Lord, Have mercy, the mother load: A letter from Nancy Pelosi.

[davidwparker]

My letter to my friend Nancy follows her letter to me. See my tag for the executive summary.

Dear Friend,

Last November, the American people rejected years of Republican special-interest policies and misplaced priorities and put Democrats in charge of Congress. But, this was just the critical first step toward leading America in a new direction.

Now, we need your help to finish the job.

When I took the gavel as Speaker, I did so in the spirit of partnership -- to pursue policies that provide the American people with economic and national security that build upon the ideals and the values that make our nation great.

Democrats are working hard every day to build a bipartisan movement to set a new course in Iraq, address the long-neglected needs of America's working families and restore faith in our government. And in the U.S. House of Representatives, our Democratic majority has already passed landmark legislation breaking the link between lobbyists and legislation, making our nation safer and our economy fairer, expanding access to health care and higher education and standing up to * to oppose his dangerous and reckless escalation of the war in Iraq.

But, despite these successes, we still face an uphill battle getting many of our reforms past *'s veto.

To deliver on our commitment to the American people, House Democrats need your help to strengthen our majority and pave the way to help put a Democrat back in the White House. That's why I'm asking you to stand with our new House majority by joining the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today.

Because you are a loyal Democrat, I have taken the liberty of enclosing your official DCCC membership card, which I hope you will carry with pride as we tackle the difficult challenges ahead. Please take a moment now to detach your card from your DCCC membership confirmation form -- and then return the form with your generous DCCC membership contribution of $15, $25, $35 or even $50 right away.

Our Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives urgently needs your support to implement our plan to move America forward.

In the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, House Democrats have already passed legislation to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations ... raise the minimum wage ... invest in promising stem cell research ... lower the cost of prescription drug prices by allowing the government to negotiate with drug companies on behalf of seniors in Medicare .. cut the interest rate on federal student loans in half ... and roll back multi-billion-dollar subsidies to Big Oil to fund development of alternative energy sources.

And despite *'s promise to work with the Democratic Congress, he continues to ignore our call for change and is pursuing the same failed policies roundly rejected by the American people last November when they elected a Democratic majority to Congress.

The only way to guarantee that the Democratic blueprint for change is put into action is to win big again in 2008 -- strengthening and securing our Democratic majority to advance our agenda.

That's why the DCCC needs your immediate help so we can give our 2008 candidates the early support they need to win.

As the official campaign arm of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the DCCC is America's only political committee primarily dedicated to electing Democrats to the House to stand up for the best interests of the American people.

Your generous support will help House Democrats step up our fight for the positive changes that America needs -- and put the Republicans on notice that the time has passed when they could overwhelm Democrats with a tidal wave of special-interest money. You will also enable the DCCC to strengthen our House majority in 2008 by recruiting the strongest possible challengers to take on vulnerable Republican incumbents.

With your help, our strengthened Democratic House majority will build on the success of our 100 Hours Agenda and move forward to lead America in a new direction by:

* Opposing *'s escalation of the war in Iraq and charting a new direction that gets our troops home quickly and safely.

* Taking swift action to put the brakes on global warming and achieve energy independence.

* Defeating any attempt to privatize Social Security.

To reach these goals, we are drawing on the traditional strengths of the Democratic Party -- our unwavering dedication to putting the interests of ordinary Americans ahead of greedy special interests and the knowledge that committed Democrats like you will stand with our Party.

So please do your part to enact our Democratic agenda for change -- by joining the DCCC with your generous contribution of $15, $25, $35, $50 or more today.

Thank you for supporting House Democrats at this critical time.

Sincerely,
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House of Representatives

P.S. Our historic 2006 Democratic election victory was just the first step toward moving America in a positive new direction. Now we must follow through by enacting the bold agenda for change that swept us into power. Please let me know that my Democratic House colleagues and I can count on your help -- by joining the DCCC today with your most generous gift possible. Thank you.

Here's my letter back to my friend, Nancy.

Dear Nancy:

It is so good to hear from you. We've been calling you with an important message, but a lot of us cannot get through to you because we are not in your district. But, at least you took the time to write.

I'm afraid that I cannot keep enabling the enablers of the * Administration with a financial contribution at this time. I was so pleased to contribute during the 2006 election cycle because I thought there would be noticeable change in America. We are still occupying Iraq. We are still spied on by our government. Habeas Corpus is suspended. Detention centers are being built. The president continues to erode the Constitution, you know, what he called that "GD piece of paper" with executive orders to do such things as seizing a person's finances for protesting Iraq.

I could go on, but I don't want to bother you with life outside the gated community. You're a busy woman. But, you know how it is when you have a bad hair day? It's just that the bad day has gone on since 2000 when the Supreme Court stopped the counting of the votes in Florida or else "Candidate * would suffer irreparable harm." Other countries call this a coup d'état.

