Raw Story: “MoveOn.org PAC will run sharp radio ads attack against the Democrats’ number two in the House, Democratic Whip, Steny Hoyer (D-MD) [and 10 Republicans].” The ads will be up tonight. Below: MoveOn’s been taking some heat + a poll …
As an anonymous friend wrote in an e-mail to me yesterday:
The votes on the bankruptcy bill were about nothing but money and power. The credit card and banking industries have never been more profitable or more free of regulation. They wrote this bill out of pure greed to make even more money off of those least able to afford it. Most of the Democrats who voted for this bill did so only because they want to keep the campaign contributions from this sector rolling in. I hope every one of them is challenged in the primaries next year. It is time for Democrats and independents who care to let Democratic politicians who don’t care that they cannot count on our votes simply because they are not registered Republicans.
From the Raw Story breaking story:
The issue, it seems, is Hoyer’s vote on the bankruptcy bill, and what MoveOn sees as Hoyer’s failure to bring the party together against the bill. The bill has been mired in Congress for years, and a significant share of Democrats have always supported it.
This week, the bill passed 302-126; 73 Democrats supported the bill, and 125 were against it. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law.
Progressives, particularly online bloggers, see the bankruptcy bill as a gift to the financial services industry. Democrats supporting the bill say it wasn’t what they would have passed were they in the majority, but that there were many good aspects and protections for low-income voters. Those opposing the bill disagree.
RAW STORY is expected to speak shortly with a spokesperson for MoveOn.org, and has placed calls to the House Democratic leadership.
DEVELOPING HARD… THE PRESS RELEASE FOR THE CAMPAIGN FOLLOWS
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MoveOn PAC
STENY HOYER & GOP REPS TARGETED
IN RADIO AD CAMPAIGN …
Read the MoveOn press release.
I’m off to visit my brother and mom, along with my daughter. So I’ll see all you punkins tonight. Be good. No. Don’t.
Hmmm…
Now I see why Armando has his “Make nice with Dem Leadership” front pager. It was quite odd when I read it but it makes sense… here we go again… don’t force our leadership to be accountable…cuz they are the minority… that doesn’t really work now… does it.
Armando’s post to be confusing. Not sure what he’s trying to say.
I don’t think he does either…
Credit Card Companies have the most prominent (busiest, richest) lobbyists in Washington. At the time that I read it, I wondered why? they are doing okay as it is.
Now I know why.
at the Town Hall meeting for Kids First health plan in Austin:
Question from audience member: How could 73 D-reps and 12 D-sens vote for the bankruptcy bill? When are you going to bring these “Dems” into line?
Answer from Kerry: Hold your elected representatives accountable. Connect the dots. My colleagues vote this way because these are the interests that they hear from, and these are the interests that they think can affect whether or not they get re-elected. They need to know – from the grassroots – that there will be a cost to votes like these. The internet fund-raising of my campaign scared them, because they’re starting to realize that we can go around them. Build a movement. Make your representatives know that these are voting issues. Get to work.