SNIP..."Communications Chair of Fingerlakes Democracy for America.
"Although our local event happened yesterday, I'd like to say a few words about it. I posted yesterday on the blog that I had an absolutely peachy day! Myself and other citizens from seven different counties represented by Sherwood Boehlert (R) 24th Conressional District in NYS, gathered at his district office in Cortland, NY to rally and ask once again that he hold open meetings.
The most beautiful thing about this afternoon was the fact that I had never met most of these people until yesterday. The thing that connected us all was the fact that we wanted our representative to "Show us the Democracy" and meet his constituents and talk about Social Security"
Gettysburg:
SNIP.."Gettysburg Area DFA met yesterday with Senator Rick Santorum (yes, that one), Congressman Todd Platts and a representative for Senator Arlen Specter down in Washington, D.C. to discuss Social Security. All are Republicans. We secured assurances from both Platts and Specter that keeping Social Security solvent was the primary need and "private accounts" were a separate issue that should to be addressed after the solvency issue is addresses and solved."
"Santorum, however, was very frustrated by our lack of support for his program. He railed against us and then, very clumsily, noted we had only 14 people in the room and he needed to leave as 60 doctors were waiting for him elsewhere."And one from Central Florida. The aide had chosen a small anteroom. We filled it up. As our group from Tampa, Brandon,and Lakeland was speaking to the aide, her red-haired boss, Congressman Putnam was pounding the gavel and ramming the bankruptcy bill through. She was nice, and was surprised at the group.There are others who are not in the picture, as they are stuffed in corners.