A chance to make up

[PATRICK]

OK, in the NY-29 Congressional race, my guy Eric Massa has
been running since the close defeat in 2006. Without(and still
without) a nickel of corporate backing, and very little party
fund backing, he has done the party an immense service in
breaking the back of a safe gerrymandered region whose
imminent collapse(Walsh out, Reynolds out) is pivotal in our
future hopes. 

He still must meet the rising bars of funding from private
donors that the party expects to see before they pony up.
500,000 toward what will likely be a 14 Million dollar race.
By April 1st. That can be done easily through several venues
such as www.massaforcongress.com. As of today they need
several thousand more. We can all sit back and say probably he
will do it or someone might be motivated to get involved in a
way that effects our district and the nation.

A 24 year Navy vet, onetime terminal cancer patient,
progressive self-styled FDR Dem, friend of General Clark with
whom he worked, great campaigner, and positive qualities I
recommend with absolutely no reservation or caveat(for those
who might be familiar with my ideas and support for other
candidates in the past). He vows his very first address to
Congress as a Freshman will be to refuse the super duper
Congressional health care perk until(pardon the caps) EVERY
SINGLE VOTER IS PRIVILEGED WITH THE SAME. This from a man who
has close acquaintance with extreme personal health care
costs. He is not rich, he is not a professional career
pol(yet!). He advocates single payer health insurance for all.
He is on board with the best election and campaign finance
reform. You can go on and on yourself and add to the
consistent list. 

Now WHY, among all the other tiny little supporters of
Congressional campaigns am I posting here?

Because this man is receiving daily extreme hate mail from
people trying to get him to endorse either Hillary or Obama.
And he will not bow. If you have been watching NY pols and
personalities you know there is a fierce pressure to circle
the wagons around Hillary. Clark endorsed her. If anyone wants
to talk about openly opposing McCain he is more than willing.
It is not his business to be divisive, to curry favors but for
many loyalists in the presidential race they have gone out of
their way to exact a price and attack him even before Randy
Kuhl gets his smear campaign in gear.

If you wish to make amends for any of the negative, crazy side
effects of primary negativity, one neutral way to repay the
party and good Dems like Eric Massa could be a token donation,
a small peace offering, penance or goodwill. I suggest you
consider the same to other candidates and super delegates who
are the beneficiaries of more pressure and insults than help
for November. Is this a self-serving 
distraction from the usual posts? You bet. I want my area
purged of gerrymandering and get a great rep and another
progressive vote for whoever is the Dem President next year.

It is not all about Hillary or Obama. It is not about
misdirected anger or attacks. it is about building hope
through action.

On edit. I rarely start a post and I'm off to work. Was at a
house meeting with Eric this afternoon. We should all meet the
people we support(or judge). We have great people trying to
get the opportunity to serve us.