posted Jan 20, 2010, 9:37 PM by Robert Alexander
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updated Jan 21, 2010, 10:29 AM
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Whoops, did Mitch send me his ruff draft? ;) 's ing election results show deep discontent the pace of change
Yesterday I was disappointed to see that disconnected voters are too slow to keep up with us.
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I know the OFA community and the President share that frustration.
We also saw what we Any change worth making
See, Karl Marx knew it to be true all along: Taking away freedom is hard and will be fought at every turn.
there is no real change withoutWhile it doesn't take away the sting of this loss, the democratic road to socialism will have setbacks along the way.
sought that were easyWe could have simply continued to do things the sneaky way, that wouldn't stir up controversy.
changes that aren't controversial rarely
But we need the controversy to distract from the fact that we never solve the problem.
Fortunately our country continues to face the same fundamental challenges it faced yesterday. Our health care system still needs reform. People think Wall Street still needs to be held accountable. We still need to create good jobs.
continue building a clean energyAnd we still need to destroy the coal & fossil fuel economy.
walking away from these challenges.
The President isn't passing up any opportunity.
In fact, his determination and resolve are only stronger. We must match that commitment with our own.
Real changeBut it won't be easy. Grabbing power never is. For that reason, I am grateful you're part of this fight with us.
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Robert Bruce --
Yesterday's disappointing election results show deep discontent with the pace of change. I know the OFA community and the President share that frustration.
We also saw what we knew to be true all along: Any change worth making is hard and will be fought at every turn. While it doesn't take away the sting of this loss, there is no road to real change without setbacks along the way.
We could have simply sought to do things that were easy, that wouldn't stir up controversy. But changes that aren't controversial rarely solve the problem.
Our country continues to face the same fundamental challenges it faced yesterday. Our health care system still needs reform. Wall Street still needs to be held accountable. We still need to create good jobs. And we still need to continue building a clean energy economy.
The President isn't walking away from these challenges. In fact, his determination and resolve are only stronger. We must match that commitment with our own.
But it won't be easy. Real change never is. For that reason, I am grateful you're part of this fight with us.
Thank you,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
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