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DFA Members Stand Up for SCHIP!
George Bush did it again. He sided with insurance and drug company profits over the health and well-being of our nation’s Children. Last Friday night, the Bush administration released a letter to state health officials that effectively eliminated health insurance coverage for millions of American kids. This underhanded one-size-fits-all cutback limits Vermont's ability to cover uninsured kids and cripples any chance of reasonable expansion.
The past 48 hrs, outraged DFA activists across the country have been taking action to stop these changes and put an end to George Bush's anti-children campaign. Thousands called their Governor and demanded them to call President Bush and oppose these changes.
Here's a small sample of the many reports we've received:
William in Wisconsin:"Brett at the Governor's office told me that they had taken perhaps thousands of calls on this topic, and that he would pass along my concerns. Doyle is pretty solid when it comes to children's issues."
Governor Lynch responded directly to Democracy for New Hampshire;
"Gov. Lynch is deeply committed to expanding children's health insurance coverage in New Hampshire. He has repeatedly said that be believes the creation of New Hampshire's Healthy Kids Children's Health Insurance Program one of the best things the state has every done...
...The latest proposal (referenced in the DFA) letter, would potentially jeopardize insurance for 2,000 children already enrolled.
While Governor Lynch always welcomes your calls and comments, know that he has been active in pushing President Bush and Congress to act to fund the Children's Health Insurance."
More fantastic reports from across the country below the fold.
Gloria in Pennsylvania:
The secretary said that the governor is very much opposed to the president's stand on health insurance for uninsured children and FOR the CHIPS program. She also said that they were getting lots of calls, took my name and registered my opinion.
Grant in North Carolina
The person I spoke to said that he had already called the White Hose to oppose the rules extension.
Jeanne in CT:
they're running a list of everyone calling in. The person who took the call implied that the Governor was on our side, and will use the list as political capital.
David in TN:
Spoke to Bill in the Governor's office. He made a note of my request that Gov. Bredesen telephone the White House and noted that he had received a number of such calls.
Thomas in WA:
I called right at 8 a.m. The woman I spoke to said she would add my name to the "long list" of people who phoned yesterday.
Rivko in Arizona:
I was told that many many other calls had come in the same topic. Later in the afternoon I heard on the news that she condemned Bush's action!!
After hundreds of calls, we saw immediate results when Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano blasted the President's changes
"To me, the people of the United States, the people of Arizona are saying we want to figure out how to get more children into health care and health insurance, not fewer," said Napolitano, at a press briefing. "And yet the only health care issue we hear coming out of the White House is how do you keep cutting kids on health care."
Thanks for all your calls! This is a very important time. Congress is poised to send an extensive expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Plan to Bush's desk next month, and Bush has already threatened to veto it. We amped up the pressure now on a rules change they didn't even think we'd notice, and sent Bush and Republicans in Congress a clear message that the health of America's children always comes first.
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3 UK soldiers killed by U.S. bombing.
If I second that third, doesn't that make it first?
BIDEN IS SECOND
August 24th, 2007 by Erin MedlicottAug. 24: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden issued a statement responding to this week’s remarks by Senator Clinton that Nouri al-Maliki should be replaced as prime minister of Iraq, due to his failure to unite his country’s warring political and religious factions.
“This war must end, but it matters profoundly how we end it,” said Sen. Biden. “As we leave, we must do everything we can not to leave behind chaos that undermines American security for a generation. That requires a lasting political settlement.
“Unfortunately, like President Bush, some of my Democratic colleagues are clinging to a fatally flawed premise that Iraq can be governed from the center by a strong national government that secures the support of the Iraqi people. President Bush is surging forces to buy more time for the central government to succeed. It cannot.“Some of my colleagues, like Sen. Clinton, believe that replacing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and pressuring the central government will force it to get its act together. They, too, are wrong.
“Maliki is a problem, but this fixation on a strong central government is the problem with our policy. There is no trust within the central government, no trust of the government by the people, no capacity by the Iraqi government to deliver security or services and no prospect it will build that trust and capacity any time soon.
“Replacing Maliki won’t change that fact. Absent an occupation we cannot sustain or a dictator we cannot want, Iraq will not be governed from the center.
