What the MA election means--Tell Democratic Leaders...

You've probably heard that Republican Scott Brown won election to the Senate seat that used to belong to Ted Kennedy. That hurts. He is also making robo calls here in AZ for John McCain - we got one. We have also heard from Jim Dean of DFA and True Majority:

But conservatives are already saying the lesson of the election is that voters don't want health care reform, so elected leaders should abandon their progressive principles and stop trying to solve our big problems.

That's nonsense. Ted Kennedy was such a loud and strong advocate for health care and other issues that they called him the "liberal lion," and voters elected him again and again.

Our leaders have a choice: Dig in and fight harder to accomplish something now that the going is tough; Or pull back in the hopes that they can cut their losses. That's the debate is going on in caucus rooms and closed offices in Washington right this minute.

So I just sent a message to Democratic leaders telling them "we need liberal lions, not moderate lambs." Can you do the same thing? This website makes it really easy:

http://act.truemajorityaction.org/t/112/p/7002/targeted?campaign_KEY=1676
and/or

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/activities/274

CALL ON DEMOCRATS TO PASS HEALTHCARE WITH 51 VOTES AND INCLUDE A PUBLIC OPTION

Toby Stahl, DFA-MC Chair

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