<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Huh??? I think yr answer was meant for a different email. This one was about Healthcare Reform!<div> --Jenifer<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 3/22/10, Ricky Baldwin <i><baldwinricky@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky@yahoo.com><br>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform<br>To: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13@yahoo.com>, "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher@illinois.edu><br>Cc: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 9:44 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1544621861"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Well, of course, Johnson's against the war now that there's a Dem in the White House, like
Gill opposed it when the POP held the Presidential stool. I wouldn't make TOO much of the distinction.<br><br>Pulling out troops is also not the only way to save lives (although we should support it, too).<br><br>Ricky<br>
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"Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 3/22/10, C. G. Estabrook <i><galliher@illinois.edu></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher@illinois.edu><br>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform<br>To: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13@yahoo.com><br>Cc: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 9:38 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">In the 15th Illinois Congressional district, the Republican incumbent is to the<br>Left of his Democratic challenger in regard to killing people in the Middle East.<br><br>Tim Johnson votes against money for Obama's wars, while David Gill favors an<br>American "presence" (i.e., killing people) in Afghanistan, etc. --CGE<br><br><br>Jenifer Cartwright wrote:<br>> One way
forward... --Jenifer<br>> <br>> --- On *Mon, 3/22/10, Stephanie Taylor, BoldProgressives.org /<<a rel="nofollow">info@boldprogressives.org</a>>/* wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Progressive Change Campaign Committee <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://boldprogressives.org/">http://boldprogressives.org/</a>><br>> <br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> PCCC's first endorsed candidates <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=1">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=1</a>><br>> <br>> Click here to support our first endorsed House candidates of 2010. <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=2">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=2</a>><br>>
<br>> Jenifer,<br>> <br>> Great news! In just a few hours, PCCC members chipped nearly $30,000 to<br>> support our first 2 endorsed House candidates of 2010.<br>> <br>> Together, we can help these bold progressives defeat two Blue Dogs (including<br>> Joe Lieberman's national co-chair) in the primaries.<br>> <br>> Click here to learn about the candidates -- and chip in $4 to their campaigns. <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=3">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=3</a>><br>> <br>> <br>> Our new goal is $40,000 raised before the March 31 FEC fundraising deadline.<br>> <br>> Krystal Ball, one of these candidates, just sent us a statement over email in<br>> reaction to last night's health care vote:<br>> <br>> "I
believe in a public health insurance option -- and, frankly, I believe<br>> that if all of our legislators were dedicated first and foremost to the<br>> country's best interests, we would have passed a health care bill with a<br>> public option in August. As a progressive member of Congress, I will proudly<br>> co-sponsor and fight for Rep. Grayson's 'Medicare You Can Buy Into' Act."<br>> <br>> We need to support bold progressive candidates like this -- please chip in $4<br>> here. <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=4">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=4</a>><br>> <br>> Thanks for being a bold progressive.<br>> <br>> -- Stephanie<br>> <br>> P.S. Our earlier email is below...<br>> <br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> PCCC's first endorsed
candidates <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=5">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=5</a>><br>> <br>> Click here to support our first endorsed House candidates of 2010. <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=6">http://act.boldprogressives.org/go/556?akid=620.88597.asAf-g&t=6</a>><br>> <br>> Jenifer,<br>> <br>> Many public option supporters sent us their thoughts about the health care<br>> bill passed by the House last night. Some feel betrayed -- others call it "a<br>> start."<br>> <br>> One thing's for sure: A public option was not included by the House despite<br>> thousands of us taking action and proving the votes existed in the Senate to<br>> pass this popular proposal.<br>> <br>> *Why didn't House leaders include a
public option?* /Politico/ reports,<br>>
"Inserting a public option into the House reconciliation bill would blow up a<br>> possible deal with the Blue Dogs."<br>> <br>> We're going to keep fighting for a public option, but that's not enough. We<br>> need to defeat Blue Dogs and elect bold progressive fighters to Congress.<br>> ...<br><br><br>-- This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>believed to be clean.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace-discuss mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><br>
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