“Some of my other democratic colleagues, including Senators Obama and Dodd and Governor Richardson, seem to be coming around to that reality. Each has spoken in positive terms about my plan to end the war in Iraq by separating the warring factions and helping Iraqis build a decentralized, federal system that gives its major groups control over the fabric of their daily lives, as we did in Bosnia.
“But they say they are reluctant to ‘impose’ a political settlement on the Iraqis. In fact, my plan ‘imposes’ nothing on the Iraqis. Their constitution provides for establishing a decentralized, federal system, with extensive powers for the regions and limited powers for the central government. The Iraqi parliament passed that legislation, which takes effect early next year.
“I call on them to support the Biden-Boxer-Brownback legislation, which would force the Bush Administration to change policy and support the Iraqi Constitution.”
OBAMA AND RICHARDSON SUPPORT JOE BIDEN’S PLAN TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ
Des Moines, IA (August 19, 2007) – Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Bill Richardson both agreed today that Joe Biden’s plan for Iraq is the best option to end the war in Iraq. This is not the first time either of them have made such statements.
Obama Says Biden-Gelb May End Up Being the “Best Solution.” At a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sen. Obama said, “The idea of a partition, of some sort, in Iraq, some sort of federal system that gave the Sunni, the Shia, the Kurds their own autonomy in their regions, is something that’s been talked about….I had a long conversation with Les Gelb, who used to be the head of the Council on Foreign Relations, and who advised Biden on this plan. I think it may end up being the best solution [Obama Town Hall Meeting, Cedar Rapids, IA, 7/30/07.]
Richardson Said Biden-Gelb May Ultimately be the “Right Solution.” In September 2006, Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico said, “I would also study Senator Biden’s federation [proposal]. I think that may be ultimately the right solution.” In April 2007, during the Orangeburg presidential debate, Richardson appropriated key aspects of Biden-Gelb by voicing support for “a political framework led by the United States where the three religious entities in Iraq have a coalition government, divide oil revenues, and possibly set up three separate entities.” [Christian Science Monitor, 9/27/06; Orangeburg Presidential Debate, 4/26/07]
http://campaignsandelections.com/nh/releases/index.cfm?ID=3141
BAGHDAD, Aug. 23 — The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes has soared since the American troop increase began in February, according to data from two humanitarian groups, accelerating the partition of the country into sectarian enclaves.
Despite some evidence that the troop buildup has improved security in certain areas, sectarian violence continues and American-led operations have brought new fighting, driving fearful Iraqis from their homes at much higher rates than before the tens of thousands of additional troops arrived, the studies show.
The data track what are known as internally displaced Iraqis: those who have been driven from their neighborhoods and seek refuge elsewhere in the country rather than fleeing across the border. The effect of this vast migration is to drain religiously mixed areas in the center of Iraq, sending Shiite refugees toward the overwhelmingly Shiite areas to the south and Sunnis toward majority Sunni regions to the west and north.
Though most displaced Iraqis say they would like to return, there is little prospect of their doing so....
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/world/middleeast/24displaced.html?th&emc=th
Wow, that is news, we have Democratic presidential candidates catching on that we should be ending the War in Iraq........How about our OCCUPATION OF ANOTHER COUNTRY?
NY Times August 24, 2007
More Iraqis Said to Flee Since Troop Increase
...The demographic shifts could favor those who would like to see Iraq partitioned into three semi-autonomous regions: a Shiite south and a Kurdish north sandwiching a Sunni territory.
Over all, the scale of this migration has put so much strain on Iraqi governmental and relief offices that some provinces have refused to register any more displaced people, or will accept only those whose families are originally from the area. But Rafiq Tschannen, chief of the Iraq mission for the migration office, said that in many cases, the ability of extended families to absorb displaced relatives was also stretched to the breaking point.
“It’s a bleak picture,” Mr. Tschannen said. “It is just steadily continuing in a bad direction, from bad to worse.”
He also cautioned that reports of people going back to their homes were overstated. As the buildup began, the Iraqi government said that it would take measures to evict squatters from houses that were not theirs and make special efforts to bring the rightful owners back.
“They were reporting that people went back, but they didn’t report that people left again,” Mr. Tschannen said. He added that Iraqis “hear things are better, go back to collect remuneration and pick up an additional suitcase and leave again. It is not a permanent return in most cases.”
