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Resist.

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And we should be thinking about the indispensable work of resistance. We need to identify legislative and administrative choke points where Bush's initiatives can be blocked, and make clear to both legislators and their constituents that the days of go-along in the interest of non-partisan comity have to stop.

We need to give a clear sense of priorities and red-lines so that people aren't fatigued by constantly being asked to protest--and we need to identify and work for some early victories, at both the local and national (and international) levels...BECAUSE we all need to remember, and remind ourselves, and everyone else that there are two Nations--not Bush's America and some dissenters-- especially since I'd be willing to bet that numerically there are more of us.

Via Kos. This point in history needs to be when we stop agreeing and start fighting. Bullshit like Jeff Jarvis' "pledge" is just more of the "Shut up, you lost" crap the Republics have been pushing on us for years. I'll be civil when they act more like my countrymen and less like a conquering army. Until then, expect muttered imprecations and roadblocks.

Read this whole piece, it's worthwhile. It's not that we're out of touch with America, it''s that we continually get outmaneuevered. Time to start acting like it's politics.

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