I do congratulate you on the first 100 legislative hours, though. Especially that part about 9/11 Commission recommendations because we may get to test those out. I don't know if you listen to Thom Hartmann, but he had a former Reagan official on his show and he said he thought the administration was going to let another attack occur on this country so that we rally behind him and the GOP again. I know that's tin foil hat material, but a growing number of us no longer believe the government's official conspiracy theory about 9/11.

Now, back to the matter at hand. That is, your trying to separate me from my money. Nancy, it's a poor return on investment. I'm all in favor of a big win in 2008. Have you considered using the collected evidence against this administration to turn the last 25% of the people against this administration and in so doing, insure massive Democratic victories in 2008?. Not to mention doing your job by upholding and protecting the Constitution. Remember that oath? It was to the Constitution, not to political expediency or the easy road. You'd have to get up on the impeachment table first, but you have a lot of people -- bipartisan support in the language you speak -- who would give you a hand up there.

And, Nancy, this is the kicker. If you first get behind HR 333 and remove Cheney -- who really is the president -- then you don't have to worry about the line of succession dilemma when you turn your attention to our king. Cheney is such a miserable creature, with approval ratings down as low as Congress' ratings now. The public could get behind removing Cheney when the evidence already collected shows all the mayhem that he's been behind. Besides, going after both * and Cheney together causes "how it looks" problems for you -- being that your 3rd in line and all.

Nancy, before I close, just one more point. Troops are dying everyday. So are Iraqi citizens just because they have the gaul to have our oil beneath their feet. You could end the occupation by removing those who keep it going. You could stop the assaults on the Constitution by removing from office those who keep abusing it. You could show the world that the American people do not agree with what this administration has done in its name and for their profit by bringing them before Congress with impeachment and a trial.

Get on that impeachment table.

Sincerely,
davidwparker

[ixion]

1. excellent response

:applause:

[halobeam]

3. I second that

[roguevalley]

46. wonderful letter. I just wish they had to read them one by one.

[zabet]

2. Powerful words! Great reply!! n/t

[Fridays Child]

4. Great response.

Did Bush really call the Constitution that "GD piece of paper?"

[PoconoPragmatist]

30. Yes. He Did.

Say it ain't so, Joe.

'Fraid it is, Liz.

[Fridays Child]

43. That's nothing short of amazing. I hope it's well documented.

Do you have a link or some information that would help me find it?

[Usrename]

53. It happened a couple years ago.

http://www.hellointhere.motime.com/1134494742#524678

[republicansarewhores]

71. Source: Capitol Hill Blue

[davidwparker]

97. Yep.

[Larkspur]

5. Excellent response

Good job

[Tom Joad]

6. Notice there was NOTHING, NOTHING in that "100 hour" scam to do anything about the war.

that came at the insistence of anti-war activists, not originating in the Dem leadership. in fact good ol' rahm selected candidates who supported the war in Iraq... sometimes those candidates lost in the primaries... but if it were up to rahm and the leadership, the war would hardly be an issue.

[proud2BlibKansan]

61. I noticed that Tom

and it just enraged me at the time. That was around the same time she took impeachment off the table. I don't remember which came first but that's when my party lost me.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. I might add.... dear Nancy....... grow some, you and the rest who

have not taken on the unconstitutional criminals infesting OUR BUILDING in D.C.

[davidwparker]

98. LOL n/t

[cboy4]

8. Nice work....K&R

:kick:

[IndianaGreen]

9. K&R

If Pelosi doesn't care about the Constitution and our Republic, then I don't care about her.

H Res 333, impeach Cheney!

[Pab Sungenis]

56. Better be careful

Saying anything against Nancy can get you canned now.

[DearAbby]

10. Standing Ovation

:applause:

[liberalmuse]

11. Excellent!

I appreciate your sharing that here.

[ClayZ]

12. Excellent reply! IMPEACH! K and R

[xchrom]

13. ...

:applause:

[Sonicmedusa]

14. So are Iraqi citizens just because they have the gaul to have our oil beneath their feet.

:patriot:

You TOLD it!

[Fly by night]

20. Originally a Kucinich quote, I believe

[Sonicmedusa]

25. Well, that would make sense since he's my man.

[ProudDad]

63. Many, many years ago

George Shrub the "Singing CIA Agent" intoned, "How did our oil get under their sand?"

http://www.davelippman.com/

[lmarcotty]

144. Sorry, compulsive spell checker - "gall" not "gaul" (nt)

[eggman67]

15. Was there an address

Where I can send them some money?

[LittleClarkie]

16. I do believe you just sent a response to a bot

I bet the email said don't reply to that address.

Meanwhile, I'll give money to see Dems elected in 2008. It's not for Nancy after all, but for 2008.

In fact, I gave $50 the last time Kerry asked. It was superficially for his Senate campaign, but he's pretty safe in Mass. and I know what he did in 2006. He will do it again. Hence he gets money from me with which to work.

[FiveGoodMen]

18. Just remember: If you keep giving them money for not doing their jobs

there's nothing to compel them to do their jobs.

Dem enablers aren't a whole lot better than Pukes.

