Kevin Drum asks:

[I]f the prospect of ripping apart healthcare reform, shutting down the government, deep sixing START, slashing social spending, and reliving the glory days of investigations over Christmas card lists isn't enough to get you motivated, I guess I'm not sure what is. I wish I got more warm and fuzzies from Obama too. [. . .] But letting Darrell Issa take over the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform doesn't seem like a very good way of getting that message across.

OK then. I think I'll go donate a hundred bucks to someone. Who do you think it should be?

I'm not much afraid of Darrell Issa, and Kevin's message seems mostly about defending all the great accomplishments of the past 2 years. I dunno if that's a winner either. Here's what gets me going in this political season - making sure progressives in the Congress do not lose. The most vulnerable progressive looks like Russ Feingold. I urge Kevin to give his $100 to Feingold's campaign. I urge all of you to give what you can. That is an election to get invested in.

Speaking for me only