The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is trying to rally its support base against GOP attacks on health care reform, asking supporters to donate to a new Emergency Health Care Rapid Response Fund. The DCCC set a goal today, in an email fundraising pitch, of $250,000 by midnight on July 31--the last day before August recess officially starts the following Monday, August 3. The money will be used to respond to GOP attacks on health reform, according to a source--presumably with web videos and the like. The DCCC is asking for contributions of $5 and $10.
Though the DCCC's role is to win races for the party, and it's the
Democratic National Committee that takes the lead on legislative
fights, the DCCC has a huge interest in the success of President
Obama's initiative: as Marc noted
earlier, without a victory on health care, Democrats won't have
anything to run on in 2010. (Well, they may have cap and trade.)
Moderate Democrats are now seen as holding up the reform push, but it's
the outright opposition from Republicans "and their fat-cat CEO
friends," as the fundraising email put it, that the DCCC will seek out
and respond to.
FirstRead's Mark Murray this morning wondered
if Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) hadn't helped Obama when he encouraging
conservatives to block health care and "break him"; it gave the White
House an enemy, allowing them to polarize the nation (which trusts them
more than the GOP on health care) in their favor. The fight took on a
more partisan tone yesterday when Obama responded to DeMint by saying
"this isn't about me"; it's that partisan fight the DCCC is gearing up
for.
When one is on the Battlefield for positive change, one cannot pause to worry and fret about "allegdely" sinking poll numbers.... that is a "trojan horse", For One cannot worry about the Separated Self, when they have the People's business to do!
In regards to the current debate, Healthcare costs are one of the culprits Directly related to our collapsing economic condition. We are drowning in this quicksand which calls for urgent and immediate address and attention. This time is Urgent, the time is Now!
It is hard to Change old habits of greed and selfish power to one of cooperation and a public good for all. Pres. Obama is going up against a Monster of Greed and Corruption that does not want to give up its power. This monster will Lie, Steal and Deceive. We the people must not allow this Monster of Corruption to continue to have its way, which will only continue to bankrupt the United States. We must stand firm with Pres. Obama who truly represents the Change the people need and have voted for.
If we in our own lives can do more than One thing at a time, so can Congress, and it is their duty and business to do so. If those in Congress want to continue to be a Do Nothing Congress, than we must elect leaders who can do Something for the whole of humanity and not just the separated self or special interest party.
Members of Congress have great insurance coverage, and a cushy salary. They do not live under the fear of unemployment and no insurance coverage. They are there to work on Behalf of the People, so they too, do not have to live in that fear... Yet, while in the care and leadership of the GOP, Congress has done a miserable job on taking care of the people and now the GOP want to obstruct the Democrats from putting into laws that which will benefit the people and grow the economy, not bankrupt it. But people are turning a deaf ear to the deceitful “Wizards of Oz” for they want us to continue to travel their yellow brick road of deception. We must become immune to their lies and vigilant to their deception if we are to make progress towards sanity again.
I call on those of goodwill to work, speak-up and Stand firm for Change and for transformation -- towards a more just and equitable government for all.