This morning Barack Obama will sign the Senate version of health care reform into law. The Senate will immediately take up the reconciliation fixes and unless something very unlikely happens that too will become law within a week. We did not get everything we asked for, but when has that ever happened? The Democrats got …
Yes We Did
Credit Where Credit Will Help
It’s time to thank Democrats in tough districts who stood up early for Health Care Reform. These guys did not ask for a special deal from their caucus. They risked their career to deliver health care reform for Americans who need it. The RNC will undoubtedly target Reps on this list the hardest. These are …
Comment Of The Day
Kairol Rosenthal. I am a young oncology patient and healthcare blogger. Thank you Moses 2317. I posted your congressional call list on my blog and mobilized scored of young adult cancer patients to make calls. The cancer community is shockingly silent when it comes to mobilizing patients around healthcare issues. Most cancer organizations are more …
Letters To The Editor
Many readers have pointed out that perhaps the best way to thank your Rep is through a letter to your local newspaper. This is emphatically correct. Do you know anyone whom the new law will help? Of course you do. Tell their story and commend your Rep for his or her brave vote. Send it …
We Will Get Their Back
Following up on the thread here, I want to give you guys one more thread to discuss whom we should include on an ActBlue page to reward Democrats who took a risk to support this bill. The criteria I’m looking for are: * Voted yes. * Conservative district or very close call in ’08. * …