American officials in Baghdad did not respond to a request for comment, but the national intelligence estimate released Thursday confirmed that Iraq continues to become more segregated through internal migration....
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/world/middleeast/24displaced.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print
Five ways to go green from Al Gore
Story Highlights
Former Vice President Al Gore says easy things can help climate
Using compact fluorescent lightbulbs, programmable thermosts
Buying local, organic produce reduces energy use
Look for Energy Star label on new appliances
(Oprah.com) -- You can become a part of the fight against global warming. Former Vice President Al Gore shares the five things you can buy now that will help solve the climate crisis -- and save you a few bucks! Plus, more of his easy going green tips!
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks onstage during Live Earth New York at Giants Stadium on July 7.
Five things you can buy
1. Compact fluorescent lightbulbs
These energy-efficient bulbs cost less than $4 and are produced by major corporations like GE. If every household in America switched five regular light bulbs for five fluorescent bulbs, it would be the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the highways for a full year.
2. Outdoor solar lighting
These yard or patio lights cost less than $20, and they don't burn any electricity or produce any CO2.
3. Programmable thermostats
Though these thermostats cost from $50 to $100, they can actually cut your heating and cooling costs. Set the setting so it's a little bit cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer when you're not in the house. A difference of 2 degrees can reduce a home's CO2 emissions by up to 9 percent over the course of a year.
4. Air filters
Changing the air filters in your heating and cooling systems regularly can knock 2 percent off of your CO2 output each year.
5. Electric water heater blanket
Water heaters use a lot of energy and generate a lot of CO2. A blanket costs less than $18 and can cut your home's CO2 emissions by almost 4½ percent.
Keep green in mind!
Gore says that when you're shopping for major home appliances, look for the Energy Star label. "This is a signal that you're getting an environmentally efficient appliance that's going to save you money at the same time," he says.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/23/o.green.gore/
OMG a friend from Cinci just sent this to me.
Warning, it's scary
On topic: my Bluedog Democratic Rep. was one of 10 Democrats to vote against SCHIP.
He also voted for the FISA Bill which gives Gonzo the power to eavesdrop on US citizens, and he voted to fully fund the Bush escalation. Should I mount another primary challenge against him, run as an independent in the general election or just sit back and watch him vote with the Republicans on most major issues? What do you think?
Linda*in*SFNM
Fri, 08/24/07
11:22 am
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Everybody wants to end the civil war, carnage, and soldier deaths, even Bush claims that, but Biden-Gelb and the Biden-Boxer-Brownback legislation to orchestrate the federalization agreement already in the Iraqi Constitution is the only feasible way to have a Bosnian-type outcome.
The political cynicism and ignorant rejection of any sort of bipartisan solution on this blog and elsewhere is restraining this process - egos get in the way - and these negative "liberals" are inadvertantly putting blood on their hand every day - they simply blame Bush, but good people doing nothing is just as responsible for the success of evil.
Linda*in*SFNM
Fri, 08/24/07
11:27 am
Hi, Linda. All great ideas and we've done most of them here. One thing progressives here are working on is to require green building design (LEED certification) in large development projects and to provide local property tax breaks to those who undertake it (as opposed to unrestricted tax breaks which developers get all the time).
Anything like that going on in Santa Fe? If not, get it going!!
11. scary? I thought it was funny.
Fred wrote: The political cynicism and ignorant rejection of any sort of bipartisan solution on this blog and elsewhere is restraining this process
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You usually don't get people to consider your views by insulting them. I doubt anyone here is IGNORANT, Fred. Many of us, myself included, just don't agree that the US ought to determine for Iraqis what form of government they should have. That is a continuation of meddlesome foreign policy that violates principles of self-determination that supposedly the US supports.
It is time to transform US policy away from dictating terms and running roughshod over others. If the Iraqis choose partition (and there are many kinds) then fine. But "we" shouldn't be forcing it upon them.
wow, I just checked the blog and the last one with the vote vets guy video
I PUT THAT UP YESTERDAY.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ABOUT 2 O'CLOCK.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
last nite was fun. our newport news city committee had a meeting which included a pot luck dinner that was so much fun. we had so many new people come out.
our congressional rep, bobby scott was there and gave a nice speech. our senate candidate was not there but his wife, sharron was.
it was wonderful. so much energy there.
