Reply #97: I say, if people are mailing these DIY Articles to the fat, greasy, and thus-far

[MADem]

undisturbed pro-war, hand-me-my-five-iron members of Congress, the Blue Dogs, the Conservative Dems, and YES, the die-hard GOP clowns, that such an action could well effect a shift in perception, which is something I would dearly love to see. When those guys get SERIOUS mail from their constituents, ever more pissed off every day, they'll do what politicians do--SHIFT their attitudes to adequately represent their voting base. Because they KNOW, even with a work-week that has doubled in hours, they still have a better gig than most Americans...and a way better health plan--better than the military, active OR retired.

If, however, this effort is just a "preach to the already antiwar choir" thing, then I'm less hopeful as to success (I'm very tired of the "Beat Up on Obey and Pelosi" themes, to be plain about it). I hope it's the former--where the "WarHappy Legislators" are targeted. I do think that would work. Maybe we need a fifty state strategy that targets the rightwing districts and persuades voters to weigh in with their 'red' nitwit legislators, via petition or what have you?

I can't make it to Philly on 07-04, though--I've got a 'thing' here in the land of Bean and Cod that I can't (and never do) miss.