10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

[Ian David]

What a truly brutal election. One rare exception was the crushing of Texas Oil's Proposition 23 in California (see CREDO's campaign at stoptexasoil.org), which proves that even unlimited corporate cash can be beaten back -- if it is disclosed and fought by grassroots mobilization.

At CREDO, we fight hard on the issues, but we don't take sides in partisan elections. As someone who cares about progressive issues, there is no doubt that Tuesday's results will make for even harder times for our country. It is crazy making to realize just how extreme and misinformed much of the new Congress will be.

There is little reason to expect any useful legislation from the Tea Party-dominated House or the dysfunctional Senate. Swing votes in the Senate have really troublesome names: Lieberman, Nelson, Manchin, and Pryor. In fact, this Congress will do damage to anything even remotely progressive.

So let's take a look at what happened and what we can do now. The media, unfortunately but not surprisingly, will be of no use in making sense of Tuesday's results, and even less so in helping chart a course for the future.

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kieschnick/10-steps-to-take-now-afte_b_778429.html

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Brutal?

SOP.

:shrug:

[left coaster]

2. Yes. Cyclically on point, I think.

..but we still need to get to work now if we want to do better in 2012 elections.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. I vote for someone to represent me so I don't have to "get to work."

Work gets in the way.

[Koshari]

4. Petition Dems to pass bills during the Lame Duck

I'm not sure if this will have any effect at all but I started a petition yesterday. It will be sent primarily to members of the Progressive Caucus but to some others too including Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Obama.

I would love it if some of you could sign it, the more signatures the better chance we have at it's effectiveness.

Thanks!

Link: http://www.change.org/petitions/view/pass_the_bills_during_the_lame_duck_session

[mctpp]

5. Dont worry

The midterms always go repub. All we need to do is to have the Teabaggers mess up them we will win in a white-out