The more success we have, the crazier others get. Jane was correct yesterday:

Remember, they need 40 votes. We held 32 on the supplemental, and were expressly told at that time that there was no internal caucus whip effort.

Jed says:

On the face of it, passing the public option should be about the easiest no-brainer in politics.

But it’s not. And that fact poses a real test for progressives — and a real opportunity. Progressives can finally change the power dynamics in Congress by proving that they will hold their ground. Getting the public option would be one kind of victory, but proving that progressives area potent political force would be another.

And the potential for that victory is one of the most important reasons that the public option matters so much. We can’t give up the fight.

No, we can’t. It’s going to be a big week — for the public plan, for progressives, for people who want to take the government back from the lobbyists.

No we can’t. No we can’t. No we can’t.

So they will be here in force. Every time they interupt the thread, please make a call and write a comment about your call. Push yourself to avoid the bait and just make a call every time someone visits here to troll.

A troll visit means: go make a congressional call or send a letter to the editor.

And go here for some great policy points for those calls and letters.

Scroll and call. Scroll and call.

Ultimately, Douglass’ assessment seems to have been a little overly critical. It’s probably good that abolitionists didn’t consider all lost and commit group suicide at that point.

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Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste