A letter from the good doctor, Howard Dean

[tavalon]

I don't usually send these along but he actually is on our side. He says:

When we work together, we're unstoppable.

That's the message being heard in Washington this week as more and more Senators sign on to our campaign calling for passing a public option using "reconciliation", which would keep Republicans from using a procedural trick in the Senate called the filibuster to block a majority vote.

The momentum keeps building, with 19 Senators, 119 House Democrats, and over 300,000 Americans signed on to endorse this strategy as the way forward for healthcare reform.

It's been a long haul since we stood up together to draw a line in the sand for the inclusion of the choice of a public option like Medicare in healthcare reform over 11 months ago. The fight's been filled with ups and downs, but you've stuck with it every step of the way. And now... we're back on offense with the momentum on our side.

But the fight isn't over yet. We will keep up the pressure with ads, polling, calls, and deliveries. DFA isn't pulling any punches and we're not giving up -- until we win. Next week will be critical. If we get 1,000 members to donate $100 each by Monday morning, we'll be able to hit the ground running and get the job done.

CONTRIBUTE TO FUEL THE FIGHT RIGHT NOW

Next week may be the most important week of our campaign yet. The White House has called for a bipartisan summit on healthcare for Wednesday. Many Republican leaders see this as their biggest opening yet to finally kill any chance at real reform.

It's up to us to make sure that can't happen.

We will pass real reform as long as we don't give up. I will continue to give this fight everything I've got and I know you stand with me. Please contribute what you can today.

1,000 DONORS AT $100 EACH WILL FUEL OUR CAMPAIGN FOR REAL REFORM

Momentum is on our side. It's up to us to keep up the pressure it will take to get the job done.

Thank you for everything you do,

-Howard

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
Founder, Democracy for America

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. K&R for Real Democrats & a real Public Option

:kick:

[dkf]

2. Founder, Democracy for America?

Does he always sign things this way?

[tavalon]

3. He doesn't

I think he's been clued in to the fact that the OFA activists have been put in the lurch and want to coalesce around something. He's offering a place to do some activating and yeah, he might be throwing the title around because he knows that we support him and any of his endeavors. And he's right, I support the Doctor.

[dkf]

4. Me too.

He is the politician I trust the most.

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Was, oh hell, still am a Deaniac,

Haven't let go of my avatar. Still waiting for him to take our country back.

Hawkeye-X

[tavalon]

6. Me too

I actually worked for Kerry after he won the primary but I never gave up my appreciation for the good doctor, which is weird because I don't usually like MDs much, being a twenty year veteran of dealing with doctors in my capacity as a nurse.