Email from Linn County Dems

[IA_Seth]

Do we HAVE to support Mr Vilsack if we go to this dang ol thing?

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Mike Robinson has invited you to attend the following event. Your
presence at this event is required.

Please click here to respond, or to join the meeting:
http://linndems.webexone.com/r.asp?a=4&id=123126

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Linn Democrats Hall of Fame Banquet
Saturday, April 08, 2006
5:00 PM to 11:00 PM CST

The Linn County Democratic Central Committee will honor local Democrats
and Governor Tom Vilsack and Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson for
their outstanding service to the Party at the Annual Hall of Fame Banquet.

Keynote speaker will be Senator John Edwards!!

Meet and Greet over cocktails between 5 pm and 7 pm. Dinner and the
Program will follow. Stay after the Program for music and dancing, fun and
door prizes, too!

This event will be at the Veterans' Memorial Colesium, 50 2nd Avenue,
Cedar Rapids, and it is open to the public. Tickets are $50 per person.

Please, contact either Mike Robinson at [e-mail]
or
Kay Hale at [e-mail] to purchase tickets or for more
information.

This is a fantastic event! Hope to see you there.

Mike Robinson, Chairman
Linn County Democratic Central Committee

[Debi]

1. Outstanding service to the Party?

How's teacher pay coming? are we at 4% or 6%? :eyes:

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2. 4% and holding. Any additional money will come from

specific budget items. Thus, it will be 4% for allowable growth (which most districts will not see a dime from) and then additional money for teachers, tech, AEAs, etc.

[Debi]

5. Did Vilsack cut a deal w/the GOP? Or is he supporting the Democrats? n/t

[9119495]

6. A little of both. Vilsack chickened out on some of the funding that

House and Senate Dems wanted so that he could "build a bridge" to the republicans. I think House and Senate Dems wanted to be inflexible--because if republicnas did not cave (and I believe they would have)--the Dems could use it to take back the chambers this November.

I think we'll get 4%, money for teachers, AEAs, Comm. Colleges, etc. I think it will be only about half of what is needed.

Vilsack's mistake will result in allowing Republicans to accurately claim up to November that they "increased funding for education" and they "strengthened schools." It will probably allow them to hold some seats they could not have held if we'd actually put their feet to the fire. Oh well...

[Debi]

7. So he sold out his Party in the hopes that the GOP would work with him

later?

How's that gone for him so far?

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8. Uh, not well. I think he is going for that Clinton triangulation thing

but that Clinton thing is dead. Remember? republicans killed that with...uh...what was his name? Oh, yeah, Clinton. There is no more bipartisanship so strong leaders will probably be only those that can strong arm everyone into doing what the leader wants them today. Hasn't GWB matered this? How big of a block was Daschle? I think Dean, Reid, and Pelosi understand this is now the way of things.

[Debi]

9. On this one Vilsack is stupid, and he screwed his fellow Democrats

and shafted the teachers. That's going to be hard to forget!

[CornField]

3. Uhmmm... are you "invited" or "required"?

LOL!

[IA_Seth]

4. Lol, I know I saw that..

I guess I am both...invited to attend and required to buy a ticket even if I choose not to go.

And if I knew something about what our county would do with the funds I would gladly pay...a little hesitant given the current status. I suppose it will be used later this year to help candidates.