From Ned Lamont ---- Clear the Roadblock

[boston bean]

Hi XXXX,

Last year, Connecticut Democrats heard my call for an end to the war in Iraq and nominated me to be their U.S. Senate candidate. The pundits derided our campaign, but John Kerry had my back. We didn't win the general election, but the explosion of activist energy my campaign triggered helped change the debate nationally and led to Democrats winning a majority in both houses of Congress.

John Kerry and the new Democratic-majority Senate you helped elect are fighting to end the war in Iraq. They have passed legislation to set a deadline for bringing our troops home. But President Bush vetoed that bill, and Senate Republicans continue to act as a roadblock, giving cover for the President and planning to shoot down any attempts at challenging his potential veto.

Four of those Roadblock Republicans -- Susan Collins (ME), John Sununu (NH), Norm Coleman (MN), and minority leader Mitch McConnell (KY) -- will face the voters in 2008. Nothing changes a politician's mind like the prospect of a tough challenge at the polls. Click here to help Clear the Roadblock.

When you're done, please be sure and use John Kerry's site to send an email to the Senators you've targeted telling them what you did and letting them know that it's time they get with the program. They need to hear our voices. And if they get thousands of messages, not only telling them what they should be doing, but also telling them that we are actively working for that change we seek, I assure you they will have to hear it.

The activist energy of the 2006 campaign moved the entire national debate on Iraq. From that point onward, people like John Kerry, who were fighting against the odds for a change of course, had the support of the Democratic caucus -- and now a Senate majority committed to change. It's time for another burst of activist energy to move this issue forward in GOP territory, and I'm proud to join John Kerry in calling on you to apply some pressure to the Republican caucus.

If we can put enough pressure on these members of the Senate, we can force the Republican Party to change their thinking and start isolating the White House to force a resolution. They won't lead, so we have to tell them to follow, or we'll force them out of the way.

Put pressure on them and try to get our troops home. Click here to help Clear the Roadblock.

Thank you,

Ned Lamont

[MasonJar]

1. Does anyone have the link to click on?