If you don't know already, Blue America PAC is trying to raise $450,000 as a "credible threat" on behalf of the Public Option. Donate now, and get others to as well: http://www.actblue.com/...
Just yesterday, we were at around. $200,000.
Less than a day later? We are at $309,713 with over 5000 donors. We're almost there!
Let me tell you what the "credible threat" means:
h/t to Kevin Drum of Mother Jones for the term, but i'll quote Ezra Klein who puts it more simply:
The Blue America money helps make the promise to vote against any bill without a public option more credible. Right now, no one believes it. Everybody thinks that, in the end, liberals will cave and vote for it regardless. But with this money in place, which is going to people on condition that they vote against any bill without a public option, it makes it genuinely hard for them to turn around and vote Yes after all. It helps turn a meaningless threat into a credible one.
Also, Professor and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is urging us on Sept 13 to have a Civil Rights style march on Washington, FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION, and to combat the Sept 12 anti-health reform protest. This was reported 2 days ago but i didn't even see it until today. You think something like this would be on the Rec List?!
I suggest we protest the way we did against Prop 8, where we saw thousands of protests and marches springing up across the country. That is the level of anger and commitment we need to show. Or better yet, like Iranian protesters, who are still protesting to this day.
Anyway, here's the ACTBLUE link to fund the "credible threat" for the public option. Please DONATE and send it to everyone you know who cares enough about reform: http://www.actblue.com/...