Dear Madam Speaker: The Democrats Won

Basic Message = YOU WON.

Please STOP CAPITULATING to the GOP because their methods and recommendations are the destructive ideas that led to the collapse of our economy. They're declaring that they'll vote against Obama's plan anyway, so all of that capitulation you have already done isn't worth much to them. Except for GOP marketing value. The party of Newt Gingrich knows that capitulation makes Democrats look weak, which disappoints your base and makes the GOP look tougher. They're playing power games. So go ahead and strip their goodies back out of the stimulus package. Obama and the Democrats offered concessions and they still obstructed, so the offers are withdrawn. That would really shake up the pompous Republican leaders who continue to promote failed policies and myths. It would also inspire your constituents to see Democrats finally standing up for their more effective policies.

We are in a BUSH RECESSION, supported by the Republicans who are fighting Obama. The GOP ruined our economy and international reputation. Enough is enough with them. Since they've continued to obstruct, even when given some concessions, you have the permission of the 83% of us who support Obama to strip those concessions back out of Obama's stimulus package. Since the GOP seems determined to obstruct Obama, no matter what he does, don't give them anything, and withdraw the items put in there to appease them. Don't keep trying to give them more and more. That rewards their obstructionist behavior.

PUT BACK family planning into the stimulus package. Condoms are expensive and family planning helps the economy. Democrats usually support the poor who need Medicaid. It's been sad to see you guys ignore your principles just to placate the destructive GOP leaders.

ELIMINATE some of the tax breaks. The GOP obstructionists still aren't satisfied and are said to be planning to vote against Obama anyway, so go ahead and strip their goodies out. Replace those with more infrastructure spending to create jobs. Democratic ideas that have worked, not Republican myths from people who want to destroy our government.

Republican policies favoring privatization and deregulation drove this country into the ditch. They are ignoring their recent history, so you have the permission of the 83% who support Obama's efforts to fix our battered country to STOP REWARDING the disgusting GOP leaders who think this is a great time to play some power games.

When the GOP threatens filibusters this time, MAKE THEM DO IT. Let the US public see them wasting time just to preserve BANKRUPT IDEAS like trickle down economics. The Republicans have talked trickle down while practicing trickle up, including shameless war profiteering. Their privatization and deregulation schemes HAVE FAILED and even if they can't feel it and think they've got the time to play power games, the public does not agree. If they insist on power games in a time of crisis, make them go all the way through a filibuster. Let the public see the pampered GOP leaders waste time during this national crisis.

Poetry is Back in the White House !

From the multicultural classical tribute composition specially written by John Williams, which had its funny moments and deeply moving valleys, through the rest of the ceremony, pure poetry flowed.

Our new CEO's speech will be one of those inaugural addresses remembered for generations. I am already looking forward to hearing it all the way through again. What I remember is the elegant way it incorporated some logical outlines interspersed with passionate poetry to inspire us all to participate in living out the better nature prescribed in our founding documents. He did that brilliantly-- appealing to all to rise above the static to our young country's original aspirations. And to take responsibility for the amount of and manner in which we use the earth's scarce resources, when others in the global community are still starving. He called on us to rise above the rhetoric, analyze, debate and do what works.

Then came poetry from the people. A beautiful poem that touched on similar themes as his speech had, beginning with finding one's way through some dry brambles and on to a healing journey and hope. The poem was quite epic in scope, so I look forward to hearing it again.

And the benediction was gloriously poetic as well. Calling upon universal themes that motivate us to plead to our gods, and prompt us to live up to our ideals. And he, too, called upon us all to remember our place in history, and the global community of nations.

Pure Poetry that outdoor stuff was-- and the uniting themes were love and hope and community action.