After Nancy Pelosi took impeachment off the table, I reregistered as an independent voter. I could no longer be part of a political party that refuses to even consider prosecuting war crimes.
Well, I'm taking a cue from the Republicans and launching a preemptive strike against the public option being taken off of the table. I am not waiting to see if President Obama is going to backpedal on the public option in his speech to Congress this week.
I have already unsubscribed from receiving emails from the Obama camp and will do the same for any other politician not supporting the public option. When I cancelled my Obama emails, there was an option to say why I cancelled and I wrote two three-word sentences: No public option? No more me!
The public option is the hill I will die on. Politicians know that if a large number of supporters pull their e-subscriptions, so goes a lot of campaign donors and volunteerism.
When the public option passes, I will re-subscribe to Obama emails with a donation to see that more hope turns into actual help. The people were there for Obama when he needed our votes, our contributions, and our support. Now is the time to be there for the people by not backing down from the public option.
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