Take Back America Get going grassroots

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Source: National Journal: The Gate

Watch out, Washington. More than 3,000 progressives have descended upon the city, and they're hungry for change.

Monday marked the beginning of the fifth annual Take Back America conference, hosted by the Campaign for America's Future and sponsored by an abundance of unions and Democratic-leaning organizations. Here are some of The Gate's thematic observations about the conference's first day; check back for more dispatches as it progresses. . .

• Boldness: The three senators at last night's forum, "The New Populist Energy" -- Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. -- were bullish on the progressive agenda. But they cautioned that they don't have all the votes they need yet in the Senate to get what they want accomplished. It was the audience that was the boldest: The first attendee to ask a question demanded why the senators haven't pushed for Bush's impeachment -- an idea that all three defused quickly. But when Sanders gave his two cents, one disgruntled heckler cried out, "Zell Bernie!" in reference to former Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga.

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Some pretty mixed messages from our so-called "leaders."

"Get Going Grassroots."
But don't ask us to "get going" on impeachment!!

And they wonder why Congressional approval is in free fall?

They have been pretending -- to us, and perhaps to themselves -- that something short of impeachment can stop the outlaws in the White House. Reality is a harsh mistress. Until they get serious about impeachment, whatever they do, the bushcheney steamroller will just keep rolling over them. They will keep proving their impotence to the American people. Their "efforts" will be met with increasing disdain.

They promised a REAL fight. They can deliver a REAL fight. They can fight to impeach and remove.

Win or lose, it's the ONLY fight that counts.

I doubt the leadership actually wants to make another devastating, immoral, and politically damaging mistake (like supporting the the authorization to use force). They may not know it, but they want us to save them. It's time for some "tough love."

Get Going Grassroots!

[demnan]

1. This week's Swarm on Congress

is focusing on Impeachment. And Saturday is our Impeachment Form in Fairfax. See link below for more info.

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2. Great!

With the people so far ahead of Congress on this, you think that one of our so-called "leaders" from the "find a parade and get in front of it" school of "leadership" would have have taken up the fight by now.

The group think of an insular world is a powerful thing. (But fortunately, it is no insurmountable.)