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Warning: Rant
A new "Get-Out-of-Iraq" Congressional Caucus. After the DSM Hearings/Rally the Pelosi Amendment, the announcement of bi-partisan Iraq Withdrawal Legislation with Paul/Jones/Kucinich/Abercrombie, and the Woolsey H.Con.Res.35 still active, you would think Congressional Dems would coordinate their activity a bit more!
It is exciting that we are getting such activity on Iraq finally. But Congressional Dems do not coordinate their activity. I have been called this morning by producers on FOX, MSNBC, and radio shows all over the US to interview members of Congress on this issue. The problem… THEY ARE ALL IN THE AIR!
Republicans KNOW how to coordinate. When news breaks, they leave key members behind to cover media on the hill.
Example: Just now on Fox, there was a 10 min interview on Gitmo. They had a Republican Congressman, and a Democratic Strategist, not another staffer from the other side. Normally I would think this is another stunt by FAUX news to show that there are not members of Congress on our side of the Gitmo argument, thus had to get a strategist.
But not the case this time. They could not get anyone one. It was like pulling teeth! I have been on the phone for two hours straight to get Radio Interviews Scheduled, Fox, and MSNBC interviews scheduled. But all the dems on this newly formed caucus are in the air. We need to learn from this. Damn it! Lets coordinate the great work these dems are doing, and make sure we don’t loose this momentum because we can not coordinate activities on the hill.
When will the Dems actually “coordinate” and think strategically!
Grrrr….
Sorry
/rant
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