By now you have probably heard that Bush will get his money for war without end, even though he may have to put up with some social programs and a higher minimum wage to get it.
If you are outraged, here is what you need to do. Get a recent piece of mail that has your zip+4 on it. Now, clicking here will open the House of Representatives website in a new tab. Use that zip+4 to find your Representative and the link to send him or her email. Be sure you fill out the form completely so they will know you are a real human being. Select the entire text of the next paragraph. Using the command from the “Edit” menu of your browser, copy it then paste it into the text box of the form. Add your own words of wisdom if you like and hit send. When you are done, click here to open the Senate website and repeat the process; you won’t need your zip code, only your state. Our elected officials need to know that this will not do at all.
I am very disappointed in Congress for caving to the Bush Administration demands that the Iraq war be allowed to continue, fully funded, with no time-line for leaving. This nation cannot afford to keep pouring money and troops into Iraq. The majority of American people want our troops to come home, and the majority of Iraqi people want our troops to go home. While it is true that conditions in Iraq are chaotic, that is because our troops are there, because the Administration is actively thwarting attempts to come to an internal peace agreement. In fact, a British newspaper has reported that American forces planned to assassinate a major participant in a peace negotiation. It is time to stop pretending our troops are doing anything but getting in the way, and send them back home where they can have the honorable mission of protecting this country.
Thank you for acting on your outrage, and letting your elected officials know that when all is said and done, they answer to voters, not polls and not party leaders.
In closing: Modern Machiavelli; if Congress needs something to argue about there’s always Health Care Crisis Squeezes Working Families; and Japanfilter, Double Big Mac with a Fried Egg on it is thankfully only available for a limited time, and Japan is paying to send our troops out of Okinawa.
I have linked to this in the hopes that some of my readers will send e-mail to their congress people. Since 70% of the people want us out of this war, let’s 70% of the people remind them of it.
All of my representatives are GOP, but even they may get the message. Well, probably not Don Young or Ted Stevens, but Lisa Murkowski seems to be saner.
Thanks, Granny. Particularly those first-termers we sent in need to get the message to (as my mother put it) “dance with the one who brought you.”