In 2008 we went to the polls in record numbers to vote for change, real change and we won. We elected you Mr. President and you promised real change in Health Care and real change for our gay brothers and sisters, but now it seems you are desperately seeking bipartisanship with Anti Gay and Anti Health Care reform folks like Senator John Ensign. Mr. President sir you may call this bipartisanship, but many of us see it as a lack of intestinal fortitude. In 1993 the Chicago Bulls were playing the Cleveland Cavaliers and Michael Jordan hit a last second fade away from the right side of the foul line at the buzzer to win the game and sent the Chicago Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth straight time. We all know what happened after that. But what if Michael Jordan didn't shoot the ball and held it hoping for bipartisanship and allowed the clock to run out?
Remember January 1948: When President Truman ended segregation in the armed forces and the civil service through administrative action (executive order) rather than through legislation. That was the right thing to do and it didn't require bipartisanship support from the racist in Congress, it just took guts. Harry Truman shot the ball and won. OK, Barack get your pen out and make history with an executive order to end "Don't Ask Don't Tell" or hold the ball and ask for bipartisanship till the clock runs out, the choice is yours. Now let's talk a little about Health Care Mr. President sir. Those of us that worked our rear ends off to get you elected are not going to sit idly by and watch you bipartisanship real Health Care reform out of existence. We thought we had a dog in this fight, but our dog, speaking of you Mr. President, is turning out to be a big pussy cat willing to fold at the drop of a right wing neocon, or Blue Dog Democrat hat. It's time for you, Mr. President sir, to take folks like Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) to the woodshed and tell them a Health Care Public Option is not negotiable and if they don't listen, then primary them when they are up for re-election. Mr. President the ball is in your hands and the clock is running down. Are you going to shoot to the ball, or are you going to hold the ball till the clock runs out? Shoot the ball Mr. President, we need a win.
