Here are the 4 women and one man that might help us make a difference in the Senate [View All]

[LynneSin]

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00014#position

This is the senate vote for the Equal Pay Act (ie Lily Ledbetter). All of the democrats including Lieberman voted for it. All of the republicans except 5 voted against. Ironically 4 of the 5 republicans that supported the bill were the women of the Senate - Kay Bailey Hutchison of TX, Lisa Murkowski of AK and Olympia Snowe & Susan Collins of ME. Also supporting us was Arlen Specter who tends to run moderate and will have a touch re-election in a state that is turning into a strong blue state.

These 5 senators could make the difference between getting the job done and dealing with filibusters ESPECIALLY when it comes to equality for women including choice. Snowe & Collins are both 100% Naral rating. Hutchinson & Murkowski have sometimes does the pro-choice thing (although neither above 20% and KBH was 0% in 2007). Specter also has a strong rating with NARAL.

We need to put the pressure on these 5 in hopes that they'll wield their new found power of being the tipping point between the democrats who want to avoid a filibuster and the republicans who want to stimy progress.

This is NOT supporting any of these republicans as a candidate but we should keep the pressure with letter writing on them in hopes that they can help make the difference with a successful congressional term instead of one filled with roadblocks & political landmines.