OK - so I don't need a river but I could use some moral support. I have been putting in an outrageous number of hours on the phone raising money - to the point that I have lost my voice. Me! A broadcaster losing her voice. My point is that I hope you are with me when I vote for campaign finance reforms. This system is insane. Joe Knollenberg brings in Dick Cheney at $1,000 plate and special interests line up to get "access". Now I hear from well-informed sources that Knollenberg has purchased a huge amount of TV time for the November election.
Does he know something that we don't? NO - we know that Republican incumbents across Americas are in big time trouble. The world seems to be on fire. While all eyes are on the war in the Mideast, the violence in Iraq is stupifying. Last month alone, 6000 people were killed in "sectarian violence". In the recent House debate on Iraq, Joe Knollenberg said "we must stay the course". So I must "stay the course" on the phones so I can raise the money to win this thing and join my Democratic colleagues in November to bring some sanity to DC. Of course, if you could donate something online, that's one call I need not make - and this voice will be strong and courageous (and ON TV) this November!
Nancy Skinner
www.skinnerforcongress.com