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Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

Dawht — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:39:27 -0000

I received an e-mail from Mitch Stewart. In the e-mail, he said"Any change worth making is hard and will be fought at every turn. While it doesn't take away the sting of this loss, there is no road to real change without setbacks along the way.

We could have simply sought to do things that were easy, that wouldn't stir up controversy. But changes that aren't controversial rarely solve the problem."

I agree that change takes a great deal of perseverance, but change also requires the individual seeking to be informed and insisting that their leaders take action. I have written numerous e-mails and letters to members of congress and other government agencies. I can't seem to get through to anyone.
Employees in the Health Care field across the nation need to develop a personal sense of intestinal fortitude that allows them to demand quality care from themselves and others around them. It is not enough to go to work and do your job from day to day. We need to consciously observe the deficiencies that surround us, and work together to solve them. Superiors need to listen and involve the under-class and find solutions. Employees should not have to fear retaliation from bringing their concerns upward. Every day, you hear stories of people being harmed by medical mistakes. These mistakes can be avoided if the people witnessing them are attuned to their conciance and make a stand, if the allegation is taken seriously and those in charge seek to find a safer alternative. It is not enough to have a pay check. America cannot afford to be blissfully unaware of the small atrocities happening around us until they become a full-scale assault. Change is important, but it needs to come from the bottom, from people that are involved in the every-day tasks. And it needs to come from the top, from open-door policies taken seriously, from open-forums, from unedited town-hall meetings, and from underling involvement in committees. The little guy may not be well-versed in law or politics, but they are generally more aware of the circumstances impacting the nation on a larger scale.

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

mattressanswer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:06 -0000

Dear Mitch
I hope you read this because you need to. I have been a Democrat for all my life. I wouldn't say I was a progressive more like a Bobby Kennedy Liberal. At least twice a week you send me an e-mail asking for only $5 because the world is coming to an end.Let me tell you it would be nice if You or one of your correspondents didn't act like a republican and actually gave me information that helps your(our) cause for free. It might even have helped if you would have told the democratic congressmen to read the bill before having town meetings for free. They might have read your note.

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

robertfirth — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:56:04 -0000

To the members of congress,

The great American middle class don’t want the Federal Government intruding into their lives. Health care is just one example, the resistance to the crap and trade bill and the resentment over crapulous, runaway spending, the debt and the printing of worthless money are more examples.

The disturbances in the town hall meetings are only the tip of a massive proverbial iceberg of ill will that the people who actually pay taxes feel toward the federal government.

In 2010 we the people will take back our country and everyone who supported the nobama hyper-liberal communist agenda will be out. If we can, the absurd congressional retirement programs will be rolled back retroactively, term limits will be imposed and those guilty of crimes against the people will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Consider yourselves warned………….

An American citizen

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

robertfirth — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:55:36 -0000

To the members of congress and all who suport big government

The disturbances in the town hall meetings are only the tip of a massive proverbial iceberg of ill will that the people who actually pay taxes feel toward the federal government.

An American citizen

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

bethshep — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:29:25 -0000

Yes .. Tim .. tell us you haven't given in to the "compromisers" .. tell us you haven't gone along with sacrificing the "perfect" for the "good". Because the "good" is a mirage .. when you compromise with power you lose the perfect AND the good. Insurance doesn't need reform; they're doing just fine doing what they're supposed to do .. cutting costs and making a profit. They can't increase coverage, lower the price and make a profit at the same time. Why would they want to? It's time we took responsibility for our own lives and take care of ourselves and each other with National Health Care .. publicly administered, privately delivered. Think what we can do with that extra money .. that 800 billion pound gorilla that nobody talks about. Health, surgical, dental, mental, pharmaceutical, preventive care for all. And lots left over for research and nutritional education. Obamacare is worse than what we have now. We want Peoplecare.

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

ericcooper — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:54:12 -0000

With the abandonment of the public option, we need to tell OFA to find some new suckers for their efforts. I am tired of the compromises , giveaways and lies!

Re: A Progressive response to Mitch Stewart & OFA

freedom50 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:16:39 -0000

It's Sunday, and the associated press said the whitehouse is backing away from the public option and is willing to go with the co-op idea of the republicans; not enough votes from the democrats. Blue dogs need to be called on the carpet. We're fighting the republicans hard here in Alaska. This is a serious blow to progressives up here. The announcement from the whitehouse took the wind right out of us. I wish Alaska had democratic backbone like that of Robert wexler in Florida.