Viral Action on my.barackobama.com

Yesterday a new group was created:  Senator Obama, Please Vote Against FISA

When he first announced his support of the bill, I wrote an email to friends suggesting that online organizing/social network tools can - and should - cut both ways.

When we are happy with out candidate, by all means, we should be more than willing to express our support.

On the other hand, when our candidate disappoints, we should not shrink from offering full and frank criticism of where he went off the rails.

More than any candidate that has ever come before, Barack Obama has engaged the people of this country.  A central campaign plank is his promise to open government up and involve more people.  FISA may provide us with the perfect test of these new tools.

This morning, I did not have a my.barackobama.com account.  A friend emailed me the link to the group and within 60 seconds, I had an account and I was part of the group.

Here's the link.  You know what to do.

Please note what this is not.

This is not a "not one dime" diary.

This is not a "well, that's it...  I'm taking the bumper sticker off my car and not volunteering at the polls" diary.

This is not a "Well, I'm staying home in November" diary.

In fact...  This diary, I believe, calls on you to do exactly what Barack Obama has called on all of us to do when our government disappoints:  involve ourselves and work to change the outcome.

So please...  ask yourself "What would Barack Obama want me to do?"

Then go do it.