[Peace-discuss] Fw: UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform

[C. G. Estabrook]

The administration's "healthcare reform" - it hardly deserves the name - allows 
us to ignore the fact that they're killing people far away?


Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> Huh??? I think yr answer was meant for a different email. This one was about
> Healthcare Reform! --Jenifer
> 
> --- On *Mon, 3/22/10, Ricky Baldwin /<baldwinricky at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw:
> UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform To: "Jenifer Cartwright"
> <jencart13 at yahoo.com>, "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu> Cc:
> "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Date: Monday, March 22,
> 2010, 9:44 PM
> 
> 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.
> 
> Pulling out troops is also not the only way to save lives (although we should
> support it, too).
> 
> Ricky
> 
> "Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn
> 
> --- On *Mon, 3/22/10, C. G. Estabrook /<galliher at illinois.edu>/* wrote:
> 
> 
> From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss]
> Fw: UPDATE: Blue Dogs and Healthcare Reform To: "Jenifer Cartwright"
> <jencart13 at yahoo.com> Cc: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> 
> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 9:38 PM
> 
> In the 15th Illinois Congressional district, the Republican incumbent is to
> the Left of his Democratic challenger in regard to killing people in the
> Middle East.
> 
> Tim Johnson votes against money for Obama's wars, while David Gill favors an 
> American "presence" (i.e., killing people) in Afghanistan, etc. --CGE
> 
> 
> Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>> One way forward... --Jenifer
>> 
>> --- On *Mon, 3/22/10, Stephanie Taylor, BoldProgressives.org
> /<info at boldprogressives.org>/* wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Progressive Change Campaign Committee
> <http://boldprogressives.org/>
>> 
>> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> PCCC's first endorsed candidates
> <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>>
>> 
>> Click here to support our first endorsed House candidates of
> 2010. <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>>
>> 
>> Jenifer,
>> 
>> Great news! In just a few hours, PCCC members chipped nearly
> $30,000 to
>> support our first 2 endorsed House candidates of 2010.
>> 
>> Together, we can help these bold progressives defeat two Blue
> Dogs (including
>> Joe Lieberman's national co-chair) in the primaries.
>> 
>> Click here to learn about the candidates -- and chip in $4 to
> their campaigns. 
> <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>>
>> 
>> 
>> Our new goal is $40,000 raised before the March 31 FEC
> fundraising deadline.
>> 
>> Krystal Ball, one of these candidates, just sent us a
> statement over email in
>> reaction to last night's health care vote:
>> 
>> "I believe in a public health insurance option -- and,
> frankly, I believe
>> that if all of our legislators were dedicated first and
> foremost to the
>> country's best interests, we would have passed a health care
> bill with a
>> public option in August. As a progressive member of Congress,
> I will proudly
>> co-sponsor and fight for Rep. Grayson's 'Medicare You Can Buy
> Into' Act."
>> 
>> We need to support bold progressive candidates like this --
> please chip in $4
>> here.
> <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>>
>> 
>> Thanks for being a bold progressive.
>> 
>> -- Stephanie
>> 
>> P.S. Our earlier email is below...
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> PCCC's first endorsed candidates
> <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>>
>> 
>> Click here to support our first endorsed House candidates of
> 2010. <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>>
>> 
>> Jenifer,
>> 
>> Many public option supporters sent us their thoughts about
> the health care
>> bill passed by the House last night. Some feel betrayed --
> others call it "a
>> start."
>> 
>> One thing's for sure: A public option was not included by the
> House despite
>> thousands of us taking action and proving the votes existed
> in the Senate to
>> pass this popular proposal.
>> 
>> *Why didn't House leaders include a public option?*
> /Politico/ reports,
>> "Inserting a public option into the House reconciliation bill
> would blow up a
>> possible deal with the Blue Dogs."
>> 
>> We're going to keep fighting for a public option, but that's
> not enough. We
>> need to defeat Blue Dogs and elect bold progressive fighters
> to Congress.
>> ...
> 
> 
> 

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