Okay, I have to say this: How wonderful is it to call the White House and talk to a REAL PERSON?

[Missy Vixen]

I just called to register my support for Howard Dean for HHS secretary, and I spoke with a person! No voice mail. I had to hold, but I was happy to do it!

How was YOUR experience calling the White House? After all, our government is open for business again!

[cynatnite]

1. I called during bush's administration and got to cuss out a real person n/t

[bdamomma]

2. I tried to call and kept on getting a busy signal glad you got through.

[Missy Vixen]

5. bdamomma, call the switchboard number

202-456-1414

They will put you into the comments queue.

I NEVER got to talk to a person through the entire Bush administration; I am just THRILLED by this!

[Poll_Blind]

3. Ya, it shocked me a bit too. The matronly lady I spoke to said that they volunteer...

...to do the job. I called bitching about Bush doing something to fuck the world up. Anyway, she was very nice and even agreed that Bush was a soul-fucking bastard (in a sweet, matronly sort of way) and took my comments. Then we chatted about this or that for a moment, I thanked her and disconnected.

  It was an entirely pleasant experience.

PB

[Missy Vixen]

6. If we lived closer to DC, I would volunteer!

Yeah, there'd be some frothing at the mouth Republicans, but how fun to talk with the people who are making constructive suggestions!

[MADem]

4. Those poor operators are career civil servants. One of the ladies who

worked there since the Kennedy-Johnson era just retired recently.

They're very professional, and very polite. It doesn't matter who the President is--they do the same capable job.

[Echotrail]

7. Recommended!

Call and talk to the nice people at the White House about Dr. Dean. :-)