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Dogged days of summer.
Author: Raine
Date: 07/27/2009 12:39:05
An interesting thing happened on the way to August recess. Once upon a time, congresscitters liked going on the August vacation. Hell once upon a time (back before 2006) our congresscritters has to work in DC a grueling 3 days a week. But this is not that once upon a time.
Over the weekend we learned that Nancy Pelosi was preparing to not recess the House of Representatives. Then we heard that Harry Reid would, and those glorious plans came apart. There would be no working through the August recess to get Health Care Reform Passed. Elected officials breathed a sigh of relief. They would get a government paid vacation!
Well guess what? They are leaving the comfort of the Beltway. It's not really a vacation, it is a recess. It is time for them to come back home to the states and districts they represent. In many cases, these are districts and states with very disgruntled constituents. There will be town hall meetings, people calling, people standing outside offices for a chance to talk with their representatives. I don't think this will exactly be a vacation for them. They are coming home to be dogged about a major issue in this country.
On one side, we have a huge movement in this country to get Health Care Reform enacted. Too many of our elected officials don't seem to understand how critical that issue really is. They will be coming home and will be forced to face this truly important issue. It is up to you and I to make our voices heard to our elected officials. It up to the people to show what the faces of the un & underinsured really look like. They need to hear the stories and be given the facts about Health Care Reform..
On the other side, and this perhaps is more sad than it is funny, they will be coming home to the face of the birther movement. A loud vocal group of insane nutbags have chosen to use precious time and money for THIS issue. Make no mistake -- they, like the Teabaggers, have made enough noise and raised enough fear to cause a distraction. This is coming back to bite the GOP in the arse. It will make it harder for us to get them to focus on Health Care Reform. Maybe the GOP likes that -- who knows.
So, I suspect that most of these congresscritters are not really looking forward to the Dog Days of Summer. I wonder, who would they would rather listen too? Screaming Birthers & Teabaggers or people who want to have a serious, sober & grown up conversation about Health Care Reform? I suspect the latter. Health Care Reform activists might be a sight for sore eyes after the Birthing Teabaggers. Don't let the wack jobs distract from the work that has to be done.
:peace: and
Raine
Over the weekend we learned that Nancy Pelosi was preparing to not recess the House of Representatives. Then we heard that Harry Reid would, and those glorious plans came apart. There would be no working through the August recess to get Health Care Reform Passed. Elected officials breathed a sigh of relief. They would get a government paid vacation!
Well guess what? They are leaving the comfort of the Beltway. It's not really a vacation, it is a recess. It is time for them to come back home to the states and districts they represent. In many cases, these are districts and states with very disgruntled constituents. There will be town hall meetings, people calling, people standing outside offices for a chance to talk with their representatives. I don't think this will exactly be a vacation for them. They are coming home to be dogged about a major issue in this country.
On one side, we have a huge movement in this country to get Health Care Reform enacted. Too many of our elected officials don't seem to understand how critical that issue really is. They will be coming home and will be forced to face this truly important issue. It is up to you and I to make our voices heard to our elected officials. It up to the people to show what the faces of the un & underinsured really look like. They need to hear the stories and be given the facts about Health Care Reform..
On the other side, and this perhaps is more sad than it is funny, they will be coming home to the face of the birther movement.
“I believe it is a serious concern and I hope that each and every decent American comes to town hall meetings with a video camera and demands action,” she wrote.
Having seen his colleague Castle come under attack, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) is taking no chances.
“Before I got back to Michigan before the break, we’ll go through it, so that we’re versed in it,” Hoekstra said recently. “Just like anything else, if you see a hot issue ... it’s sort of like, ‘Let me go take a look at this and see what the status is.’”
Hoekstra believes there’s no “compelling case” questioning Obama’s origins. But after talking to Castle about his town hall, he knows that he’d better be ready with an answer.
So, I suspect that most of these congresscritters are not really looking forward to the Dog Days of Summer. I wonder, who would they would rather listen too? Screaming Birthers & Teabaggers or people who want to have a serious, sober & grown up conversation about Health Care Reform? I suspect the latter. Health Care Reform activists might be a sight for sore eyes after the Birthing Teabaggers. Don't let the wack jobs distract from the work that has to be done.
:peace: and
Raine
