Liberals to keep pressure on Obama for results

[IDemo]

Left-leaning voters are eager for a more dramatic sense of change

AP -updated 16 minutes ago

Barack Obama promises to steer the nation straight again. He better be ready for a strong force pulling left.

The president-elect drew plenty of support from moderates, but the liberal side of the Democratic Party followed him most resoundingly: labor unions, influential Internet blogs and legions of grassroots volunteers. He won almost 90 percent of the liberal vote, more than the previous two Democratic presidential nominees, John Kerry or Al Gore.

Now the same millions of left-leaning voters who worked relentlessly to get Obama elected want results. That means ending the war in Iraq, ushering in universal health care, halting harsh interrogation tactics against suspected terrorists, making it easier to form unions and aggressively tackling global warming.

"We'll see," said Eli Pariser, executive director of the liberal powerhouse Moveon.org, about what Obama will deliver. "If they turn out to be all disappointments, we'll have a good three years to storm the gates at the White House."

Already, the liberal blogosphere is showing its influence.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27995660/

[aquart]

1. And why the hell not?

He knew what we wanted. He knows what we want. Let the savior save.

[FrenchieCat]

2. That's the meme.......

Of course, we are all being lumped together, conveniently for the Corporate media.

Here's my comments from yesterday: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7939142

[onehandle]

3. "we'll have a good three years to storm the gates at the White House"

Welcome to the FBI watch list.

I'm kidding! I'm kidding! They were on that list Years Ago.