What the people want..

[SoCalDem]

This election was all about people finally getting fed up with doing without.

doing without justice
doing without pay raises that make a difference
doing without affordable health care
doing without the respect of the rest of the world
doing without answers to so many vexing issues
doing without peace of mind

To deliver those things to the people, there must be some delicate groundwork done first

media must be made "fair" again
elections must be made "fair", easy, and infinitely re-countable


Without those two things firmly in place, NOTHING can happen on the rest of it.

Health care legislation will never pass, if the corporate toadies have 24/7 media access to drone on and on about how bad it is

Dodgy elections where the people don't really know if their votes count, or if they will even GET to vote make it impossible to hold scoundrels accountable in the voting booth..

[Mythsaje]

1. Main Street

For the past six years the Republican Party that controlled Congress and the Presidency did very little to help the average American. No surprise there. Instead, they seemed to focus on things that would increase the power and influence of the President, undermine the Constitutional protection we all enjoy, and provide massive giveaways to Corporate lobbyists.

On Tuesday, the American people stood up and said "Enough is enough."

They've already told us what they want. They want affordable healthcare. They want a raise in the federal minimum wage. They want more, better paying jobs. They want more affordable education. They want an end to deficit spending. They want immigration reform. They want an end to the War.

This last election wasn't a triumph of conservatism. It also wasn't a triumph of liberalism. It was a message from the electorate saying that it wants someone to focus on Main Street issues. Things that affect all Americans.

The White House and various pundits are speaking of the value of "bi-partisanship." NOW they're speaking of bi-partisanship. The last several years, the only meaning of compromise they seemed to accept was doing it THEIR way.

We don't want politicians working for special interests, or for their parties, or for themselves. We want our Representatives to represent US. Imagine that.

This wasn't a triumph of ideology. This was a defeat of ideology. This was America saying "we don't give a damn about your political theories--we want to see something that makes things better for us."

It's about time. And sure, we'll try to institute bi-partisanship. But bi-partisanship, to us, means that we'll work together for the public good. We'll find a way to make healthcare more affordable, to prevent unexpected illnesses from throwing families and individuals into bankruptcy or a lifetime of debt. We'll find a way to keep American jobs on American shores rather than out-sourcing them to other lands. We'll figure a way to secure our borders and provide physical security AND job security to American workers.

We intend to govern on behalf of all Americans, not just the people who yell the loudest. We believe America is finished with those who think their ideology trumps reality. They want an end of cronyism and corruption.

Forget 'K' Street. This is Main Street America.

The voters have spoken. Now they want to know if we're listening.

We are.