solve our common problems.

But in the last elections the electorate said one thing LOUD and CLEAR: These people are NUTS. Oppose them! Stop them! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2753090">Make them go away !
The only path to a "new politics" and "change" is through an all out fight against the fascists. ONLY impeachment is capable of stopping them. Only impeachment is capable of giving the electorate what it wants.

Obama's "message" is a message of appeasement. He has won support by default. He has foolishly and utterly failed to tap into the mother lode of anger, energy, and action that is seething throughout the electorate. His "happy talk" and "let's all get along" crap is so wrongheaded it turns my stomach.

Of course, if he wins the nomination, I'll work for him. But instead of being inspired to action, I'll be doggedly putting whatever energy I can muster into the effort because at least we have a shot at reaching him and knocking some sense into his head -- of forcing him to confront reality that it is impossible to simultaneously "make nice" and fight to enforce our common contract -- the United States Constitution.

Unfortunately, I fear that his failure to confront the reality of our national crisis -- failure to say "No More! Now is the time to FIGHT!" -- will keep many who would otherwise give their time and money on the sidelines.

Edwards has also failed to sound the call to arms on impeachment, but at least he seems to recognize the need to fight the fasicsts. I view him as the most "reachable" of the viable candidates. He's hasn't been quite as immersed in the insular and bizzaro world of the beltway as the others. I sure hope he does well tonight. (I'd love to see Kucinich make a strong showing too, but although he's the only one I've actively supported to date, he is not currently on the "viable" list.)