I Just Called Both My Senators And My Congressman Re: Daschle.......

[global1]

All three are Dems. The response I got from their offices was 'lukewarm' at least with the two Senators - where in both cases the person I was speaking to was not really listening and just being polite. I heard whispering going on - like each was doing something else. But both said they would get my message of Dumping Daschle to the Senators. The Congressman's office person - told me he will get my message to the Congressman - but there is not a lot that the Congressman can do - as it looks like the Senate will confirm Daschle. I responded by saying - perhaps the Congressman can tell both Senators that he is getting negative calls in his office about Daschle from the voters in his district.

I basically told all three offices that I voted for Obama because I believed his message of wanting to change the way Washington does business. I indicated that even though Daschle is well-liked by his former colleagues - he has gamed the system - which is everything Obama campaigned against. I said - sometimes even nice guys need to be made an example of - so that others working their way through the system don't try pulling the same stuff. Daschle needs to take one for the President and needs to withdraw his name. If he doesn't he will severely impair the President and his message. I spent some time with some healthcare workers yesterday at a SuperBowl party and the sentiment from all of them was negative to Daschle.

If you believe like I do - please call your Senators and Representative in D.C.

[avaistheone1]

1. I am going to call my Senators right now and tell them to vote "No"

on Daschle. The piece Salon did on Daschle is very illuminating. And I am pretty pissed off.

:grr:

[Sherman A1]

2. Going to send an email to both Senators Now

Thanks

[jillan]

3. I left an email on the Whitehouse.gov website.

I told them the joke is if you want to work in the Obama administration - don't pay your taxes.

Such an embarrassment - they need to realize it.

[avaistheone1]

5. Yeah, and that is not the least of Daschle's problems.

Here is what our Democratic leadership won't tell us about Daschle. He is a sell-out to the big
health care insurance companies and big pharmaceutical companies. His wife is also a K Street lobbyist.

Read this.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/02/01/daschle/index.html

[jillan]

9. He also stopped the Biden-Lugar amendment from coming to the floor before the IWR vote.

http://www.correntewire.com/from_the_department_of_credit_where_credit_is_due

Their amendment would have stopped bsh from going full force into Iraq.

How did I find out about this? Listening to Arlen Specter of all people one day last year.
I saw him on some cable news show talking about it, saying how he wanted to vote for it but it never made it to the floor. So - I did some research on it and found this.

[Delphinus]

13. This is beginning

to piss me off.

Daschle knows, and has written in his book, that single payer is the only way to go, yet he's not going to go for it due to the "politics" of the situation.

[question everything]

4. I will. Even though I have only one seantor now..

Uggh

[mod mom]

6. I've done the same to Voinovich & Brown!

[global1]

7. Please Kick And Recommend This Thread So We Can Get Others To Do The Same.....

I just learned now from CNN is that the Senate Finance Committee is meeting on Daschle right now.

[avaistheone1]

8. I think we should go viral with this.

Send it out to EVERYONE!!!!


:kick:

[Clear Blue Sky]

10. Good idea. I just sent my senators an email.

[Thrill]

11. I called mine too. But he'll get confirmed. Its the old country club

[PBS Poll-435]

12. I sent a carrier pigeon

(I hope it makes it in time before the vote!)