[LittleClarkie]

19. That's why I give it to Kerry

he does his job.

[onenote]

102. Just remember: if they don't get elected, we get Denny Hastert as speaker

Woo-hoo! Won't that be great!

:sarcasm:

[Just-plain-Kathy]

162. I use to give (what I could) to so many dems, or liberal causes...

...everyday I get something in the mail looking for money.

Now, if I have extra stamps, I send a note back in the envelope they sent me. I'll write something like... "NO money until you do what you were elected to do".

[Ernest Partridge]

33. Returning to sender.

"LittleClarkie" is right: using e-mail "reply" sends it nowhere.

When you receive a Dem solicitation (DNC, DCCC, DSCC) in the mail send your reply in the enclosed envelope. Even if nothing more than a brief red marker message across the contribution form.

If you receive an e-mail solicitation, print out your reply and send it via snail to the address included.

From now on, every Dem solicitation I get will contain a reply as to why I won't contribute.

A few hundred thousand of these (dare we hope millions?) plus those teen Congressional approval ratings, and Pelosi/Reid & Co. might at last get the message.

In the meantime, find and support a progressive candidate to run in the primary against the Beltway Democrat in your district, or against your GOP Congressperson. Then contribute to that candidate, or to one of the few authentic progressives in Congress (e.g., Dennis Kucinich).

[rucognizant]

55. I just called!

The Washington numbers for DNC, DLC, & DCCCC! ( their PR man was really rude!)
and delivered the same message, however not so elloquently as above!

[proud2BlibKansan]

62. Here's how I reply to their requests for money

[ProudDad]

64. Include one of these too

http://www.deceptiondollar.com/

[proud2BlibKansan]

65. That's a great idea, Dad

My friend has a bunch of those. I will ask her for some.

[ProudDad]

68. If you can't get them somewhere else

they're VERY cheap at the website... It would be only fair...

[pokercat999]

76. It's not really a problem they'll just rely more on their

CORPORATE SPONSORS! I'm not advocating sending $$ just stating the obvious.

[Maat]

156. Good advice, Dr. Partridge!

I met you in Murrieta, Ca. at the DFA meetup one time; you were sitting with Ellen.

By the way, I do the above, and will continue to follow that valuable advice.

Have a great day!

:patriot:

Maat, J.D.

[many a good man]

17. IMPEACH PRESIDENT CHENEY !!!

K&R

[Norrin Radd]

21. k+r

[jgraz]

22. Hmm...I don't think she's gonna want to be your friend much longer

:thumbsup:

[cascadiance]

23. EXCELLENT!

We need to tell her that the time is NOW! She will be rewarded with a more compliant administration when she punishes the bad children, or hopefully replaces the bad children with someone that wants to do the job. These bad children don't understand "being nice"! They need a firm hand!

[yurbud]

24. kick with clown shoe!

[bonito]

26. Well said

Thank you much.:thumbsup:

[iamahaingttta]

27. You don't actually think that anybody...

...in Pelosi's office is going to read that drivel, do you?

They'll see "Dear Nancy," and in the circular file it goes!

[davidwparker]

101. I think it's really about spreading the word. There seems to be more

people willing to withhold money from what I've read here and on other blogs. wearing t-shirts with Enough? etc.

It really is what will work if there's a shot at anything. Gee, how many people went to D.C. and around the country protesting the war and then when control shifted, nothing was done. We could stand out in the street all day apparently and not get heard.

If we withhold money primarily and turn our backs on those Dems who are enabling this administration, then that will send the message.

There are some fine Dems in the House. I think they have identified themselves by signing onto HR333. Support them if you wish.

I suppose each of us has to do what each one of us things is the right way to get this country back on track. Mine is withholding money, unsubscribing from their distribution lists, and writing "drivel."

I will show up to vote on 2008 and I will work for a local Dem candidate for the State House.

[iamahaingttta]

128. Good answer.

Thank you!

[SemperEadem]

28. fantastic letter--one correction though...

have the gaul to have

that's spelled gall.

Gaul refers to a French person or an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of Northern Italy, France, Belgium, and the Southern Netherlands.

[Faygo Kid]

35. Another correction - it's mother lode, not load

Messages lose their power when they are poorly constructed. I agree with your take on "Gaul," as well. To do otherwise would demean the power of language, and we need that power now more than ever.

[stillrockin]

39. Go to the head of the class . . .

B-)

[juajen]

40. I was just going through the list to see if anyone else caught that.

Thanks. I am so anal when it comes to spelling.

[LWolf]

82. That's true although I took it to be a pun.

As in "mother lode/load" of bullshit.

[Summer93]

94. CNN message - Bush Resigns

Hehehehehe..... I hope this message gets around fast so that he will be compelled to deny it repeatedly.

[davidwparker]

103. Yes, and thanks. I thought of that afterwards. I will be correcting that

as well as expanding the asterisk to the name designated by '*' just before I print it and mail it back.

Also, I see what other suggestions people have made and if 'edit' is still available to me, I'll correct it.

