Sen. J. Biden's pitition update & political links
A Successful update from Sen J. Biden & links you might find useful.
Our efforts to change the President's policies in Iraq are starting to have effect. Today, the Senate voted 89-9 to allow debate on the Reid-Biden-Levin bill to fundamentally revise U.S. policy in Iraq.
To recap, this bill will: Transition our forces now to a new, more limited mission of training Iraqis and denying terrorists a safe haven in Iraq; Begin the phased redeployment of our forces from Iraq within four months; Complete the withdrawal of our combat forces by March, 2008, except for a limited number necessary to carry out the limited mission. But we must keep the pressure on. Although Republicans have stopped their stalling tactics, we still have an important fight in front of us to get this bill passed.
What you can do to help? Call or write your Senator in Washington right now. This only takes a few minutes. You can reach the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 - a switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request. Tell the staffer who answers the phone that you support passage of "Senate Joint Resolution 9: A joint resolution to revise United States policy on Iraq."
If you haven't done so already, I urge you to visit ending the war read the language of the bill, and sign our online petition to support this effort. Signatures will be sent to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a sign of support for the measure. Forward this email to everyone in your address book.
We are reaching a critical stage in this effort. We are finally having the debate we should have had years ago about our policy in Iraq. Now is the time to let Congress, and President Bush, know where the American people stand on Iraq. Building pressure on the Administration to change course in Iraq is a process - every step counts. With every day the situation in Iraq does not improve, the pressure grows for Congress to act if the President will not.
This legislation is the right next step. I said earlier this week that I will keep pushing, every day, to change America's course in Iraq. Since then, thousands of you have joined this effort. But, we need to keep the pressure on. Eventually, the President and the minority in Congress who don't want to change course will catch up with the American people.
Thank you, (his sig)
P.S. I gave a statement on the floor of the Senate today regarding our Iraq policy.
Watch the video on YouTube. (Below link opens right away with the sound.)
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JoeBidendotcom
Visit http://www.joebiden.com/home
My Favorite Advocates & Source Finders http://www.suddenlysenior.com/links.shtml
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
George W. Bush - president@whitehouse.gov
Dick Cheney - vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Jeb Bush - mailto:jeb.bush@myflorida.com
Jacques Chirac - france-presse@un.int
The Pope - accreditamenti@pressva.va
Contact your Senator - 1-800.247.2971 http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
Contact your Representative - http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.htmlLinks
to Central Government Agencies - http://www.firstgov.gov/
POLITICAL SITES OF INTEREST
Is that true? Check out claims in political ads
http://factcheck.org/ & http://www.truthorfiction.com
You can keep an eye on your environment Good newsletter, too. http://bushgreenwatch.org/
The Center for American Progress is also checking contradictory statements by Bush and Cheney http://www.americanprogress.org/
CHECKING UP ON CONGRESS
See what your Congressman takes in legal bribes: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/
See how your Congressman voted: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
Track Legislation Online: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Holding Power Accountable: http://www.commoncause.org/
National Taxpayers Union: http://www.ntu.org/main/
What you pay for Congress: http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/congbenefits.html
See what's going on on the Floor of Congress: The Progress Report http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.php3
Find and e-mail your officials in both Federal and State governments http://capwiz.com/thehill/home/
The Progress Report: Perhaps the best place on the Internet to learn the truth about what’s going on, stuff you won’t see elsewhere. Subscribe! http://www.americanprogressaction.org/
Iraq War
Where do we begin? Perhaps with the 1,857 Americans, 93 Britons, seven Bulgarians, one Dane, one Estonian, 20 Italians, 16 Poles, one Salvadoran, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 17 Ukrainians, in the war as of February 6, 2005. And let's not forget the 13,489 US wounded in action. Take a closer look here. (This was written at a point in time but the sites are current)http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/ (updated 2/07)
If you feel this war is a mistake, look at Veterans for Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
The GI Rights Hotline at 1/800.394.9544
Citizen Soldier http://www.citizen-soldier.org/
Vietnam Veterans Against the War http://www.vvaw.org/
Veterans for Common Sense http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/
Gold Star Families for Peace http://www.gsfp.org/
Bring them Home Now http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/
There is a postcard to Bombard Congress to stop spending this money.
St. Pat's Spirit: Irish songs and blessings warm our hearts.
Danny Boy
Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes... the pipes are calling, From glen to glen and down the mountain side. The summer's gone and all the leaves are falling, 'Tis you, 'Tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back, when summer's in the meadow, and all the valley's hushed and white with snow. And I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow, Oh, Danny Boy, Oh, Danny Boy, I love you so!
But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying If I be dead, as dead I well may be. Then come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Ave there for me.
And I shall hear, though soft your tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be. And you shall bend, and tell me that you love me, And I shall rest in peace until you come to me.
posted by LadyIrene @ 3/14/2007 08:21:00 PM
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