My friend Josh Bolotsky of Living Liberally asked me what my new year’s resolution as a progressive was for a post on Open Left. Here’s what I said:

The power of the liberal blogosphere is only as great as the willingness of bloggers, commenters, and readers to take action when called upon by our peers. When we work together, we can compel Congress to hear us. In my experience this is best done with direct phone calls and visits to the offices of our Congressional representatives. So here’s my resolution: when I see the bloggers I read and trust make a call to action, asking me to pick up the phone, I’ll do it. Not just on the issues I care the most about, but on the ones that you all care about.  Solidarity means we can get more done and solidarity ensures that our movement can bring more change to our country every day. So I’ll stand in solidarity with all of you in the New Year…I hope you’ll join me.

There are lots of other great progressive resolutions at Open Left. I hope you take a look.