DU-ers in FLORIDA, Sen. Martinez opposes Stim Package, (MIA Herald) please contact him and

[demo dutch]

urge him to pass the package.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/886768.html

Martinez link : http://martinez.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorMartinez

Here's what's at stake
$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

and while you're at it contact Nelson as well
(http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm)

Thanks!!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

1. He doesn't care how many people contact him--he's an ass

and nothing will change his mind.

[Ganja Ninja]

20. He's a Republican and he's not running for re-election so it's just wasted effort.

[IndianaGreen]

2. Don't waste your time!

Mel Martinez is a worthless POS. Hopefully the rest of Florida's congressional delegation will follow the governor's lead and endorse Obama's stimulus.

[demo dutch]

3. I know but I'm contacting him anyway, Maybe his email box will explode because of the

overwhelming response. Even Crist supports it

[AlinPA]

14. Limbaugh will put out the word to all republican senators to stop the stimulus and they

will vote against cloture when the time comes to try to pass the senate. If it were approved, it will help the economy and republicans do not want Obama to make progress or take credit for anything.

[Pirate Smile]

4. Here it says it would be 218,000 jobs created in Florida.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

[demo dutch]

6. you're missing a "zero" 218,000

[Pirate Smile]

7. Whoops. Thanks. Corrected.

[biscotti]

5. I saw Crist the governor of Florida interviewed last night

He was pushing for it.

[demo dutch]

8. I know, problem is Martinez is not running in 2010 and so he probably doesn't give a shit, however

I just want to harrass the guy & hope he gets tons of email & maybe he'll have an email meltdown.

[Coexist]

9. I called his local office and emailed him

[Sancho]

10. Done!

I'm in Nelson's district and I wrote him.

Martinez is hopeless. Nelson is not my favorite, but he's better than some others.

[AlinPA]

12. Doesn't Nelson represent the whole state?

[demo dutch]

13. uh yes, each state has two senators and Nelson is one of them (just being sarcastic)

[Sancho]

18. When Martinez was "appointed", my wife's DRE wouldn't allow any other vote!

She got in a fight with the poll workers because the machine kept changing her vote to Martinez on the review page...they rebooted the machine; I got booted out of the room for insisting that the machine be removed, and we both got dirty looks from the gop faithful for holding up the line early in the morning! I never thought Martinez was "elected" and he really has never represented Florida. Martinez is nothing but a puppet and an idiot.

[Aloha Spirit]

19. Oh Florida, we all want you to succeed, but you go and embarrass democracy like this.

That is crazy!
You guys do have some solid Democrats down there at least.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

11. I asked him if he's playing politics nt

[demo dutch]

15. Of course he's playing politics, that's his game

[Sarah Ibarruri]

17. I know. He's an ass-h nt

[Dappleganger]

16. He's leaving, there's nothing at stake for him...

but I will call and harass him tomorrow nonetheless. :D