[rateyes]

29. I received the same letter, and wrote one back too...

that I didn't save. But, I told her:

Not one dime. Not one minute of time. Not one ounce of energy. You said "no more blank checks," and then tore one out of the book and handed it directly over to *.

When and if things change, then I'll give. Until then, I'm voting with my pocketbook.

[davidwparker]

104. sounds good. there's a growing amount of people who are

withholding support. The left has done so much to get their attention about the war.

It's time for a new approach.

[NotGivingUp]

31. Excellent, excellent letter. It says everything I feel. I hope she gets many more just like it. n/t

[sce56]

32. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

I wish I could rec it a hundred times great post!

[davidwparker]

105. thanks n/t

[ShortnFiery]

34. KUDOS davidwparker

:yourock: :patriot:

[Jackpine Radical]

36. Wow. I had to look back at the author's name--for a minute there I thought

I was reading a letter from Nancy to Nancy. From Nancy Greggs, that is. And that is a high compliment.

[davidwparker]

106. thanks much

[stillrockin]

37. THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

Every time I receive an invitation to donate, I write a brief message on the enclosed slip and return it, sans $. I do mention that I will be happy to resume cash gifts as soon as THEY start representing me.

[davidwparker]

107. keep it up. there's more of us doing that. n/t

[Oldenuff]

38. Great post!!

I agree wholeheartedly.

Too damn bad that she won't give it a read.The problem is that many Dems have their snouts so deep in the money/power trough,that they will do nothing to jeopardize it.Get elected,and then do nothing that might upset the flow of money!

I should state here that I don't believe that all Dems are like this,but HELL!!...do something about this admininstration already!

[Raksha]

57. When the campaign contributions start noticeably drying up,

they WILL start reading those letters! That's probably the only thing that will get them to pay attention to us.

[Golden Raisin]

58. Exactamundo!

When the money stops coming in they might get a clue. Otherwise, forget it.

[davidwparker]

108. "don't believe that all Dems are like this" - Right. And, if they are in the

House, they've probably already signed onto HR 333.

[Stevepol]

41. Great letter but you forgot the place where the infection starts: the voting machines.

Unless the Dems do something about it, that infection will corrupt every idealistic bone in every Dem's body. Why do we have Coleman rather than Mondale in the Senate? Why do we get whatzizname from GA instead of Max Cleland? Why did we get GWB again rather than JK in 04, even after JK won a near landslide victory at the polls?

Any country that counts the vote in total secrecy without verification, IS NOT A DEMOCRACY!

You might have reminded her of that rather obvious fact.

It's a good point to bring up when you speak to these people who think they own the Democratic base and are on top of all the issues yet don't seem to have any free brain cells to consider obvious crimes and misdemeanors that are right in front of their powdered noses.

[davidwparker]

109. great point and I agree. there was a caller on Randi's show yesterday

who was talking about public funding of campaigns. The caller is so right. And, we need to correct how we vote -- I vote for paper. It works in European countries. Thom Hartmann speaks a lot about the way German's vote. Exit polls tell you won. Then, after the manual counting, the exit polls are proven correct with a very tiny margin of error.

Guess that's why the media wants to discredit exit polling here.

[Fiendish Thingy]

42. I just got a fundraising letter from Obama; my reply was short and sweet...

No Impeachment?
No Money!

[Richardo]

79. Obama cannot do a thing about impeachment.

He's not in the House of Representatives.

[Fiendish Thingy]

89. He can state that he is in favor of it- and he has stated that he is against it. N/T

[davidwparker]

110. EXCELLENT!!! n/t

[ooglymoogly]

44. David you hit the snark button right on the head...excellent...

The Parkers have had it since the first Earl of Macclesfield. (idiot private joke amongst me) kr

[vanboggie]

45. Bravo!

Great response, davidwparker. :applause: This is the only way we are going to get her attention.

[emmadoggy]

47. Excellent!

:headbang: :yourock:

[Tab]

48. My reply was less couched in niceities

Had to go to her site for the "list" of priorities and accomplishments.

No, Nancy, No!

Education is not our priority. Immigration is not our priority. Making the economy "fairer" is not our priority.

YOUR PRIORITY is getting these idiots out of the White House because until you can do that, the rest of the priorities are useless. YOUR PRIORITY is to DEFEND the Constitution.

You did not take an oath to the "economy", or "education" or any of these other things which, as absolutely admirable as they are in normal times, pale to the obligation to restore the rule of law to this country.

Do that, and then I'm all ears for the rest.

I apologize if perhaps I wasn't quite as eloquent as the original poster.

[miceelf]

86. Lovely "fair economy is not our priority"

If you don't give a f**k about poor people, why should anyone give a f**k about you?

[Tab]

119. That wasn't the point and you know it.

And you read quite a lot into that phrasing, it seems, and your response, though colorful, misses the point.

