During his victory speech, Obama said, “…to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.”

It was a brilliant line, one that was surely dismissed by those for whom it was intended. The Hillary supporters who abstained or voted McCain in protest, or the Palin groupies who want the U.S. of A to be a Christian Theocracy, both believed Obama was an empty suit: a man full of beautiful rhetoric without the substance to back it up. To them, his words were meaningless.

However, he’s been going out of his way to prove that he wasn’t just blowing smoke.

Wake UP!: Progressive Punditry and Action Alerts for the Apathetic Advocate

Dear Obama Supporters, Obama Fanatics, Obama Devotees, and Obama Girl:

Thank you. Your hard work payed off. Obama won, and we don’t have to worry about Alaska’s favorite hockey mom making moose chili of our Constitution. Give yourselves a big, hearty pat on the back.

Now, get over it.

If you thought your work was done, all those long hours volunteering in the heat and cold and rain and snow for the past two years…well, you were wrong. That was only the beginning… that was the fun part. When you were marching through the snow, arguing with your friends and families, persuading people to vote for your guy, you had the momentum of excitement behind you. You had the spirit of conviction, the hot passion of hope running through your veins like whiskey. It was intoxicating.

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