In one of those sublime coincidences of timing, I just read two related items: 1)
WaPo story on simultaneous attacks on Harry Reid by Mehlman, Scotty, and counsel to the vice president Steve Schmidt; 2) an e-mail from Harry asking for more signatures on his Iraq petition:
Last week I asked you to join me in telling George Bush that he must change the course in Iraq. So far, more than 110,000 of you have signed the petition and more are signing on every hour. Let's keep this momentum going.
(I'll post the whole e-mail with signup link below the fold)
So in my mind may I urge all of us Kossacks to get Harry's back by signing his petition, and getting as many like minds we know to sign it as well. We need to show Scummy and Rummy that there is a majority of opinion in the US that is not on their side, whether it's Iraq, torture, tax cuts for the rich, giveaways to the oil companies, I could go on and on.
Harry's got 110,000 signatures now--can we help him get to a million? I'm sure going to try!
Here is Harry's e-mail:
Dear Bruce,
Last week I asked you to join me in telling George Bush that he must change the course in Iraq. So far, more than 110,000 of you have signed the petition and more are signing on every hour. Let's keep this momentum going.
Together we can tell George Bush right now: You can no longer mislead Congress and the American people. It's time for an Iraq success strategy that will bring our troops home.
If you haven't signed please do - and if you have ask your friends to sign by visiting:
http://giveemhellharry.com/...
In the last week many of you have emailed and called me asking, "How can we be sure the Senate gets the answers on Iraq?" Well there is one way - help Democrats take back the Senate in 2006.
I should never have had to force the Senate into a closed session last week, but Republicans were not doing their jobs. For two years they have dragged their feet and refused to provide the American people with the answers they deserve. I pledge to you, when Democrats take back the Senate in 2006, we will get to the bottom of every misdeed this administration has committed.
Right now Democrats challenging Republicans in Senate races around the country need your help. Only if they win will we ever be able to get the truth the American people deserve.
Please contribute to these Senate candidates and help me hold Republicans accountable:
http://giveemhellharry.com/...
Once again thank you for all you do.
Thank you,
Harry Reid
Paid for by Friends For Harry Reid 422 C St. NE Washington, DC 20002
Scotty said
Americans would question "whether Democrats are more concerned about the peoples' priorities or scoring political points at the expense of a dedicated public servant."
Let's show Scummy Cheney what we really think of his world adventures in democratic torture. Let's show him in a huge show of numbers that what we really question is why we are in Iraq melting women and children with white phosphorus, why we have secret torture chambers around the world, and why Scummy Cheney is secretly going to Congress trying to get them to allow the CIA to torture with impunity. Let's tell him "Not in our name!"