Nobody said it was going to be easy

[FightingIrish]

So you thought getting the best candidate elected would be easy. If that candidate were not a threat to the very people who currently own the system, you might be right. We have had several recent reminders that we are up against more than another Democratic candidate and an eventual Republican rival. We are challenging a status quo that is well funded and in control of the tools that control the easily distracted masses.

You expected Fox News to stand in your way but you had no idea you were up against the awesome force of the Magic Kingdom. You never expected to be told every week what was really important in choosing a leader, no matter how trivial and irrelevant those criteria are.

You never thought that supporting a bright, inspirational candidate would be the equivalent of standing in front of an advancing tank or hurling rocks at the establishment palace. After what we saw tonight, it seems pretty obvious that the revolution we have been waiting for is going to be as tough as it is worthwhile. If we stand with our candidate we will eventually be standing with a president of destiny, President Barack Obama.

[beyondromantic]

1. I know many who thought and still think it will be easy

As if we ever elected a liberal president. It's never happened because the establishment does not want one, like you said.