BUSH REGIME IS FALLING APART BUT THEY WILL FIGHT LIKE CORNERED RATTLE SNAKES 'TIL THE BITTER END-- JOIN DARCY BURNER IN FIGHTING THEM IN WASHINGTON

Clearest choice you'll find anywhere

Having reluctantly accepted the long overdue resignation of his hapless, incompetent and corrupt Attorney General, Bush flies off to Albuquerque to headline a fundraiser for Pete "Sneaky Pete" Domenici, the doddering New Mexico rubber stamp Republican senator who inadvertently brought so much of the inner workings of the Bush Justice Department to light by demanding that Rove and Gonzales fire David Iglesias for not being a willing tool to the politicization of his office. If Bush were anything more than a pitiful and grotesque hack himself he would tell Domenici to retire now. Instead he hopes to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for his re-election campaign.

From Albuquerque, Bush wings his way to Seattle where he will perform a similar service for one of his most rubbery of rubber stamps, WA-08's pathetic and robotic congressman, Dave Reichert, a handwringing Republican who represents a moderate suburban district but votes like his constituents are a bunch of Neo-confederates in Alabama or Texas.

While Bush and Reichert party down with wealthy donors, Darcy Burner, the progressive Democrat running for Congress against him is having a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss the tragic occupation of Iraq. When Darcy and a distinguished panel-- including Ambassador Joe Wilson, General Paul Eaton, VoteVet.org founder Jon Soltz, and Daily Kos writer Joan McCarter-- discuss the Iraq catastrophe and talk about solutions, two of the authors of that disaster, George Bush and his local enabler, Reichert, will be catering to GOP fat cats willing to cough up $2,300 for an opportunity to have a picture taken with the world's most hated man. The Reichert-Bush shindig at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue will not, of course, be open to the general public. The VIP reception costs $10,000 each and less wealthy Republicans can pay $1,000 to watch from the sidelines.

Blogs like this one have banded together to try to raise $100,000 for Darcy's campaign while Bush is in the district. When I went to sleep last night over 2,100 people had donated just over $75,000. Here at Blue America we crossed the $4,000 mark for Darcy yesterday afternoon. This morning Darcy's campaign is closing in on $80,000.

Darcy's Town Hall starts at 3pm, Pacific Time (6pm back East). You can submit an advance question at this link. And if you're feeling good about Gonzales finally stepping down, celebrate by taking a look at what a real progressive Democrat sounds like on this clip and then think about donating a few dollars to her campaign here.




NEW MEXICO IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST BUSH TOO

Although Darcy's campaign is pushing back hard and effectively in Washington State, grassroots and netroots activists in New Mexico-- where there isn't a clear consensus yet about who will oppose the contemptible Heather Wilson and Sneaky Pete-- are hardly letting Bush's visit pass unnoticed. Democracy for New Mexico and NM FBIHOP, the two largest and most influential progressive blogs in New Mexico, have launched the "Beat Back Bush New Mexico" campaign.


3PM UPDATE