Democracy is not a spectator's sport: take easy action now!

Don't just sit by and watch your Democracy as if it was a bad TV show. Take a few minutes to participate in it!

It is time to contact Obama and other Democratic leaders to get them fired up to take on the Republicans before the mid-term elections. You can call Obama at: 202-456-1111 to leave a comment and you can email him by clicking here.

This is what I said when I called:

"This is Obama's last chance to energize the Democratic base and get them to the polls by truly standing up to the Republicans and the corporations they represent. Obama was elected by a wave of popular support and we need him to lead like a populist leader. The Republicans will lie and obstruct to cause the Democrats to look bad and the Democrats need to go on the offensive and not let the Republicans frame the debate."

and because I prefer to be more wordy, this is what I emailed to the White House: (click here to email the White House)

"Obama, it is your last chance to fight for the people who elected you! You must stand up now against the Republicans and corporations and do so with action, not just words.

I worked hard to get you elected. I hit the pavement and my wallet in your support. It is clear you have tried to lead this country in a bipartisan manner, which I respect in principle. However the Republicans and Conservatives who have created the problems we now face have only one goal in mind and that is the defeat of the Democrats. They are willing to lie and obstruct to prevent our government from solving the problems we face in order to get elected. An odd strategy that seems to be working.

In your centrist governing style you have failed to make changes that your base feel are important. On the economy, health care, the wars, climate change, you name it, where you have gotten laws passed they are so watered down that many do not see them as much change at all. The democratic base is not fired up by your actions and this could prove devastating in the upcoming elections both for the Democrats and our country.

You need to take on the Republicans and the corporations for which they stand. If you do, you will have powerful influences against you but you will have the majority of the American people at your back. It is your last chance to stand up and fight hard for the working majority in this country - you were elected under a wave of popular support, now you need to govern like a true populist, or I fear you may not be governing for long."