Linda*in*SFNM
Fri, 08/24/07
11:27 am
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Unfornately, the "Green Home" revolution totally disregards the presence of toxic vapor-emitting building materials and focuses solely on energy savings, regardless of the the toxic materials used.
I could never live in such buildings (or any building built in the last 30 years) with my condition. The long-term medical cost of chronic degenerative diseases caused by these building materials (cancer, alzheimers, MCS, asthma, etc.) may cost much more in the long run that the energy we save, not to mention the human suffering.
We need a natural-home movement coordinated with energy savings and ecologically-friendly to the human body.
the lastest craze is plastic foam concrete forms. Just keep a foam cooler closed for a day or two and then open and inch and stick your nose in it. The chemical toxic vapor will be obvious.
We can eat organic food, but the most efficient delivery system of toxics into the body is gas and vapor. The second-hand smoke studies have proven that. We also need to make strict auto emmission standards and inspections universal, instead of having "relaxed" rural areas. This would save energy, reduce carbon, save lives and end the decrease of Chronic Degenerative Diseases.
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Linda, I like the submissive women link. you have to be age appropriate to be submissive.
just goes to show you can make a buck off of anything.
Indy Steve
Fri, 08/24/07
11:39 am
Reply to this
Fred wrote: The political cynicism and ignorant rejection of any sort of bipartisan solution on this blog and elsewhere is restraining this process
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You usually don't get people to consider your views by insulting them. I doubt anyone here is IGNORANT, Fred. Many of us, myself included...
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There was nothing personal in my reference. If you take it personally that is your conscience burning - don't pin it on me.
FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
11:55 am
No, my conscience is fine, thanks. Just trying to give some pointers that insulting people doesn't win them over. Your participation in the blog the last few days has been over the top, and I'm sick of your insulting behavior. Stop the name-calling.
FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
11:53 am
Actually, you are misinformed. The Green building movement definitely includes using low-vapor products in the standards. Using low-toxic paints, carpets and in building materials are an important green component in building and construction.
Check it out at:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=1
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Our more than 10,500 member organizations and our network of 75 regional chapters are united to advance our mission of transforming the building industry to sustainability.
Fred, calm down. You need to go back and read what u wrote upthread. Just cause someone does not agree with your take, you can't defend it by insulting. You just can't.
Indy Steve
Fri, 08/24/07
12:02 pm
is fine, thanks. Just trying to give some pointers that insulting people doesn't win them over. Your participation in the blog the last few days has been over the top, and I'm sick of your insulting behavior. Stop the name-calling
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Your stating that I am "name-calling" here is slander, Steve. I called no one names on that post and my reference to "people on this blog" in that post means literally "two or more people," and in no way indicts the entire blog community - like I say, your offense is self-imposed - not imposed by me. Glad your conscience is clear, but I just laid it out there you can agree or disagree - but no need to attack me by creating your own interpretations.
FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
12:10 pm
I'm not going to continue the argument as you like to do. You know what I'm referring to regarding name-calling. The slander charge doesn't work when the charge of name-calling is supported by evidence.
linda b
Fri, 08/24/07
11:50 am
Lindab, It's great to hear how all your hard work is paying off.....and it is important to have fun doing it too! Keep us posted....
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Indy Steve
Fri, 08/24/07
12:02 pm
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As far as the last few days is concerned, that was mainly restricted to conflicts with Huron John, and Sitka. Phil and Puddle had critical comments of my responses and language, and there was some friendly debate dialogue with Imn2paine and Joan, but I did not have an issue with those three, just John and Sitka, neither of whom are Mr Congeniality, as you are well aware.
linda b
Fri, 08/24/07
12:06 pm
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Fred, calm down. You need to go back and read what u wrote upthread. Just cause someone does not agree with your take, you can't defend it by insulting. You just can't
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If you are referring to this, I am sorry to disagree. Others like Sitka and John say much worse things about Democrats, our leaders and others, much of it gossip and lies, no less. If what I write in the abstract is true and it offends someone. That is there problem - you cannot call this a personal offense. Saying something about an issue that ruffles feathers is not personal offending.