Normally a fair economy is a top priority. But you think it's fair (or able to be fair) right now? Until these guys are out of office, you can forget a fair economy and all our other normal high ideals, because we can't make them happen with those people in the White House. Economic equality, a balanced budget, better minimum wages, no war in Iraq, correcting corporate budgets, de-coalescing media markets - she can talk about them all she wants but until she gets those people out of office, the rest is a waste of time, because Bushco is not interested in anything that doesn't directly benefits them in some fashion.

[miceelf]

126. That was exactly the point

Nancy Pelosi doing exactly what Cindy Sheehan wants is the priority and nothing else is. Screw the poor. Screw SCHIP. Screw affordable health care. Cindy wants what she wants, so everyone else's concerns have to wait.

And, given that impeachment simply is not going to get Bush out of office- given the GOP critters in the senate- the ONLY thing impeachment would accomplish would be to make Cindy Sheehan briefly happy until she and her crypto-libertarian handlers find some other reason to attack Dems.

Minimum wage legislation was actually passed. Face it- there are a lot of progressive goals that have MUCH more popular support than impeachment, but if people are going to hold their breath and say "no economic justice until we have pointless impeachment motions", all you're doing is further empowering the plutocrats. And that's the goal of Cindy's handlers.

[sueh]

131. Most problems caused by the * Mis-administration can be

solved by removing Cheney and Bush from office. And that starts with impeachment.

[2Design]

49. WOW - move over William Pitt we have another great writer on du

Terrific piece of writing - it would be nice if she read it instead of some staffer - but it being on DU ensures some news medias and others will read it - maybe someone will actually do something about it

[davidwparker]

111. thanks much. n/t

[abq e streeter]

50. Wow

I'm so jealous of people that can be so eloquent in expressing just how I'm feeling. My hat's off to you, Mr Parker (ok, I wasn't wearing one anyway) .

[davidwparker]

112. thank you very much

[hollywoodlib]

51. Don't give any money to Feinstein either

This a response to an email to Feinstein about impeachment.
Thank you for your letter concerning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Richard Cheney. I appreciate the time you took to write and welcome the opportunity to respond.

In our most recent elections, the American people expressed clear disapproval with the path this country was on. They are tired of partisan politics and of an Administration that pays little heed to the wishes of the American people. They want-and deserve-a Congress that holds the Administration accountable and fulfills its Constitutional responsibility to check and balance the Executive branch. I share this sentiment and am determined to work hard and across party lines in the United States Senate to promote issues that are of real concern to most Americans, including the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, homeland security, global warming, and lobbying and election reform.

At this time, however, I believe that impeachment proceedings against President Bush or Vice President Cheney will only divide the country even further, frustrating our hopes for a meaningful change in direction, while having little chance of success.

I have been deeply disappointed by many of this Administration’s actions and have been outspoken in those instances. Nevertheless, given the challenges our country faces I believe that we need to focus on constructive and cooperative steps that would lead us in the right direction.

Again, thank you for your letter. If you have any further questions or comments, please contact my office in Washington, D.C. at [phone]. Best regards.

Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

My reply back.

Dear Ms. Feinstein,
I am afraid I am going to have to seriously disagree with you on your assessment of the Cheney Impeachment situation. You state that impeachment proceeding would only divide the country even further. I don’t think so, over 70% of the American people favor The US leaving Iraq, yet Bush refuses to do so. You have the people behind you. Let’s not forget that this war was based on lies that members of Congress fell for when the blogoshere knew quite well about the lies well in advance, as did the 6 Million people worldwide who marched against the war on February 15, 2003. If you read my article from today then you now know what is currently going on. Impeachment may be your only chance, and our only chance.

You also said “I have been deeply disappointed by many of this Administration’s actions and have been outspoken in those instances.”

Then DO SOMETHING about it. That is your job. You have the power, use it. The American People demand nothing less.

Respectfully Yours
HL
United States Blogger

[ProudDad]

66. This letter from DiFi is eerily similar

to the one we got from our DLC congresscritter.

You think maybe the DLC clones all march to the same drummer??? :shrug:

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"determined to work hard and across party lines in the United States Senate to promote issues that are of real concern to most Americans, including the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, homeland security, global warming, and lobbying and election reform."

Lobbying and Election reform --- GOD DAMN, I'm waiting for that one :rofl: That's funny as SHIT coming from DiFi...

"At this time, however, I believe that impeachment proceedings against President Bush or Vice President Cheney will only divide the country even further, frustrating our hopes for a meaningful change in direction, while having little chance of success."

Same as our CongressCritter...

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Anyone know if the "I" word is mentioned anywhere on the DLC website? I couldn't find it...

[The Wizard]

74. How do you

work across party lines with a party that marches in lockstep, blocking every attempt to do the people's will, and bargains in bad faith? The answer is you don't. You cut off the money for every criminal act this lunatic Administration wants to inflict on the civilized world. Failing to do so indicates unclean hands on the enablers.
When a child misbehaves, allowance is cut off. A temper tantrum is cause for grounding. Further abhorrent behavior results in expulsion from the residence and placement in a detention facility. Put these fuckers in jail.
Then again, putting the closeted Republican leadership in jail with other men might be a reward.
Picture Lindsey Graham in a wig and high heels wearing lipstick and ear rings swishing down the tier.
Not that that's a bad thing, but no one is that hateful without being self loathing.

