I blogged about this earlier in a semi-joking way, but the more I think about it the more serious I am. 

Obama's campaign has always been about change from the bottom up; about the power of the American people when they work together in the face of adversity; about the shared responsibility of the American people for the fate of our country. 

And yet, here on this site, and on liberal blogs everywhere, I see constant complaining : When is Obama gonna do X?When is Obama gonna say Y?  I see brilliant ideas for lines of attack, but I also see passive defeatism and despair (and I feel it myself).

Obama's campaign is constrained in the ways that it can attack.  It  is a political reality that a black male politician, trying to win over white voters cannot get too angry or aggressive--something the GOP is fully prepared to exploit--using their white woman as a human shield.  It would also tarnish his "brand". The big 527's are slow to get off the ground, and ads with the name Moveon or Planned Parenthood associated with them may do more harm than good.

So I have a question for the blogosphere: How can small groups of individuals produce and finance their own 527-type advertising in swing districts ?  I'm not talking about primetime television ads in a metropolitan market.  I'm about talking radio, newspaper, classifieds, and paid web ads. And yes, maybe in some cases, harnessing the best of youtube creativity and putting it on the airwaves.  What are the legal requirements?  What are the districts to focus on?  How do you coordinate, without coordinating through the Obama campaign?

Is anyone with me?  Or are we going to wait helplessly for Obama to save us from above and then criticize him when we discover he really meant it when he said, "This election is not about me.  It's about you."