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I'm trying
Some of my friends think I'm Really trying, but generally they forgive me, shaking their heads ans saying that's just his crazy way.
I got another health care e-mail. This time from Bold Progressives for their "We want the Public Option" campaign. They're collecting names for commercial they plan to run 100 times in Washington. I'm not betting on the ad capturing the Senate's attention directly, but maybe if the news media picks up the story of the advert running 100 times on small contributions and gives it some coverage, maybe the slower ones will see we're really serious about this.
Anyhow, you might want to add your name through the link above. If you catch the advert--maybe you'll see someone from R.I. named Mike, and that just might be me.
I got another health care e-mail. This time from Bold Progressives for their "We want the Public Option" campaign. They're collecting names for commercial they plan to run 100 times in Washington. I'm not betting on the ad capturing the Senate's attention directly, but maybe if the news media picks up the story of the advert running 100 times on small contributions and gives it some coverage, maybe the slower ones will see we're really serious about this.
Anyhow, you might want to add your name through the link above. If you catch the advert--maybe you'll see someone from R.I. named Mike, and that just might be me.
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Rec'd, signed, contributed.
We can do it. Yes we can!
June 24, 2009 4:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sounds good to me, rec'd & signed.
June 24, 2009 4:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the heads up!
June 24, 2009 5:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
I did it, but I have to say, I hate that all these sites ask for your email address. It is just one more thing to contend with on a daily basis, because you know that they will continue to ask and ask and ask. I am still getting email from John Kerry asking for donations.
June 24, 2009 5:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
That can be a problem. But at least it's better than getting e-mail offering to enlarge body parts I don't even have. :-)
June 24, 2009 6:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good point, but I get BOTH of them! Anyway, thanks for the link, and I put my name on the list. This is too important, and I appreciate it.
June 24, 2009 8:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why wouldn't we want the "Public Option?" Thanks for the link.
June 24, 2009 6:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
You rawk
June 24, 2009 7:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
amike,
Thanks. I rec'd already and signed, sealed and delivered! So appreciate your postings!
June 24, 2009 10:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rec'd. I'm bothered by *only* Dems being called out. Why not alternate between Dems and possibly gettable Reps?
If it's looking as though it's straight party-line on the closure vote then each of the Dem holdouts has far, far more leverage in getting special favors from the WH or Congressional leadership. I say get the most likely Republicans on record publicly as being for or against the public option and call them out, too, if the Dems are going to be called out.
I'm perfectly prepared to concede that perhaps 30 or 35 or even 37 or 38 of the Republican senators are almost surely lost causes. Or--who knows?--maybe all 40 will turn out to be.
But there are a few who are potentially vulnerable to a massive outpouring of public support from their states against the organized interests trying to kill this off. We have to hold them accountable for the choice they will eventually make as well.
I definitely appreciate the thinking behind this, including the can-do, must-do, failure-is-not-an-option attitude. Kudos to you, amike, for bringing it up here.
June 25, 2009 12:53 PM | Reply | Permalink