"The most common lie is that with which one lies to one's self. Lying to others is relatively the exception."
Nietzsche

[speedoo]

52. Bravo.

Great response.

[DKRC]

54. K&R! Your response is beautiful!

:applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

59. "Nancy, it's a poor return on investment"

Yes indeed it is.

Yes indeed it is.

[ProudDad]

60. Great Letter

Did you enclose a Deception Dollar while you were at it?




I did a check of the first 100 hours' legislation for a letter to our congresscritter.

I found that of the 6 bills only the minimum wage increase (from 1962 to 1979 levels, big fucking deal) and the egregious giveaway to the coal, nuclear, gas and hydrogen (pie in the sky) industries they called an energy bill have passed into law. Frankly, anything that isn't vetoed by shrub is highly suspect... :shrug:

2 were deck chair on the Titanic crap -- "Ethics" tinkering.

2 are bottled up in the Senate and will be vetoed by the shrub if they ever get out of the Senate...


Big Fucking Deal...

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Aw, Crap, I was just browsing and found a resolution passed honoring that great UNION BUSTER E. Gallo... This is the kind of crap our Congress seems to glory in ... At least Barbara Lee didn't vote for it...

[davidwparker]

115. LOL for the deception dollar. thanks for the reply. I agree. n/t

[onewholaughsatfools]

67. i didn't get no damm letter.

I didn't get a letter, maybe it is because the last one i got
i had the same response as you. Great going on your part.  

[davidwparker]

116. Welcome to DU.

[ellmar]

69. NEW COKE?

If an overwhelming negative response from the American public meant the demise of New Coke after only 79 days, why why why is it taking so long for us to get rid of the Bush administration? Start writing some letters people. . . put pen to paper, slap on a stamp (I'm pretty sure they still cost less than a can of soda) and inundate our "representatives" with letters like this one. Sorry, but the emails won't cut it this time.

[davidwparker]

117. Welcome to DU.

I'll be printing this one and enclosing her letter she sent to me. I will have it in the mail today.

I agree with you. The left's message, as well as those from the right who agree, has to be simple: IMPEACH THEM.

[avrdream]

70. Good job.

Thanks for taking the time to write that letter. Wonder if it will get noticed?

[colorado_ufo]

72. You said it all, and said it well!

[The Wizard]

73. They called twice in the last two days

and got the same response before getting into the laundry list of reasons to donate: "Not one more dime until there's an impeachment."

[formercia]

75. You want money, Nancy?

Go talk to your Crusader Banker buddies. I'll send my hard earned money to Howard Dean.

Feh!

[DFW]

77. My only contribution this year has been to Howard, too

I'm not including stuff like Bobby Kennedy's environmental
movement, community radio, and stuff like that.

By the way, I don't know if this is obvious to all, but the
Senate cannot impeach. The Senate votes after an impeachment
trial has been conducted. The House impeaches, the Senate votes
on whether or not to convict. If you want to put it in courtroom
terms, the House acts as D.A. and the Senate is the jury who hears
the evidence and decides whether or not to convict.

I'm sure Feinstein and the rest (Holy Joe excluded) would vote to
convict IF the House were to impeach, but no impeachment, no trial.
No Senator can initiate that.

[Mad_Dem_X]

78. Excellent response! n/t

[LWolf]

80. Superb. Thank you for your voice, time, attention, and energy. n/t

[Pharaoh]

81. Beauitful!

You were speaking for most of DU I think .....................K&R

[pberq]

83. Kick & Nominated!!!! - that's what I'm talking about!

[lame54]

84. put in your 2 cents

we should all send her 2 pennies along with an impeachment note

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tMACzBomDK4

[davidwparker]

118. That's funny. Thanks for the reply.

[NoSheep]

85. Excellent Job!!! Thank you so much for writing this!

:woohoo:

[DeeDeeNY]

87. How quickly they all forget

that they are there to serve us.
Great line: "Remember that oath? It was to the Constitution, not to political expediency or the easy road."
:applause:

[Toots]

88. If I were you I would press print and send off a hard copy to Speaker Peloisi

With a copy sent to each Democrat in Congress. Yes it will cost you some postage money but IMO it is money better spent than giving it to Democrats as a campaign contribution..just my $.02 worth

[davidwparker]

120. An EXCELLENT idea. I was sending it to Pelosi today, but your suggestion

to send it to each member of the House in addition to Pelosi is FANTASTIC.

I will start doing that this weekend. It's kind of a Michael Moore thing to do. You know, like when he was reading the Patriot Act to Congress in F9/11.

Thanks for the reply.

[ananda]

90. Don't anyone give that super-rich ..

.. witch Pelosi one fukkin cent until she starts doing
her job and the impeachment process is underway.

