"Did you really think it was going to be easy"

[Peacetrain]

Words of advice from an 85 year old who has seen it all, the Depression, every war since WW2, McCarthy, the Red Scares.. onward and upward

"Did you really think it was going to be that easy"

You actually can apply that to anything in life, but specifically we were talking about change..politically

"Did you really think it was going to be easy"

I was hoping for a little less drama.. after all the years of swing upward of the right.. but they are entrenched in media in ways we just did not comprehend.

[get the red out]

1. Excellent post

Very true, thank you.

[Peacetrain]

6. A little kick in the backside from dear old Mom..

[imdjh]

2. What easy? How long has it taken to get to this point? This is not a beginning, it's supposed to be

..... a victory march.

[phleshdef]

3. 8+ years of neglecting progressive causes is enough of a setback to equal a new beginning.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. I wish the hysterics would read this, then take their Prozac or whatever they've been prescribed nt

[get the red out]

7. +1

LOL, me too!

[Buzz Clik]

5. We have decades of inertia working against us.

A little positive energy would help.

[Clio the Leo]

8. But he's Barack Obama......

.... he's come to save the day!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVFdAJRVm94

[Peacetrain]

14. Now that was funny

you got me :rofl:

[Avalux]

9. Never did - expected change to be damn near impossible.

Certainly not achievable in less than a year. A mountain no man can climb; so the expectation that Obama could snap his fingers and produce immediate change is ridiculous.

I am disappointed so many of my fellow Democrats want instant gratification.

[abluelady]

10. Good Post Right Before Thanksgiving

I know many DUers have right wing relatives they are going to be with this week. Thank goodness I don't, but reminding those people that change isn't easy, referencing the eight years of tragedy that preceded us, is a very good talking point for us to use. Thank you.

[ClassWarrior]

11. Really?? People are unrecommending this thread?...

Really??...

NGU.

[nevergiveup]

12. With the entrenched power of lobbyists and corporations today

I still find it difficult to believe Obama was elected but it did happen so there is a glimmer of hope but it is going to be very slow and difficult. Obama inherited a monumental mess but I still believe he has the temperament, mind set and guiding principles to eventually make some progress but he is going to have to go it alone. The "everything now" lefties are jumping ship in droves and the fringe right just keeps getting crazier and crazier. It has become increasingly frustrating to watch the spectacle as this man tries to quietly get this nation back on track.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. yes

give the man a chance I say

[Cha]

15. No, but I was really

grateful when we did get Obama elected so we could at least get started.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

16. Yes we, STILL can, new challenges only mean we need to try harder. We got this far no turning back

now.

[MindandSoul]

17. Thank you for your wisdom!

I'm so glad you're there to tell us!
Too many people expected too much, too soon from our President!
We do not know what hurdles he has before him. . .we don't know what the REAL mess is that he inherited!
And he never promised us a "quick" fix, just changes. . .slow changes for this huge governmental problem!

I still have faith in our President! And I think he is getting a raw deal! And if we, his supporters, turn on him, it will be our fault that he can't progress toward his/our vision.

Please be patient. Please support him. He is a good man who is facing the most vitriolic attacks any presidents ever had to face this early in his presidency.

I am still an Obama supporter!