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Democrats: Take Action Against Republican Obstruction


by: Phillip Martin, Progress Texas

Thu Aug 06, 2009 at 05:40 PM CDT


Take action in August!

Below, I wrote about the paths the Republicans have chosen...the paths of violence and discord, of obstruction and power.

Are you just going to read about it? Are you going to read from the sidelines, stare at your computer screen, and hope it all gets better? Or are you going to take action and try to make the change happen.

We've got the month of August. What are you going to do with it?

Find out how you can help by visiting the Organizing for America website today.

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Defending progress (2.00 / 1)
After what happened to Congressman Doggett at Randall's in Westlake hills I decided to attend his townhall today at the VA center on Montopolis.

It does make a difference to have enough progressives in attendance to offset the passion of the conservatives.  The one hour discussion was relatively tame and actually enlightening.

It seemed to me that most people are for reform, but need to be convinced that the changes will actually reduce costs and improve quality.




Guadalupe County activitists distributed (2.00 / 1)
leaflets and presented signs to passersby in front of Congressman Cuellar's office in Seguin today and I was among them. We had about 10 activists from Comal and Guadalupe and found a pretty good reception by the folks driving by giving us thumbs up and friendly honks. Given that Guadalupe went 65/35 for McCain I consider that encouraging.

As long as corporations are people and money is speech, then democracy is a farce.

yay for you guys (0.00 / 0)
the congressman was in la vernia and wanted to make a trip up to thank y'all for the support but his schedule wouldn't allow it.

i heard the "honk for health care reform" signs got a big response.

y'all have juevos grandes for getting on the street in Seguin. thanks for the support!

Please refer to KT's signature.


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We've already BEEN working! (3.00 / 1)
Gregg County for Obama has been holding weekly phone banks since the beginning of July and has other dedicated volunteers gathering signatures in their neighborhoods.  We had a health care forum in Longview at the end of June.

We will continue to phone bank and gather signatures until the health care bill is signed.

The month of August?  Just a continuation of our hard work on the way to affordable universal health care.


Awesome (5.00 / 1)
Just trying to get people focused on working now. I've seen lots of the great work that was done in July -- and now we've got to build on that for August!

Now, a very great man once said that some people rob you with a fountain pen.

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Thanks Phillip (3.00 / 1)
I definitely appreciate your post and am glad you put it on the front page -- we need to make sure that we keep going forward and get this done.

It is definitely in our hands.

Now is the time make things happen and make affordable, universal health care a reality!


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