Whose side are you on?

I've been thinking for some time that Ed Shultz and maybe even Keith Olbermann are really moles working on behalf of corporate Republicans because of the amount of air time they give to wingnuts like Beck, Limbaugh, Palin, etc. Lately they've also joined the chorus of Obama critics. After reading the daily kos posting called "what went wrong" listing all the failures of the Obama administration, I'm convinced that Democrats have a death wish. Can you imagine a Republican or tea bagger TV show or internet blog ripping Republican leaders apart? Maybe there are conservative bloggers or radio talk show hosts cutting up Mitch McConnell, John McCain and Sarah Palin. I wouldn't know since I don't watch, listen or read anything by rightwingers. But I suspect that they don't hang their dirty laundry out from the top of the tallest building and then put a spotlight on it like Dems do. What possible good are these Dem/progressive bloggers and TV show hosts accomplishing? Why not just send the Repub Nat Committee a big, fat campaign contribution? Oh sure, critics get to play smart ass and show off their "bona fides" as members of the Uniquely Qualified to Judge club.But, after the rosy glow of smug cleverness wears off, what have they accomplished? Why not just go to Massachusetts and campaign for the Scott Brown? The Obamas had barely settled into the White House a year ago when the sniping began. We knew what to expect from Republicans and racists. And they have not disappointed. But I'm dismayed by the amount of air time and the number of words in print that have been written by Democrats and progressives criticizing Obama's every move and decision. Of course he was bound to disappoint us because he's human and not the magical wizard we hoped would make all our problems disappear. Pogo was right. We are our own worst enemies. We can continue to carp and criticize or we can find something useful to contribute to solving the country's many problems. We're smarter, stronger and built of tougher stuff than we're exhibiting right now. The conditions in the country are right for the next set of major progressive reforms. We're on the right side of history, and the obstacles we face are nothing compared to what the civil rights leaders faced 50 years ago. President Obama is trying to steer us in a forward direction despite the mine field laid out before him by those who fight to keep their position of privilege and power. Martin Luther King Jr. said it as did many others: The powerful and privileged never share their power willingly. I hope others will read this inspiring editorial in Monday's Post Dispatch. If they could "overcome," why can't we? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-platform/published-editorials/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2010-arrives-ripe-with-possibilities/