I felt compelled to send Mary Landrieu an email...

[Cassandra]

although she is not my senator.
"I was disappointed to see that you don't want to support the filibuster today. I understand that you want the Congress to do the important work on rebuilding your state. Unfortunately, whatever you have been promised or threatened with, I believe the only thing that Republicans want is a New Orleans with fewer Democrats in it so that you can be voted out of office at the earliest opportunity. Please reconsider supporting your party and your state in this important action. As someone living in New York City, I have seen the promises of this administration turn to dust, seen our residents and first-responders lied to, seen the money being diverted into pork for other areas without our needs. Please stand with us before the entire country looks like the Gulf and Ground Zero.
Thank you for your attention, and I wish your state well."

I hope she reads it................

[dchill]

1. Looks good to me...

especially the "New Orleans with fewer Democrats" part. She is only digging her own political grave with a "yes" vote on cloture.

[Pirate Smile]

2. Excellent letter.

No ad hominen attacks, calm, rational and compelling.

If she thinks Bush will help her or her state out because she doesn't go against him, I afraid she hasn't been paying attention the past 5 years.

I still like Mary and I understand her difficult position but Bush is going to fight her no matter what.

[Cassandra]

5. I didn't feel angry with her...

just really sad. My note to Schumer was a lot harsher.

[Pirate Smile]

6. I feel sad also. I think she is desperate to help the people of her state.

[suffragette]

7. Well said

You spoke to the core of the truth.
I, too, hope she will read it and wake up.

[insane_cratic_gal]

8. I think bragging about supporting Bush

is the reason she barley won in 2002

<snip>
"Landrieu had been in a bind during the campaign. Because Bush carried the state in 2000 and remains highly popular, she boasted during the primary that she voted with the president 74 percent of the time."

Terrell seemed to have momentum: Bush raised more than $1 million for her last week and a poll had shown the race in a dead heat. Landrieu was scrambling to cast herself as a centrist who backed Bush three-fourths of the time but wouldn't be a "rubber stamp" for the president.

It was a key argument, since Landrieu had been criticized by black leaders for ignoring her black voter base and sounding too much like a Republican.


Quite honestly, she doesn't have a pray at being reelected given the record and her bowing down continuously to King George.

You were nice, I'd of been a lot harder on her.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/12/07/national2310EST0657.DTL

[Cassandra]

10. Since I'm out of state...

I thought I'd keep it to her stated argument.

[insane_cratic_gal]

11. I know but you were far nice then I would been

She makes my skin crawl! Or gets stuck in maw most of the time.

Looks like now we've got another 6 to contact.

[Cassandra]

3. How popular is Bush in Louisiana right now?

Particularly in the Gulf Coast.

[insane_cratic_gal]

4. He's not anymore but any republican who runs will slam him

for the lack of assistance. in 2000 he won LA apparently.

Just watch this is the year that they "republicans" will turn rabid by 2007 2008 he'll be hated by the rubber stamp.

Problem for the dems is the black community was the base of the democratic party in LA.. with a large portion of the city being dislocated or homeless not even absentee ballots (cuz we know how well those work) will be counted.

Have they even once addressed the election process in LA ? 2006 is here, but we cant' even cloth and feed LA only a few have a roof over their heads. They won't fix that until the election has passed. Just watch they evil SOB's and they didn't get that way over night.

[pat_k]

9. Any DUer living in Louisiana(?) >>

If you agree, and provide contact info (name/address/zip) we will send a personal lobbyist to Landrieu's office today, to speak in your name.

If your Senator appears to be making the only unprincipled, immoral vote -- to oppose BOTH Alito and filibuster -- she needs to be told this in no uncertain terms. This is exactly the kind of thing voters punish candidates for.

If you can be "the client" just PM (or email [email protected] ) with your info and we'll do the rest.

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