"The tallest tree is soonest chopped"
Taoist proverb
It's time for us to create pressure on Blanche Lincoln. We saw the press grabbed simply by people pledging to support whoever opposes Droopy Joe in his next election. It's time to do the same, by pledging to support Chelsea Clinton.
All the pieces are in place:
Lincoln is up for reelection next year.
She is currently the recalcitrant Democrat most in the headlines as actively supporting a filibuster.
She voted against the EFCA bill and for the Bush Tax Cuts in 2001.
It just doesn't look that difficult to get a 'better Democrat' into her seat next year.
Meet Chelsea Clinton.
She turns 30 and is eligible for the Senate next year.
It isn't a stretch for her to move back to Arkansas to run for the position, she grew up in the state.
She has a great resume for a 30 year old.
She is currently studying in a graduate program on PUBLIC HEALTH at Columbia University.
Obviously she has a wealth of Arkansas based Political Contacts that would make her formidable in Lincoln's mind.
Now, the whole point here isn't to make Chelsea run, although that would be great when you look at Lincoln's track record. The point is that Blanche Lincoln has stuck her neck out there as against the public option to the point she is willing to filibuster with the Republicans. Let this be a lesson to the other handful of Conservadem Senators that they will not be tolerated by the National Democratic Movement over this issue.
She has made her stand, lets show her our response, and make it directly calculated at her by naming a viable opponent for the Democratic Party, and supporting with a facebook pledgebomb like what happened with Lieberman. This has the added value of using the Clinton name, so the story will have major legs in the media.