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TGIF …&some News …


Today the President will announce the appointment of Liz Warren, will set-up the Consumer Agency in charge of financial regulation. That is my take on it.

My question for all you mostly sane people today is: what would your neighborhood look like without Teachers, Police, EMTs, Firefighters and other public workers that might be unemployed if the Democratic Party had not passed HR1586. Do you have families that are Public Service Employees if so; you should be outraged that folks like Bachman, Boehner called HR1586 a bailout. Republicans are using Americans as pawns to gain back control of Congress and make no mistake they are willing to throw All of us under the bus. FYI that includes their own constituents who seem to be complacent about it all -which by definition is: To be content and satisfied with your life and surroundings, even when something which may destroy these conditions is imminent.

We have all been watching a lot of election propaganda over the last few months and the biggest shock for me is that old-style southern rhetoric usually held mostly from people from the South is now coming from states all over the country. Have people lost their minds? I have faith that there are enough people who believe the extremists running for office are unqualified and have no place in Public Service.

I was surprised to see so many people on the Gulf Coast willing to stick with their republican representatives with all the bad governing going on over the last decade or more. The catastrophe of Katrina and now the BP oil disaster responses by local government would have made me do a total about face but it seems like that is not the case for the residents in the South. I know that the Southern States lean toward the right but some have made a choice to move even more toward radical leadership. There are many examples but with folks like Rubio; the so-called front runner according to the polls it is quite disappointing that folks in the South have yet to break out and away from Republican ideology because life there would change for the better in my opinion. We still have time to change the way things are. We all need to stop standing on the sidelines watching and waiting for more progressive attitudes, for new policies, new leadership in parts of country that are now  anti-government, possibly more racists than we all thought, against health care reform, against comprehensive immigration and gays. We can combat the crazies but it is time to get serious and get out the vote and put more Democrats in Congress in the mid-term November elections.

It is not lost on me that Americans need a push into the 21st century. The leadership we need will think about how to better all our current positions in life; globally, environmentally, emergency response personnel who are not only educated about the area they oversee but are compassionate, allow stem-research, respect a woman’s right to choose, equal wages for women, health care for all families. The fact is President Obama has gotten Congress to pass legislation that will be good for middle class families but to get the change 53% of we voted for we need more true democrats on the floor of Congress. It is important that we do not repeat history by understanding the past. The house of Bush led us into 2wars that we definitely needed to change direction on but could not afford to just pickup and leave. Then we were all forced to live differently…clearly 9/11, Katrina and so many other issues have changed our lives and if you are paying attention some of those citizens have yet to actually get their lives back and that is something President Obama is and will continue to work on with those willing, able in partnership to get All Americans back to work

Yes, we continue to go through non-partisan realities and while it would have made more sense to work on change not as democrats and republicans but as we the people with different opinions, different values but with knowledge that we need to accept our differences make compromises, fix the corruption in politics, accept people as they are by enforcing our Constitution to reflect our 21st Century living. The idea that folks should be able to control how you live whether a person is gay straight is absurd but now folks have been abusing our constitution daily, using the gay life style as an excuse to hurt and or otherwise commit criminal acts, allow immigrants to immigrate based on fair legal means a path that  acknowledges that most that work pay into our social security system and they should be recognized, respect our elderly and realize that major corporations are using the house of bush moving work overseas getting labor for cheap prices… we must stop outsourcing jobs, stop Republicans from being the Political Party of NO or step over them because their actions have made living hard on the American family.

Other News …

**President Obama will be at the Black Caucus luncheon or meeting on Saturday.

**Fed-ex states the economy is improving but they are still laying of  1700 people

**Key Senate committee passes nuke arms deal

**Clinton asks for WBank settlement moratorium

**Hurricane Karl is not just churning it is on the move toward Mexico Gulf Coast

**The President will be announcing Liz Warren to her appointment 1:30pmET

**Seattle Storm Wins 2nd WNBA title 3-0,celebration at Key Arena tonight 7pm

**BP completes relief well on the Gulf Coast

**Stewart/Colbert announce rallies on the National Mall 10-30-10

CSPAN …

Pres. Obama Announcement on Pres. Obama Announcement on “Educate to Innovate” Initiative

House Ways and Means Hearing on Chinese Currency House Ways and Means Hearing on Chinese Currency

House Speaker Rep. Nancy  Pelosi (D-CA) Weekly Legislative Briefing House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Weekly Legislative Briefing

Pres. Obama Remarks at Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal Fundraiser Pres. Obama Remarks at Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal Fundraiser

Pres. Obama Remarks at President's Export Council Meeting Pres. Obama Remarks at President’s Export Council Meeting

Senate Appropriations Cmte. Hearing on Stem Cell Research Senate Appropriations Cmte. Hearing on Stem Cell Research

Senate Budget Cmte. Hearing on OMB Director Nominee Jacob Lew Senate Budget Cmte. Hearing on OMB Director Nominee Jacob Lew

A new way to hold Republicans accountable


The Democratic Party
With Congress’s August recess now under way, Republican members of Congress are starting to show up at Tea Party events and campaign rallies all over the country.

We saw last year during the fight for health reform that this is a time when the extremists run rampant. Remember “death panels?”

This year, Republicans are looking to have it both ways, trying to appeal to independent voters while making promises to the Tea Party crowd to pursue an extreme right-wing agenda if they regain control of Congress.

We don’t — but I sure wish we did.

That’s where the “Accountability Project” comes in. It’s a platform for citizens to document Republican candidates and their public statements at local events, as well as their campaign tactics.

The Accountability Project allows you to submit videos, recordings, and other items for publication online, so that candidates see that there’s a cost to their dishonest statements — and so that everyday citizens can see what their Republican candidates for office are saying.

We need people like you to take the lead. Sign up today to be a part of the Accountability Project here.

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The American people deserve an honest debate — and far too often, candidates try to make misleading attacks and false claims under the radar.

This project seeks to shine a light on those practices, and you have a crucial role to play in making it happen.

There are several ways in which folks can participate:

— If you have anything that can record video — from a cell phone to a video camera — you can go to public events and record what candidates say.

— If you receive any sort of mailings or literature from candidates, you can post them online for all to see.

— And if you hear of any upcoming public events for Republican candidates in your area, you can let everyone know, so that other concerned citizens can get out there.

This project will enable folks to keep track of Republican candidates running for every office, up and down the ballot.

Please help fight back against Republicans’ shadowy tactics — participate in The Accountability Project:

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Thanks,

Shauna

Shauna Daly
Research Director
Democratic National Committee

AFP placing ads attacking the Democratic Party


AFP Ad

I just got word that the so-called “Americans for Prosperity” swift boat group is up on the air with new ads attacking Democrats that stood up for health insurance reform.

We can’t let these attacks go unanswered. We’ve got rapid response TV ads ready to go, but we must raise $121,772 more before our August FEC deadline at midnight Tuesday to get them on the air. Can you chip in?

Contribute $5 or more today and your gift will be matched by a group of committed Democrats. I’ll also make sure we dial you in for Tuesday’s strategy call with Paul Begala and top Democratic strategists.

Thanks.

Jon Vogel