Here it is again:
Everybody wants to end the civil war, carnage, and soldier deaths, even Bush claims that, but Biden-Gelb and the Biden-Boxer-Brownback legislation to orchestrate the federalization agreement already in the Iraqi Constitution is the only feasible way to have a Bosnian-type outcome.
The political cynicism and ignorant rejection of any sort of bipartisan solution on this blog and elsewhere is restraining this process - egos get in the way - and these negative "liberals" are inadvertantly putting blood on their hand every day - they simply blame Bush, but good people doing nothing is just as responsible for the success of evil
Indy Steve
Fri, 08/24/07
12:13 pm
Reply to this
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FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
12:10 pm
I'm not going to continue the argument as you like to do. You know what I'm referring to regarding name-calling. The slander charge doesn't work when the charge of name-calling is supported by evidence.
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Stop perpetrating a lie and just quote this "name-calling" on this thread to which you referwith reference to the post .
It dose not exist - case closed
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I'm not going to continue the argument as you like to do.
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That's an insidious personal attack by you, Steve. I need to defend myself against your previous personal attacks, but I don't "like to do" it [continue argument] - I would much rather have an intelligent civil debate with people who simply disagree and have reason to support their disagreement.
Obviously you do not have any debate for my post. You just don't like it, so you just instigated a personal attack on me, by falsely claiming I personally attacked (you or others) on this thread.
bbl
The Dixie Chicks
Lullaby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFOac8zyb...
I'm not ready to make nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwc5YSAc-...
12. steve, replace him by any means necessary. i'll donate $25 to that cause...
Can anyone else remember that short but blissful period on the blog between when Oler left and FRED showed up again?
Maybe later, folks.
Indysteve
I took your advice and got on the Edwards bus. I told the campaign I would help them organize in the County as long as they were aware that I would leave them if Gore entered the race.
We had a progressive coffee this morning with about 15 people showing up at 8 A.M. on a weekday (retirees and farmers).
The good news. We organized four more precincts.
about a primary run, make some noise about doing it, and see if he comes around at all from the threat?
FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
12:26 pm
Ummm.....I'm not going to repeat the profane name-calling. Be responsible for what you write and post. That's all.....It's still there for all to see (but who would want to!) at:
http://www.blogforamerica.com/view/21950#comments
Back to regular programming.
HQ,
How about sending DFA "delegates" to attend the DNC Convention?
Being a candidate is a great personal sacrifice and therefore a very personal decision.
Jessica
I believe that DFA should be sending members that are delegates from all fifty states to theNational Convention as a stated goal.
I took your advice and got on the Edwards bus. I told the campaign I would help them organize in the County as long as they were aware that I would leave them if Gore entered the race.
about a primary run, make some noise about doing it, and see if he comes around at all from the threat?
Phil Specht
Fri, 08/24/07
12:37 pm
All right, Phil!!! The bus is large and it doesn't mean we have to march in lockstep by any means!
Good advice on the primary....which is what I'm trying to do, especially with the upcoming spin on Iraq. Thanks.
Indy Steve
Fri, 08/24/07
12:07 pm
Reply to this
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FRED from OR
Fri, 08/24/07
11:53 am
Actually, you are misinformed. The Green building movement definitely includes using low-vapor products in the standards. Using low-toxic paints, carpets and in building materials are an important green component in building and construction.
Check it out at:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=1
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My bad - I will have to check it out when I get back from the auto repair shop -bbl
BTW, Phil. If Michigan moves up its primary, then I can get into the action organizing for Edwards up there. Otherwise, Indiana is in May. What a mess the schedule is.
Clarification: DFA should send DFA members to the DNC Convention who are not "official" delegates from the Dem Party. It seems plausible that DFA could get some tickets to use...maybe have a vote to see which DFA members go as DFA "delegates".
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Ethics Scoreboard Government & Politics
Hillary Clinton's Flawed Apology: Apologizing is seldom pleasant, but it is a useful skill to perfect. Apparently Hillary Rodham Clinton felt the need to apologize when she told an audience at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that young people today "think work is a four-letter word," something she must have cribbed out of the "Complete Compendium of Wormy Clichés" as filler. The comment, trite as it is, would have escaped detection had it not been for Hillary's all-grow'd-up daughter Chelsea, fresh from following her perhaps imaginary exploits in the tabloids, who called Senator Mom and announced that she was insulted by the insinuation. "She called and she said, 'Mom, I do work hard and my friends work hard,'" Clinton said. So she apologized…to Chelsea. And told a graduating class at Long Island University that she apologized to Chelsea, apparently using Chelsea as a symbolic stand-in for the youth of America.
