An Email From John Edwards' New Campaign Manager

[babsbunny]

It's an honor to send my first note to you as John Edwards' new Campaign Manager. I'll take more time to introduce myself soon, but right now I'm writing you with an urgent call to action.

This weekend, President Bush claimed on national TV that Congress does not have the power to stop his proposed escalation of the war in Iraq.1

That's bull. I served in Congress for 26 years, and I can assure you that Congress does have the power to stop this escalation -- and it has used that power many times before, including in Vietnam, Lebanon, Nicaragua and Colombia.

The test for today's Congress is simple: will they step up to the plate and use their power to stop the president from escalating the war? I can tell you one thing -- they're only going to do that if they hear from you.

That's why we're going to run a full-page ad in Roll Call -- the newspaper all of Congress reads -- with John Edwards' petition against the escalation, listing the tens of thousands of us who have signed it. The petition demands that this Congress use its power of the purse to stop this president from escalating the war in Iraq -- and that's what we're going to put in the ad.

Can you pitch in $25 or more to help get this critical ad in front of Congress A.S.A.P. and support our grassroots campaign?

As I write this, both houses of Congress are considering how to respond to Bush's plan.

Some are calling for symbolic statements that do nothing to stop the escalation. If you hear a member of Congress say "non-binding resolution," then you're really hearing them say "pass the buck."

Others -- like John Edwards -- are calling on Congress to stand up and take responsibility by using its power to prevent this war from getting any worse.

And some members of Congress are waiting for -- well, we don't know what they're waiting for.

It's time to speak up. And it's up to us to let Congress know where the American people stand.

Your contribution -- of any amount you can afford -- will help us rush this ad into production and get it on the desk of every member of Congress and their staff before they make this historic decision. And your contribution will help keep this grassroots campaign for change going strong in these critical early months.

Please chip in to help stop this escalation today.

It's an honor for me to work alongside so many dedicated folks like you who aren't willing to wait to make this country a better place. Together, I know we'll accomplish great things.


David Bonior
Campaign Manager
John Edwards for President


P.S. - If you haven't yet signed the petition calling on Congress to block the escalation, click here. And please forward this email to your friends and family, and ask them to join you in speaking out.

Sources:
1. "Bush: Congress Can't Stop Surge," U.S. News and World Report Political Bulletin, January 15, 2007 (Link)

[JNelson6563]

1. Yeah, I got this too

Go Dave Bonior! One of Michigan's own! :toast:

[mnhtnbb]

2. I got this too, and actually made my first campaign donation to support the ad.

[mnhtnbb]

3. You should retitle this to indicate Edwards raising funds to get in face of

Congress to use their power to stop Bush surge in Iraq.

[benny05]

5. Not a bad idea

Enough is enough...tomorrow begins today. Start leaving Iraq immediately!

[Catchawave]

4. "Total Bull"

LOL...that was the title of the email, sure caught my eye in the email "pile".

I'm going to like David Bonior :loveya:

[benny05]

6. Edwards is providing the leadership we need on this

Instead of hemming and hawing, and maybe "we should explore our options".

The McCain Doctrine is total bullsh**t.

[ultraist]

7. "Congress has the power"

And they need to "use it NOW."

Bold leadership by Edwards.

To sign the petition: http://johnedwards.com/

To donate to the full page ad: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/johnedwards?referrer=http://www.johnedwards.com&successuri=http://www.johnedwards.com/action/contribute/thank-you/