Wingnuts are beating us 100 to 1 on Capitol Hill (DO SOMETHING!)

[EraOfResponsibility]

from Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/3/121315/3223/133/692446

The word on the street here in Washington is that the right is killing us with phone calls to Congress on the Obama economic recovery plan. One congressperson said the calls are running 100 to 1 against it.

The legislation is now on the Senate floor. If senators perceive that Americans side with Obama in this fight—which several polls say they are—that will strengthen the power of progressives in the debate and we’ll get a good bill. If, on the other hand, senators are only feeling the heat from conservatives, then our advocates will be weakened and we’ll get a lousy bill. That’s just the way things go on Capitol Hill.

Those who worked for the election of Barack Obama and are currently sitting on the sidelines waiting to see how his economic recovery bill turns out—it’s time to stop waiting. Stand up and fight!

Bernie Horn's diary :: ::
That means pick up the telephone and call 202-224-3121 (or use the toll-free service at 866-544-7573). Ask the Capitol operator to transfer you to one of your state’s U.S. senators. When you’re connected, say you’re calling to urge your senator to "support the Obama economic recovery plan and oppose all conservative amendments." Call back and repeat for your other senator. Then contact everyone you know and urge them to do the same.

Here’s what’s at stake. If enacted, President Obama’s economic recovery plan will be the biggest and boldest progressive legislation in the past 40 years. These are just some of the highlights:


$142 billion for a middle-class tax cut

$47 billion to extend unemployment benefits

$16 billion to expand food stamps

$17 billion in one-time payments to low-income Americans

$26 billion to expand access to health care

$87 billion to help states pay for Medicaid

$24 billion to modernized health information technology

$46 billion to fix bridges and roads

$80 billion to improve public education

$19 billion for school construction

$14 billion to make college more affordable

$32 billion for clean energy



There's much more. All together, the Obama plan will create or save 3 to 4 million jobs and keep our nation’s economy from sliding into a lengthy and severe recession.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell claims he’s not trying to kill the Obama plan. But he and an army of right-wingers are working furiously to cut the most progressive parts of the bill and substituting them with huge tax breaks for the rich.

Senator Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has laid out the ultra-conservative wish list: Make the Bush tax cuts permanent, lower capital gains taxes, and enrich large corporations in a variety of new ways. According to the Center for American Progress, DeMint’s largess to the wealthy would cost taxpayers—hold onto your hats—$3.1 trillion!

Obviously, all that is not going to happen. But some of it will happen unless progressives commit themselves to winning this fight. That means pick up the telephone, call 202-224-3121 or 866-544-7573, and urge your senators to stand with President Obama.

[liberal N proud]

1. How many jobs will $142 billion for a middle-class tax cut create?

The answer is goose eggs

How is a tax cut for the unemployed going to help?

It can't!


That is what the republican don't get!

[EraOfResponsibility]

2. I'm confused, are you critizing the bill or Repubs?

[liberal N proud]

3. The only reason there is any tax cuts is an attempt to pacify the GOP

Failed attempt as it was, because all the GOP wants is more TAX CUTS!

[jberryhill]

4. A question

Where will that money go?

[Uzybone]

5. Make some calls instead of more critiques

the OP is asking us to take more action, your sitting back and cherry picking parts of the bill to criticize.

[liberal N proud]

8. OK so I cherry picked but that does not say I am doing nothing

Just because I comment on something does not indicate that I am sitting back and doing NOTHING but criticizing.

Last I checked we didn't have to all agree on everything. If we did they would call us republicans

[guruoo]

15. 'corporate tax cuts produce jobs' theory debunked by Bureau of Labor Statistics data...

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?request_action=wh&graph_name=LN_cpsbref3

[liberal N proud]

16. The last 8 years!

[ddeclue]

6. Shouldn't that be "DU" something?

:rofl:

[uponit7771]

7. Obama realized how much democrats LACKED leadership in message and implementation there's no

...way Pelosi or house dems should've released this thing without a message to push it through and you can tell they had none because they had to continually defend it.

[Phx_Dem]

9. Excellent post. Way to make a difference!

:fistbump:

[we can do it]

10. Make the Calls - Email Too

Its quick and painless

[firedupdem]

11. Thanks for posting this...

I've made my calls to the useless ass from this state and called others as well. I also forwarded this to my entire contact list. We need to blow the phones up!

[guruoo]

12. Republican's 'borrow and spend' plan three times three times more costly:( $3.00T vs $800B)

[EraOfResponsibility]

13. exactly what kind of shit is that n/m

[guruoo]

14. An argument against the GOP plan

[fencesitter]

17. they're not selling it.

I've been listening for a week now. I know what the opposition doesn't like. I hear it is full of pork and funding for the NEA (god forbid). I know it does nothing for homeowners, I know it won't create jobs. It's a big fat wish list for all the campaign donors. I know this because it's all I hear. The list above is never mentioned because no democrat and even the president is not out selling this thing to the people. Sorry, but not being a total media junkie, I only hear the anti-stimlus crowd, and unfortunatly so are most people.

[WindRiverMan]

18. WHO CARES?

Let them make all the phone calls in the world. WE WON! Screw them and do what you want to do Mr. President. You have my trust.

[depakid]

19. So what happened to that massive grassroots support organization

Obama 2.0 -or something like that.

Guess the roll isn't going so well....