Open Left

promising idea

I think there's something along these lines that can work.

Instead of making phone calls, perhaps we should turn instead to placing media requests that ask questions (ala our stand with Dr. Dean campaign).

When Congresspeople go on record ahead of time about why they support or do not support a bill, they typically provide some rationale in relation to their district. A clear role that bloggers can play is to call bull$hit when that rationale is divorced from the reality of the interests of district citizens.

Going back to a key point of one of your recent diaries, this is also why it is so important to have clear statement about what the critical progressive priorities are for a given piece of legislation. It's easy for a Congressperson to weasel out of a stand on a piece of legislation that is not complete. It's harder for them to say they don't have an opinion on a major element of policy (e.g., private social security accounts, a public option for healthcare, a carbon tax, etc.).

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by: WVaBlue @ Mon Jul 06, 2009 at 16:08:22 PM CDT