Comments on Greenpeace Does Customized Reichert Press Release
Not for nothing, but it appears this thing passed with a 235/181 split, so Dave and his 13 fellow Rs really didn't have much of anything to do with passage.
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Yes, that' also the case with his second stem cell vote and his Bush override, but that's a little subtle for voters...and apparently: Greenpeace.
10% is kicking ass?
The thing I like about Darcy Burner is that once elected, you will never see Darcy getting marching orders from Nancy Pelosi telling her to vote right on votes that don't matter to keep her swing district seat. Cause Democrats are different.
Right?
Greenpeace, today's Sierra Club!
He may be drifting left to win votes, but he still caucuses with the Republicans. When you vote for a congressman you are not voting for a free agent; you are voting for an organized system, because only organized systems can move in government. Vote Democrat.
elenchos- it's not that dems don't do it, it's to remember who is really is. greenpeace is not helping greenpeace causes by supporting dave. that's the point. unless dave is actually changing his views...
Greenpeace forever lost my support when they pulled this little stunt back in 1997.
I spent over two hours stuck in my car on the Aurora Bridge with my infant daughter in a poopy diaper and without formula, because a quick trip turned into hours long ordeal.
I haven't donated a penny to the organization since.
Good work, Josh. Stay on it. Thanks.
@5 - sadly no. The Sierra Club can affect many GOP races a lot more than Greenpeace can.
Plus, it's more trusted.
Don't worry, David, I replaced what you no longer donate - I didn't donate to them in 97 and do so now.
As Juan points out, yet another safe vote he can throw away. These are exactly the kind of votes he was talking about in his now famous "I vote how the party tells me to vote to save my seat" speech last year.
The thing is, if he wants to get re-elected he is going to have to appeal to Republicans, and this kind of voting record could turn off enough people from voting for him to become an issue.
If he's trying to become a Democrat, we've seen how well that works with Democratic supporters when newly minted Democrat Rodney Tom unsuccessfully tried taking on the true progressive that Burner is.
The reason I continue to give money to Greenpeace every month and always will is that they remain independent. I pay attention to Greenpeace's global warming work, and they are working to make sure that every member of Congress has strong global warming platform, not just Republicans or Dems. They thanked Reichert when he voted the right way, and rightly so, because they can't always just be telling politicians to do better without acknowledging their good votes. Groups like the Sierra Club endorse candidates, but Greenpeace does not, and they stick to being independent, and they're are still working to push Reichert to do better. If we're going to win on global warming, we can't just support Dems- global warming can't just be a progressive issue. If we're going to win this one, we've got to reach out to both sides of the aisle.
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