Just had a meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Dem House members of the gang of 12

[brooklynite]

I made the point that taking an attitude of "everything on the table" was irresponsible if the Republican members were all beholden to Grover Norquist on not considering taxes and not supporting further cuts in Defence, and said they should publicly call out the Republicans for not being equally open to cutting their sacred cows.

[MineralMan]

1. What was their reaction?

That's what I'm curious about.

[gratuitous]

2. Did any of them evince a response?

That is, anything beyond what you'd expect to see from a dog watching a card trick?

[rsmith6621]

3. Who are you brooklynite to...

...have such access to high profile politicians. I like what you expressed to them.

[peace frog]

7. Yes, what is your role that puts you in personal contact

with Pelosi and House Dems? Thanks. :)

[KamaAina]

8. I was going to ask how you got the face time as well

as it happens, I'll be in DC next week for the My Medicaid Matters rally on the 21st:

http://www.adapt.org/main/medicaid_rally

and may be looking to kill a little time with some Hill visits. :-)

[brooklynite]

10. My wife and I are "deep pockets" Democratic supporters

No corporate or institutional affiliations, but our income lets us support candidates around the Country, so we've become familiar to people in Party leadership.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

11. Good on you. Would that there were 300,000,000 more just like you.

[brooklynite]

13. There are more than you think...

Too many people here automatically assume that if you're financially well-off, you must be a money-grubbing Republican.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

16. Well, that's what the corporate media lets us see.

I don't like it but it is what it is,

[eShirl]

15. Thank you.

[Major Hogwash]

17. Really? Well, me and my brothers are "hot pockets" Democratic supporters.

Sometimes we go to meetings and take them warmed over samwiches that aren't fit to eat.

I think you gave them good advice, too.

[sufrommich]

4. I'd be interested in their reply too. nt

[bread_and_roses]

5. "Everything on the table" is irresponsible REGARDLESS

"Everything" should NOT be on the table. Including at least and at minimum, SS/MA/MC, food support - FS/WIC, heat - HEAP, and UI extension/expansion (99ers). Any attack on these basic life support programs should be countered ferociously by the Ds with attacks on Wall St., Corporations, and the rich for failing to pay their fair share of taxes especially after feeding so glutonously at the public trough.

Otherwise, why support Ds at all? So we can die slow instead of faster?

[msongs]

14. everything is on the table is a lie of course. war profiteers are not on the table nt

[barbtries]

6. i too

would love to know the response. by the way you are right. these people cannot be dealt with. go for the right thing.

[brooklynite]

9. Xavier Becerra and Chris Van Hollen agreed with my point...

...I couldn't see Clyburn's reaction from my seat.

[Gregorian]

12. Thank you. That's pretty much at the heart of what needed saying.

I hope they listened.

[emsimon33]

18. Thank you and thank you for the update