[Summer93]

91. Kick and Recomend

Me too. I have less money to donate these days also and, it seems to have done no good in the past.

If we could be confident in the voting system that would help a great deal.

[davidwparker]

121. Welcome to DU.

[MrPrax]

92. Bravo!!

I'm all in favor of a big win in 2008. Have you considered using the collected evidence against this administration to turn the last 25% of the people against this administration and in so doing, insure massive Democratic victories in 2008?.

LOL...

Dear Dave,

We thought about it but a head count revealed that half of us are being blackmailed or just scared of being killed and the other half are really Republicans.

No dice

Gobs of Love,
Nancie


Great post for a change

Nancy...she's the rich Catholic lady with ten kids from Frisco...she'll save us!

[davidwparker]

123. LOL. n/t

[Highway61]

93. Excellent....

You may want to condense and send as a letter to the editor to a local newspaper. I do it all the time and the responses I get are awesome. It gets people thinking and INVOLVED. Thank you...your response was eloquent yet right on target! Even yesterday, they will deal with the contempt AFTER August recess!!!! What is wrong with this Congress in dragging their feet??? :mad:

[davidwparker]

124. I'll do that. Good idea.

[truebrit71]

95. Excellent response....

Very well written...

[truedelphi]

96. We've printed out the Kucinich bill to impeach Cheney - any moment

That Husband or I feel blue, we pick it up and read it.

Would it be so terrible to have a Speaker in The House who would make us VERY HAPPY??

Impeach.

And yes, K & R'd

[Imagevision]

99. ---> "because they have the gaul to have our oil beneath their feet."

[Warren DeMontague]

129. The word should actually be "Gall". This is "Gaul":

Not to be, uh, picky about it.

[closeupready]

100. Good response.

n/t

[riona]

113. Great letter

It seems that our Dems in WA are attempting to run out the clock until the next election. I am sure, in the remaining months, this will give the administration ample time to wipe its feet on the Constitution a few more times.

[loudsue]

114. I'm all for sending $$ to Dr. Dean at the DNC. You can be SURE he won't

be enabling the DLC, but the DCCC will only try to keep the status quo. The DNC is the grass-roots Dems vs. the beltway Dems, who don't have a clue.

:kick:

[DrDan]

122. great letter, but . . .

You know they will not read beyond your 4th sentence - where you deny their request for a contribution.

[KalicoKitty]

125. Excellent response to her!

[Ninga]

127. This is a great use of words and paper. It is a wonderful response, I wish I could write like that!

Thanks and a few hugs thrown in.

[bearfan454]

130. Exactly ! nt

[sueh]

132. Great letter. Very well crafted.

:yourock:

[baghdad_bush]

133. Awesome reply!!! I hope that Nancy gets the message..

[ElboRuum]

134. You know, I WAS going to correct your spelling of 'lode' in your subject...

But after reading Pelosi's letter, I think 'load' really is the most appropriate term.

[Raejeanowl]

136. You've Got That Right!

She's shoveling it fast and furious, isn't she?

And I LOVE the OP. May I use it if I get one of these solicitations?

[camusrebel]

138. Sure, we can all never give another penny

But what about today? What are u doing after work, this afternoon, evening?

We all must DEMAND our Rep. signs onto H.R. 333. Picket his local office, even if he's not there with signs like : "Not signing 333=Complicity" Go door to door, talk to your neighbors, of course it goes w/o saying their phone lines should be jammed with, "SIGN 333 NOW" calls.

We cannot depend on the corporate media to tell us Kucinich has 15 brave Reps. signed on and only needs a few more.

Is your Rep. a complicit coward? YOU can change that today and get investigations into cheney's impeachable offenses started..........then, as the media is forced to cover all the slimy evil rotting our nation we may just avert their long wet dreamed of police state, WW3 starting w/Iran, a new draft etc. Did you ever ask yourself how such a cultured and refined society as Germany in the 30's ever let itself be transformed into a monster? Look in the mirror good citizen, get up from your keyboard/couch and ACT.

[kaygore]

135. Bravo!

Where's my Hebeas Corpus? Why are we STILL in Iraq? Where's my one-payer universal health care?

Where's my Constitution?????

[jeff30997]

137. "Nancy, it's a poor return on investment."

Lol! So true.

[mother earth]

139. Nancy, Nancy, Nancy! When are you going to get it? We wanted

you to take care of business, instead you have been a huge disappointment.

[valerief]

140. Fabulous response. nt

[Bake]

141. Know what? I don't think it's so hot.

The fact is we DO need a bigger Dem majority in both houses of Congress to thwart the Pukes who can and have blocked us either by filibuster or veto.

So while you may feel proud of your smart-ass, snarky response, your attitude is just going to help get Republicans re-elected to Congress. You may feel righteously impatient and ideologically pure, but you're not helping your country.

Flame away.

Bake

[miceelf]

145. How dare you?

For shame- reminding people of consequences.

