Roomin' House Blues

Under the title Springing Forward I recently got this email about Washington State political developments: Dear Friend, It’s been an exciting few months. Fuse members have turned out in force for two major rallies in Olympia, sent thousands of emails and attended dozens of town halls asking legislators to close unfair tax loopholes. We stood up to A.G. Rob McKenna’s conservative, anti-health care agenda, and we helped efforts to stop predatory lending and transition away from dirty coal power plants in Washington. During this flurry of organizing and activism, it’s important to step back for a moment and look at the big picture, as well as the impact we’ve made so far.  Fuse has four basic goals. We work to:  1) Engage more people in the political process, 2) Help progressive campaigns communicate more effectively with the public and the news media, 3) Increase collaboration between progressive groups, and  4) Increase leadership and accountability with elected...

Here is a email letter I got from a little group called Fuse: Exactly one year ago, President Obama signed historic health insurance reform into law. Since then, seniors are paying less for their prescriptions and care, kids are being covered by their parents’ health insurance, and children with pre-existing conditions can’t be denied insurance coverage.  But because of Attorney General Rob McKenna, all of this progress and more is at risk.   McKenna joined a lawsuit with other conservative Attorneys General seeking to overturn all of these critical reforms, including even the most basic protections for those with pre-existing conditions.  Once again, Rob McKenna is putting partisan politics above good policy by trying to drag us back to a broken health care system.   We’re leading a strong coalition demanding that Attorney General McKenna immediately drop his lawsuit and stop playing politics with our health.  Help us make sure he hears from thousands of p...