Telling Obama to stand his ground

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has circulated a petition calling on President Obama to stand up and fight for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.  While too harsh in its wording - the petition reads as an ultimatum to the President - it attempts to fill a vacuum in this country's political arena and national discourse.  Progressives, perhaps because of their great diversity and peaceable nature, are not as organized as their conservative counterparts and are less likely to take a demanding stance.  As such, conservatives tend to be more effective in achieving their goals and drowning out dissenting voices in any national debate.  Hopefully, groups and petitions such as this will succeed in creating a cohesive and demanding progressive agenda behind which millions can rally and effectively push for positive change in the country.  Next time, however, it would be best if the phrasing were slightly more refined.

To read the petition, click here.