Comments on: Semi-Creeped-Out by Obama’s Grassroots Movement http://themoderatevoice.com/25192/semi-creeped-out-by-obamas-grassroots-movement/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:12:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Reactions http://themoderatevoice.com/25192/semi-creeped-out-by-obamas-grassroots-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-173774 Blue Crab Boulevard » Reactions Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:59:48 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/25192/semi-creeped-out-by-obamas-grassroots-movement/#comment-173774 [...] of a hereditary monarchy. Or slightly less than monarchy, but hereditary, nonetheless. Meanwhile, another blogger finds Obama’s latest “grassroots” efforts little more than [...] [...] of a hereditary monarchy. Or slightly less than monarchy, but hereditary, nonetheless. Meanwhile, another blogger finds Obama’s latest “grassroots” efforts little more than [...]

]]> By: jeff_pickens http://themoderatevoice.com/25192/semi-creeped-out-by-obamas-grassroots-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-167755 jeff_pickens Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:22:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/25192/semi-creeped-out-by-obamas-grassroots-movement/#comment-167755 Pete I'm glad you brought this up, yours are my sentiments exactly. I'm willing to do my part as an individual, but at least half of the reason I voted for Obama/Biden was that there might be a possibility that I wouldn't actually have to think and wonder about government, every day, all the time.<br><br>Congress--do YOUR job. I don't have time to do my job and yours too. Grassroots, fine but--Congress: Pay attention to what your constituents are saying, protect the constitution, envision reason and evidence, and emphasize checks and balances (ie don't be so damn accommodating for the sake of "bipartisanship" --like we've had for 6/8 last years. Bipartisan got us Iraq, imagination-boggling bailouts, and government sanctioned warrant-free wiretapping.) Pete I'm glad you brought this up, yours are my sentiments exactly. I'm willing to do my part as an individual, but at least half of the reason I voted for Obama/Biden was that there might be a possibility that I wouldn't actually have to think and wonder about government, every day, all the time.

Congress–do YOUR job. I don't have time to do my job and yours too. Grassroots, fine but–Congress: Pay attention to what your constituents are saying, protect the constitution, envision reason and evidence, and emphasize checks and balances (ie don't be so damn accommodating for the sake of “bipartisanship” –like we've had for 6/8 last years. Bipartisan got us Iraq, imagination-boggling bailouts, and government sanctioned warrant-free wiretapping.)

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