Letter from Howard Dean about Webb's speech tomorrow. READ THIS PLEASE

[BigBearJohn]

I want your help.

My friend, Senator Jim Webb, has the honor of giving the nationally televised response to the president's State of the Union speech tomorrow night.

He'll be preparing his remarks tonight and tomorrow, and I want you to make your hopes, your dreams, and your thoughts about the state of our union part of our Democratic message.

Please take a moment to make your input part of the process by sending a note to Senator Webb as he prepares his remarks -- we'll deliver your message:

http://www.democrats.org/stateoftheunion

Last January, I watched President Bush deliver the State of the Union address.

He used the opportunity to denounce the creation of human-animal hybrids, to insist we were winning the war in Iraq, and to not once say "Hurricane Katrina" even though, just five months after the hurricane hit, there was much to be said (there still is).

Tomorrow night he'll have another chance to get it right.

But despite the unmistakable message from voters this past November, it looks unlikely that he'll be more in tune with the true state of our union. We'll hear more about escalation in Iraq, more about tax cuts for the already well-off, and more about everything under the sun except the real, serious concerns of ordinary Americans.

History with this president teaches us that we can expect fiction like the famous sixteen words about Saddam Hussein's pursuit of uranium in the State of the Union address.

But you can help ensure that the truth has a voice on Tuesday night by providing your own input into the Democratic response:

http://www.democrats.org/stateoftheunion

When the president spoke last year, Jim Webb was a private citizen concerned about the future of our country.

Now, thanks to people like you, he's just one of the dozens of new Democratic Senators, Representatives and Governors taking office this January.

The Democrats you elected up and down the ballot in all 50 states believe in a different kind of governing than has been the norm here in Washington lately. These Democrats will never forget that the people are the ultimate source of all power in our democracy.

So please consider sending your thoughts, however lengthy or brief:

http://www.democrats.org/stateoftheunion

Senator Webb and I look forward to hearing from you -- and so does the rest of the country.

Thank you.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

[fooj]

1. Right on!

Thanks for the post!:toast:

[illinoisprogressive]

2. Thanks so much for this. I send a note of support and how much he is

appreciated in the Senate. Told him we are lucky to have him.

[stillcool]

3. done deal...

I am definitely NOT going to watch *, but will most certainly be tuning in for Senator Webb. I hope he kicks ass...any way he wants to do it.

[ktlyon]

4. I want to hear:

1) end the war sooner rather than later
2) environmental preservation
3) energy policy to stop burning fossil fuel and end dependency on foreign oil
4) balance budget and paying back all the money we borrowed, Social Security first
5) people in the White House will be prosecuted for their crimes
6) corporate money out of campaigns
7) ethics all round

for starters

[northofdenali]

5. K&R

Sent Sen. Webb a note of hope and wished him the best. I do so admire that man!! He'll wipe the (Senate) floor with Shrub!

[BigBearJohn]

6. Now's your chance to be HEARD.

[mopinko]

7. i love me some dr dean, but

gimme a break. this speech is long time in the can.

[Kurovski]

8. Wow! K&R!(nt)

[ellisonz]

9. Done.

Go Webb!

[eleny]

10. K&R

[Snotcicles]

11. $.02 given. nt