Dear Mr. President: Do you really know how hard it is out here?

[Cyrano]

We all know that the world is made up of people who screw others and those who get screwed. Virtually all of your campaign promises, and your life experiences, seem to put you on the side of those who get screwed.

But your positions over the past few moths and weeks have me wondering, and perhaps a bit pissed off.

Blocking the release of torture photos?

Your unwillingness to pursue an investigation into the "possible" crimes of Bush/Cheney and Co?

Not reigning in the usury being committed by credit card companies?

Your seemingly endless generosity to bankers and Wall Street.

Your seeming indifference to getting immediate help to middle America.

But let me get to the point. Many of us have not given up hope that you are today's FDR who is going to get us out of this Hoover-like situation where BushCo has left us. Many of us are being patient, but hear this. The clock is running.

So here are a few questions for you. Exactly when are you going to demonstrate that you are not owned by the powers that have ruled this country for 30 or more years? Exactly when are you going to get some fast relief to what used to be the American middle class?

Yeah, I know it's only been four months, but try this. Try going four months without paying a mortgage, paying an electric bill, paying a phone bill, paying a credit card bill, trying to find a way to fill your gas tank or making a car payment, paying your homeowners and auto insurance, repairing anything and everything that breaks down in your home, and trying to figure out what you're going to put on the table to eat tonight and tomorrow morning.

Of course, all of this refers to those who still own a home or a car. Please, please pay attention, Mr. President. The number of those who have lost everything is growing.

So here's my heartfelt plea. Do something. And do it fast. Americans are hurting and they need the help that only you can provide. What I'm talking about here is basic survival.

Yeah, it's tough at the top. But you wanted the job. Now, use your powers to start fixing this country while we still have a country.


Respectfully,

Cyrano: A citizen who cares about others who are hurting badly.

[BonnieJW]

1. This is wonderful.

I hope you actually sent it to him. And your senators, if they aren't worthless tools, and your rep if s/he isn't a WT as well.

[ThirdWorldJohn]

2. Great - Thanks nt

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Citizen Cyrano, I salute you!

:patriot:

[DemBones DemBones]

4. What you said.

:kick: & R

[nichomachus]

5. Let me ask you this

You get in a can and tell the driver where you want to go. He says OK. So, he makes a wrong turn, but you're patient because you figure he's a cab driver and knows where he's going. So, he makes another wrong turn, taking you further in the wrong direction. Still, you say nothing. You're patient. Then, another wrong turn.

At what point do you say "Hey, buddy, where the fuck are you going?" For me, it's usually about the third wrong turn.

When you're headed in the wrong direction, patience is not a virtue.

[Mnemosyne]

6. Hear, hear, Cyrano! Well stated. KnR n/t

[Wednesdays]

7. K&R

:kick:

[bigwillq]

8. Respectfully

bigwillq

add me to the list. :thumbsup:

[cwydro]

9. I'm still a little miffed about their spending

all that money on a dog.

Or was it a gift? At any rate, that is a couple thousand dollar dog.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. The dog was a gift from Ted Kennedy, who can afford it.

[truedelphi]

10. Excellent letter, Cyrano.

Could you put in a PS about his needing to crack open a biography of FDR?

He needs to read the section where FDR says that it is more dangerous to be friendly with the organized banking families than with the families of organized crime.

[trayfoot]

12. K & R!

[ColbertWatcher]

13. We can help him (and Congress) understand ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5651320&mesg_id=5651320

[Control-Z]

14. While President Obama

had some obstacles in early life and some very painful times, I have never viewed him as someone who was on the side of getting screwed. He had some very loving people in his life during those times, who looked out for him, and put him on a path for success. He has had opportunities that many haven't. In fact, I view him as a man who has had more success, even before winning the presidency, than the average person. So I'm not sure it is fair to assume he is aware of just how difficult life really is for a lot of people.

'Virtually all of your campaign promises, and your life experiences, seem to put you on the side of those who get screwed.'

I may have a skewed perspective, I'll admit. As a president, though, I believe it is his job to find out, if he doesn't already know, and to lead with a great deal of empathy for the American people.

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