Daily Kos GOTV: A Call to Arms (Barney Frank)

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Daily Kos GOTV: A Call to Arms

by Barney Frank

We are just days away from an extremely important election. Our nation is at a crossroads – and you must help choose the direction in which we will go.

Right wing extremists know that they cannot convince the majority of the American people to adopt their agenda.

We are just days away from an extremely important election. Our nation is at a crossroads – and you must help choose the direction in which we will go.

Right wing extremists know that they cannot convince the majority of the American people to adopt their agenda.. Most Americans support the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Most support our successful efforts to restrict abusive practices by credit card companies, like raising interest rates on existing balances. Most agree that health insurance companies should not be able to discriminate against Americans with pre-existing health conditions. Most oppose privatizing Social Security and they want to protect Medicare. Most are against new tax cuts for the wealthy, which will cost approximately $700 billion over the next ten years. And most want to limit excessive military spending and use the money here at home, whether to rebuild our infrastructure, create jobs, or reduce the deficit.

The right wing cannot convince us that these ideas are wrong so their strategy is to discourage us. They want us to believe that we cannot win or that this mid-term election does not matter. They want us to stay home on Election Day.

This year, the airwaves are awash with television and radio commercials funded by right-wing shadow organizations with innocuous names like the “American Future Fund” which, incidentally, is working to try to defeat me. Some people may find these ads persuasive, but many are simply disgusted with the entire political process. Disgust leads to apathy – and this is exactly what the right wants.

As long as Americans continue suffer the effects this recession, it will be hard to see all the good that has been done in Congress over the past two years. Although I am proud of our accomplishments, I and many others wish that we had been more successful in overcoming the selfish and near unanimous opposition of the ever more conservative Republican Party. But that should not discourage us – it should inspire us to work harder.

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. How is Barney doing? I heard he's in a tight race. n/t