I have taken the liberty of copying Joe Biden’s e-mail about the fight and using it as if he is my Guest Blogger today. The lobbyists have billions of dollars backing their agenda.  We have us. The ads we see are not from those who have our best interest at heart.  The ads we see are from those who want the way it’s always been to be the way it will always be … I don’t know if you have noticed – BUT – things are changing.  Let’s make them good changes.

And now on to BlogZup Guest blogger of the day – Joe Biden:

We’ve got a fight on our hands. Powerful insurance companies are pulling out all the stops to defeat the President’s plan for health reform. They’re spending seven million bucks a week on lobbyists, blanketing the country with deceptive TV ads, and just funded two high-profile “reports” to distort what reform would mean for you.

I know their game. I was in the Senate the last time health reform came around, and I saw the special interests savage our efforts. Frankly, under the old rules of Washington they were nearly impossible to beat. But now, thanks to you, the rules are changing. All the lies, scare tactics and lobbyist shake-downs in the world are no match for the incredible work of Organizing for America supporters like you. That’s exactly what frightens them so much — and it’s what Barack and I are counting on.

After decades of false starts, we’re now just a short time from finally passing real reform. Every member of Congress will soon have to cast their vote. As real change draws near, you can bet the insurance companies will hold nothing back. That means OFA will need the extra resources to beat back whatever attack they can dream up next. Here’s the bottom line: it’s not time to let up — it’s time to double down.

Please donate $5 or more to power OFA’s fight for change as we head into the final round.

When I talk about you changing the rules in Washington, here’s what I mean: This week, crucial negotiations on Capitol Hill are shaping a comprehensive reform proposal. At the same time, the insurance companies’ phony reports are grabbing headlines and their lobbyists are twisting arms. But your work is keeping them from setting us back.

On Tuesday, OFA supporters around the country organized more than 1,000 local outreach events and generated an astounding 330,000 calls to Congress from constituents telling their representatives that “it’s time to deliver.” From my years in Congress and my conversations with Senate colleagues this week, I can tell you with confidence that your message broke through and you helped keep us on track.

If this fight were only about guaranteeing the choice of secure, quality, affordable care for every American, it would be worth everything we could throw at it. But as Barack reminded us this week, this fight for change is now about something even bigger: a test of whether or not “we as a nation are capable of tackling our toughest challenges, if we can serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests; if we can still do big things in America.”

I believe we can. And Barack believes we can. But what really matters is whether you believe we can. If you do, now is the moment to make it happen. Please contribute today:

https://donate.barackobama.com/FinalRound

Thank you,

Vice President Joe Biden

Back to Evie’s view point.

If you can not afford to donate money (what is money – paper we say is worth something) donate your TIME and resources to help spreading the word.  In my opinion this is so very much more important than 5, 10, 50 dollars.

Help spread the word that the lobbyists and the ads side for the insurance company who want to remain in control.  Tweet this, FaceBook it, MySpace It, GET THE WORD OUT … WE do make a difference.

Think of this – even the BEST insurance around is subject to no money – no insurance, lost your job?  Is it tied to insurance?  Got a disease or have a bad accident – you ARE at the mercy of the insurance company in which you have placed your faith and the premiums you have paid (how ever they have been paid).

More information about the health care issue may be found here.

Thank You,

Evie Conner

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Holy Smokin’ Bat cave Alfred !!!

Job losses are through the roof.

Unemployment IS it possible to get worse?

Every day more (and more and more and more) families are losing their homes.

What are we to do?  Some say nothing, some say throw money at it, some say cut taxes, some say spend more, spend less, cut here, trim there …. What are we to do?

Stay the course – too many have been bellowing from the Catbird Seat as we saw the rocks, the cliffs, the clouds, the raging currents … yet our decider said the course we would stay.

A new Captain took the helm – but we are already too close to the rocks, the cliffs, total destruction … or are we?

There is no perfect, there is no time to wait, there is no time for I WANT I WANT I WANT … We are being called to stand-up, step forward, and DO what we are capable, able and willing to do to pull us from total destruction.  Our Captain has stepped forward to be at the helm and go down with the ship if needed (the other Captain bailed wholeheartedly “I don’t want to be president during a depression” LOL!!!

This is the guy who couldn’t come up with one thing he’d made a mistake about after five or six years into his destructive leadership.

ARGH … frustration … shake it off … shake it off … shake it off …

We do survive, we do prosper.

Jobs – we need Jobs creation.

Infrastructure – our infrastructure is imploding (bridges, roads, schools, so MUCH across the country is needed – and ALL of those things need PEOPLE to do the work)

Education – either spend the funds up front or spend the in the back end for

Prisons.

Just some thoughts from the Evil Evelyn ~ Evie … your friend – no matter what your views are – we HAVE to step up and BE RESPONSIBLE for what we do or do NOT do.

YES WE CAN!

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