If we are feeling down, somewhat used, a bit dirty and discouraged, I'd say there are reasons for it. Our work: drip, drip, drip, in the bucket, while they harness tsunamis of spin.
Huge forces have been at work on us to dismantle our thoughts and opposition, while making us feel as though we are still deciding something. Ya' gotta hand it to 'em, Quite a game they pull off!
Impeachment could yet go a long way in waking America up. It may still be the last best hope to get some truth out before it gets swept under the Rug of the "08 Election.
OK. We can't stop working at cleaning up the elections, but that is not enough.
About elections: they must be respectable, COUNTABLE, legitimate and free from Big $$, but mere participation every 2 or 4 years not only won't get us out of this mess, it is what CAUSES much of it in the first place: only citizen participation and organization can pull us out. If you think organizing through "get out the vote" campaigns, or distributing candidate literature is sufficient participation I am referring to, then you ought to re-read all the above. We need dissemination of alternative media sources, and house parties and discussion groups to keep aware and informed. Citizenship is too much work? OK, then let them steal our national treasure, silence us, put us into debt to build larger killing and imprisonment machines. We can become the "good Americans" who let it all happen.
Talk to people who have expressed their desire for impeachment before. Shake them from the Primary-Induced haze.
We still represent a Majority, even if our system now systematically denies it. While it may not be easy, at least we represent Reality.
We should be ramping up, not giving up. Put our heads (and hearts) together. Work at building a party that is not sold out. To do this we have to function as a REAL Progressive Alliance (not just a handful of separate groups): each organization has to come in with its own organizers to take on responsibilities (then we have teams), and commit to reaching specific measurable goals that spread the word, get media, and bolster the Wexlers and others willing to look truth in the eye.
Let's pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and get about the business saving our Constitution. What is the alternative?
