Just got word that Robert Reich has been summoned to the White House for Tuesday. My source tells me that Reich intends to forcefully put the case for rejecting the "Catfood Commission" chairs' recommendations in toto, as those are estimated to kill 4 million jobs.
Reich will have the President's ear for a critical moment. I sincerely hope his message is heard, and that the president will be roused to action to save the country from the vampire squids.
Change from below, you asked for it, you got it.*
*This is not heightist; I know him, I'm shorter, and I don't think of him that way. I meant he's the hero-as-sort-of-everyman, sent to urge a reluctant Obvious Hero to act. IIRC, Frodo and company had to persuade Strider to take up his role as Man of Destiny. Normally I prefer to reference ancient history or mythology, but I figured LOTR would be better known to most people.
Why this is important, even though the Commission is DOA: as Chris Bowers noted, Paul Ryan and Kent Conrad are not the ones to let such a mean-spirited plan go to waste. http://www.dailykos.com/...
Sorry I don't have more to report, but I thought this was hopeful news. The President asked to see Reich, and surely knows his general line.
If you want to reinforce the message, contact your representatives and even the White House to remind them that you support Schakowsky's plan, not Simpson-Bowles. http://schakowsky.house.gov/...