Lest we forget: (Election Day, 2010)

In today's NYTimes, Gemli says it very well:

"Republicans have behaved reprehensibly for the last two years. There was no modesty apparent when they set out to hobble the president and pointedly and unashamedly refused to do anything that could be seen as contributing to his success. They failed to show any semblance of bipartisan cooperation. When Mr. Obama made efforts to provide some form of basic health care for millions of uninsured Americans, or ask the wealthiest citizens to pay their fair share of taxes, the Republicans were having none of it. They acted to humiliate the president, calling him a liar during a national address, lying about his religion, and publicly questioning his allegiance to the United States. I see nothing in the behavior of the Republicans that would suggest that they were honorable people who had the interests of this country and its citizens at heart. They may win some seats, but if they do it will not be because they had good ideas, but rather because they pandered to the fears and dissatisfaction of uninformed voters, voters who forgot who was responsible for destroying the economy in the first place.

I, and the people who matter to me, need jobs, need affordable health insurance and prescription drugs, need Social Security to remain available and solvent, need sane and sensible regulations that promote clean energy, air, and water, need a financial system that does not periodically self-destruct in an orgy of uncontrolled greed and corruption, and need strong support for basic civil rights. As flawed as the Democrats can be, at least they are the ones talking about these issues. All I hear from the Republicans is how we need to remove regulations on corporations, ensure that billionaires get tax breaks, and turn this country into a more fundamentalist Christian nation. I have no interest in watching them dismantle the things that are important to me, no matter how modest they pretend to be while they're doing it."

I wholeheartedly agree.