Posted on 12/20/2005 11:54:01 AM PST by SirLinksalot
Dear _____,
If you ever needed a reminder of how broken Washington has become under one-party rule, we're getting it loud and clear in the closing hours of this session of Congress. Instead of sending a unified and unanimous signal to our troops on the front lines, Republicans are instead scheming to make a giveaway to the big oil companies their parting shot before Congress leaves Washington this winter. The Republicans' aim is sadly simple: mission accomplished for the big oil companies, mission unaccomplished for our troops, our environment, and America's real energy security.
In the very early hours this morning, Republican Senators, in a desperate legislative maneuver, have attached an arctic drilling proposal to the defense bill. They're putting oil companies ahead of our troops. Senator McCain got it right when he called this maneuver "disgusting."
If you agree, call your Senator now and help us get this special interest giveaway off the bill that is supposed to be helping our troops.
Call your Senators and tell them to stand up against this Republican abuse of power
The Military Officer's Association of America predicted this tactic last week: "We're concerned that insertion of any divisive, non-defense related issues at the last minute could further delay enactment of this crucial legislation. Both defense bills are urgently needed to support our military efforts. Congress is already three months late passing them, and needs to get off the dime."
Yesterday, a group of five high-profile generals sent a letter to Senator Frist that said: "It is not helpful to attach such a controversial non-defense legislative issue to a defense appropriations bill. It only invites delay for our troops as Congress debates an important but controversial non-defense issue on a vital bill providing critical funding for our nation's security." Republican leaders know that drilling in the Arctic Refuge has nothing to do with this critical defense legislation. They know that just weeks ago, the arctic drilling proposal didn't have the votes to pass in the light of day because it's wrong for America. Now, the Republicans know where our generals stand on this matter. Will you join us in making them listen to our military?
Call your Senators and tell them to stand up against this Republican abuse of power
We have to make it clear that it's dead wrong for the Republican leadership in this Congress to break Senate rules in a last-ditch attempt to sneak through the arctic drilling proposal. Congress shouldn't keep our troops waiting in order to keep special interests happy. Ask yourself: how long will our troops have to wait while Republican Senators attach unrelated, controversial ideological adventures that don't pass the test with the American people?
Call your Senators and tell them to stand up against this Republican abuse of power
I'm doing all I can to force the Republican leadership to surrender their irresponsible arctic drilling proposal. If they don't, I intend to spend a lot of time on the Senate floor talking about this. And if people want to call it a filibuster, that's fine by me. I need your help today to lobby your Senators to take this controversial provision off the defense bill. This is no small fight. What the Republicans are doing dishonors our troops, it dishonors the Senate, it breaks the public trust - and in this particular instance, it would lead to the destruction of one of America's most treasured wildlife refuges. I won't stand for it.
And next time these Republicans tell me that we have to destroy this wildlife refuge for our energy security, I'm going to tell them the truth that you and I know with every fiber of our being: we cannot drill our way to energy independence; we have to invent our way there. The best ways to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil are to conserve more, waste less, and develop more fuel-efficient cars so we use less oil and gas.
I'm not going to stand for the hollow, empty, more of the same energy policy written by Dick Cheney in secret meetings that puts at risk the troops this defense bill is meant to protect.
Call your Senators and tell them to stand up against this Republican abuse of power
Tell your Senators to oppose this underhanded attempt to hijack legislation for our troops to give an early Christmas present to the oil companies.
Thank you for fighting back. Your voice will make a huge difference.
Sincerely, John Kerry
Do ya think that "Republican abuse of power" has, perchance, been focus group tested or something? ;-P
We ought to just suspend gas/oil deliveries to those states whose senators vote against. Then we would see if the people choose their politicians or oil.
If this idiot really wants us to see what damage is wrought by one-party rule, one need only look to California.
The letter should read:
Dear Naive Citizen/Illegal Alien,
I am continuing my never ending pursuit of power. With your support, we can throw out of office all of those that oppose our liberal, left-leaning ideologies. We can return to the previous administration's glorious policy of appeasement, and I, I mean we, can rewrite history and create our own legacy. With your help, we can defeat these "evil-doers" on the conservative right. It is obvious that we instigated this war and with the help of the UN, we can rebuild our relationship with the militant Islam world and brutal dictators like Chavez and Castro.
Together, we will rewrite history.
Sincerely,
John F. Kerry
THAT'S MORE TRUTHFUL!
I thought he was an Admiral in the Cambodia Navy.
What Kerry supporters? Maybe Mama T. Otherwise they exist in his own mind at this point.
Like Gore he probably actually believes all the fraud BS: The brass ring was in his hand before Bush stole it! Any moment I expect him to start referring to himself as "My Precious."
How is this bill coming along? Are they going to approve it or kill it and reep the consequences?
Might as well, more for the rest of us and they are getting cheap oil from their friend Hugo anyway... guess these deep blue states could always become part of Venezuela -- one way to get those slime ball senators off the dole.
Folks,
Can anybody explain to me whatever happened to John Kerry's promise to release ALL of his military records ? He promised to sign a standard FORM-180 to do that.
He held off doing that for so long, even during his presidential campaign.
I believe he finally promised to do that when pressed by Tim Russert on Meet the Press.
I seem to have read somewhere that he finally did but could not really place it anywhere.
So did he or did he not ? If so, when was that ?
I was wondering what to get Big Oil for Christmas . . . you know lately they've become really hard to shop for. Now thanks to the Senate Republicans I don't have to worry.
"Because we all know that only Democrats can do this." /sarcasm
One party rule?? I'm sorry John-poodle-Kerry, but the democrats are either equally or more so responsible for the problems in this country.
I just can't believe that there are still people who don't see Kerry for what he is -- an America hating traitor!
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