[MindPilot]

147. so can you give us some kind of time-frame, a benchmark, if you will, of

when the powder might be dry enough?

[Bake]

149. I've never in my life used the term "keep your powder dry."

You do pick battles you can win. And you maneuver until you CAN win them, as Conyers showed just today.

Again, smart-ass-itude feels good, perhaps, but it doesn't get anything done.

As for a benchmark, if you will: the elections are next year. Let's TRY to get a solid majority then. How's that?

Until then, let's do what we can to get rid of BushCo or minimize the damage he can do.

Bake

[LSK]

151. I completely agree with you

[CTyankee]

142. That's "mother lode" not "mother load."

It has to do with mining. "Mother load" sounds like you might be saying, "Did I ever get the mother load of crap from her!" I don't think you meant it that way...

[happygoluckytoyou]

143. TONY SNOW HERE---->

AS YOU KNOW nancy is a card carrying democrat liberal who's very ideas suck...

so join me and other GOP-cheap-labor republicans in sponsoring Cindy Sheehan's election.

we would love to divide the democrats as we always do....

REMEMBER.... Republicans WIN the election and then DIVIDE the spoils
Democrats DIVIDE at election..... and get nothing to DIVIDE

that is why we sponsor.... the GREEN PARTY.... NADAR.... INDEPEND-O-LIEBERMAN....
that is why we love wedge issues..... ABORTION... GUNS... GAYS... CHRIST....

BECAUSE THE DAY THE DEMS AWAKEN TO UNDERSTAND ....WIN FIRST...DIVIDE SECOND....
the terrorists will win

This has been Tony "blowjob" Snow from the whitehouse

[info being]

146. I completely agree with you...

Especially that part about a poor ROI. They have all the power to everything needed to accomplish everything expected of them...yet they keep looking to us, the powerless, for help...claiming that they can't do it without more help....more help...more support.

I call bullshit.

[pat_k]

148. "bipartisanship" with fascists is insanity. The ideal -- reasonable people . . .

. . .working together -- is what Americans want. And they know they CAN'T get it when the "other side" has proven itself to be intolerably corrupt and destructive. Americans unequivocally rejected the bushncheneyism that has taken over the Republicans Party. The polls couldn't be clearer. Democrats won because Americans wanted them to get in there and OPPOSE and STOP the "other side."

We know the Democratic establishment is living in a created reality built on irrational assumptions. But sometimes the magnitude of their delusions, and their ability to hold onto those delusions in the face of challenge, knocks me flat.

I don't ususally don't even bother to read the letters. I get too angry. Just take out my red Sharpie and write some various of this message:

Impeach Bush AND Cheney Now

My dollars and time are going to
Elect Champions of Impeachment and
Defeat Impeachment Opponents.

[Dukkha]

157. I'd send her a bill for a refund of my taxes

Since you failed in your duties and agreed to extend the war, I now request a refund of my tax dollars since I did not get what I paid for. If you and your GOP ass-kissing dems want this war you will have to find another way to pay for it.

[Raster]

150. I'll give this one a "Hallelujah" and a rousing "AMEN!"

K&R! Wake up America!:kick:

[nolabels]

152. Years ago a good portion of DU just seemed it was for party hacks.......

It is refreshing to read through this thread, thanks fir ====the pep talk, there seems to be some hope still :thumbsup:

[Pooka Fey]

153. K&R Wonderful response. No money until impeachment.

No more enabling the enablers. :mad:

[Maat]

154. I love that response!

"Ya' did good!"

:patriot:

[Exultant Democracy]

155. Great post. I have frozen all my donations too.

[K in FL]

158. I don't think the mainstrem Dems will Impeach...

Think of what it would do for their party.. If Bush and The puppeteer were gone, the '08 presidency race would be thrown into turmoil. It will shake up the whole order of the candidates on both sides. While I would love to see both criminals jailed,the Iraqi quagmire would allow the pukes back into the race.

[tiptoe]

159. Pelosi glosses over "9/11 Commission..." Ugh. Congress, not *WH, needs redo the 9/11 Investigation.

(As a 'Warren Commission cover up': Is that how the truth of 9/11 shall remain...as per analysis of a White House commission? Or does securing the 2008 elections override risks involved in exposing the ugly truths re 9/11?)

Excellent response! K & R!

[peace13]

160. Too beautiful!!!

Eat that Nancy!

[Mnpaul]

161. I sent them a picture of a blank check

and told them they were getting nothing until they do something about stopping the war. I told them to remove me from their mailing list. I told them that I didn't complete their survey because they care what I think. I will support my favorite candidates(Al Franken and JRE) directly.

[kiteinthewind]

163. Excellent response! When I get their fundraising letters, I put $0 in the 'Other' box and add

'Until Impeachment is on the table'. Then I send it in the 'postage paid' envelope! :toast:

[KatyaR]

164. Awesome response--what the hell happened after the election?

I thought we were going to have real change, but once the "new" wore off, it was the same old crap.

I agree with everyone here--no impeachment, no money.