It doesn't work that way. For one thing, Chelsea is hardly an average 20-something. She's a jet-setter, has a Masters Degree, and belongs to a high-profile family that makes sloth on her part out of the question. Second, there's little stress in apologizing to one's daughter, compared to apologizing to a whole segment of the population. Finally, and this is Clintonism to the core,...read more: http://www.ethicsscoreboard.com/list/hcl...
Phil Specht
Fri, 08/24/07
12:39 pm
Yes, it is a sacrifice but so necessary to do. I'm coming here first for advice on what to do with a Conservative bluedog who is undermining much of the Democratic agenda in DC. I value people's opinions here. Unfortunately, an independent challenge is much more threatening to him than a primary challenge. Would it change his position? Doubtful....
Check out this effort at openleft:
Step One in The Bush Dog Campaign: Creating a Public Record by: Matt StollerWed Aug 22, 2007 at 08:00:00 AM EDT
(This post will stay at the top of the page for a while today. New content can be found below it - promoted by Chris Bowers)
Cross-posted on Dailykos
I'm hearing more and more frequently a sense of rage with the Democratic leadership in Congress. From failing to stop the war to expanding Bush's wiretapping authority, the swing vote of conservative Democrats in the House are forming an effective conservative majority that is enabling Bush to govern as he wishes. The polls show that this is a very bad political move for Democrats. Congress has an 18% approval rating, from Democrats, and 60% of all voters strongly disapprove of Bush's new wiretapping authority. Democrats haven't stopped the war, haven't stopped torture, haven't curbed corporate abuses, and haven't really done anything except raise the minimum wage as part of a package to send $100B of taxpayer into the sands of Iraq.
Edwards crawls not just into the gutter, but into the same one as Republicans......
"The American people deserve to know that their presidency is not for sale. The Lincoln Bedroom is not for rent."
But at least he didn't send his wife out to do it.
Jessica Falker
Fri, 08/24/07
12:47 pm
Great idea...has a lot of potential to generate interest in DFA and send great DFA'ers to work the convention. WIn-win....
DFA had tickets to attend the last convention. Charlie Grapski and I scored some on the night of Kerry's acceptance (and coincidentally, my birthday). Unfortunately, by the time we got to the front of the line, they closed the convention center for safety reasons. What a bummer....that's when Charlie and I went to an Irish pub and drew up the Democratic compact.
Indy, the delegate process here in Va is really wierd. Kind of teetering to send only long time insiders. I want to be a delegate but who knows if that will happen.
am off for a while. got a huge football and cheer group to photograph tomorrow in the heat.
So.......................... be safe.
and play nice.
Sitka
Fri, 08/24/07
12:52 pm
Hmmmm.....I was waiting for him to bring up the renting of the Lincoln bedroom. That is a direct reference to the Clinton's use of the WH for their supporters and to raise funds. It's a smart move to highlight what we can expect from another Clinton Presidency.
Hmmmm.....I was waiting for him to bring up the renting of the Lincoln bedroom. That is a direct reference to the Clinton's use of the WH for their supporters and to raise funds. It's a smart move to highlight what we can expect from another Clinton Presidency.
I'm not surprised that Edwards decided to sling Republican mud at Hillary. But I don't think it will impress any Democrats who aren't already "on the bus," and may cause some to get off after having spent so many years defending the Clintons against the same GOP attack mode.
Jessica Falker....
Not only a great idea, but I'd say a very necessary one, especially since all of the talk of a possible brokered convention.
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Phil Specht
Fri, 08/24/07
12:39 pm
Being a candidate is a great personal sacrifice...
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Not sure if it is, might be just next in a row illusion.
Maybe constituents tend think so...but candidate themselves... not necessarily, imo.
And generally, ANY job should be enjoyed rather than felt as sacrificial.
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By Susan Rowe on Aug 24, 2007 8:34 AM EDTFor the children:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35zOcQRrF...