This has been a banner week--First Syria, then Summers.....

[trumad]

and yes--- I think our voices are being heard.

[gopiscrap]

1. YES!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I think those of us in the blogosphere are raising the roof just a little...

There IS strength in our numbers!

What a great week!

my dear trumad!

[trumad]

3. Indeed

I really honestly believe that Obama is listening... I think he brought Larry in and said...no way Pal.

[LittleBlue]

4. Definitely!

[Cha]

5. Oh good you don't have to take a break.

[trumad]

7. I was dead serious...

I think Obama follows me on DU and didn't want that to happen.

[Cha]

9. I know you were. I didn't want Summers and his

negative energy either. As someone posted.. "best news I've heard today".

[Autumn]

6. And now boys and girls, can we all say

Janet Yellen !!!!!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

8. Yes, he is turning out to be a people's president. Who knew?

Now, if only we can get Obama to look into state and local matters...

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I hope they are

[Doctor_J]

11. And this one

PA Governor Flips On Medicaid Expansion

Some glimmers of hope

[babylonsister]

14. Except...

in this case, the governor is going to accept the Medicaid money (the redistribution of wealth) but he is going to make sure that the money doesn't go as far as it should by giving all the money to health care profiteers. And he's going to pretend that this corporate welfare isn't government-provided health care.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023670961

[AnotherMcIntosh]

12. What's the catch?

[CrispyQ]

13. I have 15 "Thank you for your message" emails from

Mark Udall, Michael Bennet & Jared Polis. I wrote to each of them 5 times last week.

[truebluegreen]

23. I can't match that, but I'm close....

p.s. staying dry?

[CrispyQ]

25. I finally got a system in place that works really good for me.

I bookmarked their contact pages & fire off an email whenever I feel like it. I keep a copy of what I wrote & once every six weeks or so, I pull that text out, do a cut & paste summation of it & put it in a snail mail letter. I'll bet all told, it averages out to maybe 20 minutes a week on writing to my reps. Shit, I waste that much time on DU in one morning!

I'm dry! Thanks for asking. I'm in east Boulder county & we live at the top of a hill. I was looking at videos & photos of the damage to roads & bridges yesterday. So much damage! I think these weather events are waking people up. Our infrastructure is old, money for rebuilding is meager, but we have money for the banksters & the MIC.

[truebluegreen]

26. Sounds like an excellent system; I'm going to adopt it.

Good to hear you are safe, and that maybe some of us is learning And it seems there will be a lot of work for people in the construction biz...if the money can be found. Here's hoping on both fronts.

[NRaleighLiberal]

15. they had better - if I scream any louder, the neighbors are going to lock me up!

[WillyT]

16. Glad You're Staying !!!

[Cryptoad]

17. I love that LOgic

I cursed the Darkness therefore the Sun rose in East!

But I do love what has happened!

Maybe Krugman will be appointed for Chairman !

[BainsBane]

18. 300 economists wrote a joint letter to the WH

arguing why Summers would be a bad choice. I'm sure that had an impact as well.

[Peacetrain]

19. Good news trumad.. good news

[bigwillq]

20. Both good things.

K and R

[DeSwiss]

21. This is the shit that keeps Ziggy Brezinski tossing and turning at night.....

- K&R

[mmonk]

22. Yep. Quite a nice one.

[Nevernose]

24. I first learned of Summers' withdrawal of consideration

On this very thread. So, thanks Obama, and thanks, Trumad!