Saturday, June 21, 2008

DONNA EDWARDS IS #1

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We worked long and we worked hard to help elect Donna Edwards. Perhaps you watched her being sworn in here at DWT on Thursday. I never doubted how she would vote on Thursday night when Steny Hoyer led 80 right-wing warmonger Dems across the aisle to join with the extremist Republicans in passing Bush's War In Iraq Forever bill. And the next day, yesterday, Donna again resisted the dean of her state's congressional delegation (and the Leader of her party's congressional caucus) when he tried persuading Democrats that the Constitution isn't as important as retroactive immunity for his and Bush's campaign donors. Donna voted no to the outrageous Hoyer capitulation on FISA. So far Donna has the most perfect voting record I have ever seen. She ranks as the #1 member of Congress across the board in every category.

The voters in Maryland have every reason to be proud that they actually threw a reactionary, machine Democrat, one of Hoyer's prime puppets, out of office and replaced him with the best member of Congress. We would like to duplicate that feat in GA-12 by replacing a far worse member of Congress than Al Wynn ever was, John Barrow, with someone we hope will be as inspiring and independent a leader as Donna-- Georgia state Senator Regina Thomas. The netroots have just started work on Regina's race and have already come up with over $8,000, A couple zeroes after that and she'll have half of what Barrow's corporate allies and lobbyists have given him in return for voting for their special interests agendas. If can, please consider a donation for Regina today. The primary is in 3 weeks. If she beats him, Blue Dogs will reconsider their consistent betrayals of Democratic principles-- and even their betrayals of Barack Obama.

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5 Comments:

At 6:50 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Take THAT, Tammy Baldwin! Once you lose it, you can NEVER get it back. EVER.

hahahahahahaha

 
At 9:38 PM, Blogger Dr. Know said...

Uh, perhaps I missed something here, but you are aware that Barack Obama recently taped a radio endorsement this week for Rep. John Barrow with the specific intent to help him defeat Regina Thomas in the Democratic primary, right?
Obama cuts an ad to help John Barrow in his primary fight
and
Obama, telecoms and the Beltway system

I am appalled at this occurence, and if this "Harvard Elitist" turns out to be another Corporate Uncle Tom, I'm gonna be royally pissed. I'm still fuming over that waste of skin, Pelosi...

 
At 9:45 PM, Blogger DownWithTyranny said...

People in the Obama camp claim that when Obama agreed to endorse Barrow there was no primary and he was endorsing him against a Republican, not against Regina.

 
At 11:39 PM, Blogger Dr. Know said...

That could well be, I've heard nothing which explains this curious dilemma. Aside from the rhetoric above, and the fact that I don't trust ANY modern politicos any farther than I can toss them, I'm an Obama fan -- much to my hard-core, right-wing, red-state GA neighbor's mighty chagrin. I'm still waiting for the local hooded, Rebel flag waving idiots to show up and perform a ritual cross-burning in the front yard due to the Obama '08 bumper sticker on the car.

 
At 2:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is interesting that noted Bush Democrat and (Cook County Democratic Machine) Presidential candidate Obama "groupie", Congresswoman Melissa Bean (D-IL, Eighth District)voted yea in support of Bush once again.

She doesn't have anything to worry about though, because Obama will never notice.

Pete O.

 

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