My post last week on the vomitous new video from Demi Moore and other celebrities, in which all sorts of famous rich people try to convince that they will “be a servant to our President” by shutting off the lights in their ginormous mansion and selling their Ferraris to buy a Prius, got me thinking about the role of progressive bloggers during an Obama Administration.

As regular readers of this blog know, I was a strong supporter of President Obama during the election.  On more than one occasion I acknowledged crossing the line from advocacy to drinking the Kool-Aid.  I don’t regret that, but to paraphrase our President, it is time to put aside such childish things and get down to the work of thoughtful analysis — and frequently criticism — of the President and his Administration’s decisions.

I’ve already been doing that — if you’re new to the blog, go here and here and here — and I don’t think I’ve ever defended Obama for the sake of defending him.  But from now on, no more Kool-aid moments.  No more “West Wing” tributes.  No more “Yes We Can” cheerleeding.

To put it another way, it’s time to move from ardent supporter to loyal opposition.

And if you catch me falling back into the Kool-Aid, don’t hesitate to call me on it.

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