In 2004, being fed up with Congress and the Bush administration, I made financial contributions to the special elections campaigns of Stephanie Herseth and Ben Chandler, and to the general election campaign of John Barrow. They all voted no on HCR. Live and learn.

I will say this as a former resident of South Dakota:  Stephanie Herseth represented the stunted backwards attitude of her state as she should have.  Had she voted for it, she would have been toast and Democrats would have been set back for years.  I know it defies logic, but sometimes you have to stand up and represent the WORST aspects of your voting constituency.

I can understand funding and voting for drones like Barrow and Herseth in the heat and confusion and urgency of winning the Congress back. 

No more.

We passed them a baton to carry, and if they dropped it or it became too hard to carry and almost cost us the track meet, why they need to be back on the bench reflecting on what an honor it is to get a chance to even be in the race, and what drive and sacrifices it takes to hold on to a bitterly-won lead.

The Democratic Party has no shortage of young, idealistic, energetic, dedicated, hard-working young Progressives.  As older white Republicans fade, we need to press hard to regain Blue seats in places that have been turned red by corporate money. 

We do this by building on our strength:  our young.  The inspiration and dedication Progressive ideals of caring, sharing, and fairness inspire in the hearts of of our young people have always been the source of our success.

Would you please incluce the state and district where the said congress critter is from at the begining of your articles. Most of us don't have the where abouts of the 435 members of congress memorized. Thank you.

. . . Because primaries matter.

Blue America PAC today threw its weight behind former state Sen. Regina Thomas in the 12th congressional district Democratic primary.  Thomas is challenging three-term Congressman John Barrow.

Blue America also asked supporters to donate money towards getting this ad on t.v.

Howie Klein, speaking on behalf of Blue America, cited John Barrow's vote against the health care bill and Thomas' long record of advocating for working families as the reason behind the endorsement.

History will remember this week as the one in which a tremendous stride was made down the road towards universal healthcare. But reactionary Georgia Blue Dog, John Barrow, was on the wrong side of history. A stranger to his own district and out of touch with its people, he voted twice in committee and 4 times on the floor of the House against healthcare reform. He voted against the bill last Sunday, causing an explosion of anger among Democrats back home. And then he arrogantly voted against the Senate reconciliation on Thursday evening, one of only 32 conservative Democrats to cross the aisle and voted with the GOP. But voting with the GOP is his default position on most everything. Does that make sense?

Today Blue America is honored to formally endorse former state Senator Regina Thomas, a strong advocate for working families with a long record in her district and in the state capitol.  She offers her neighbors in eastern Georgia a far different outlook than John Barrow. Regina's perspective on governance is pure FDR-- the government is there to protect us from forces outside of our own control, whether that be foreign enemies or domestic predators. If Barrow's #1 concern is holding down taxes for the powerful and immensely rich transnational corporations that have financed his political career, Regina's concern is that the rich and powerful pay their fair share so that the society that has enriched them continues to prosper and thrive for everyone.

Klein, Howie (2010-3-27). Blue America Welcomes Our Old Friend Regina Thomas. Crooks And Liars. Retrieved on 2010-3-27.