For ya'll who think Kerry isn't doing anything

[politicasista]

Kerry Organizes Grassroots Coalition Behind KidsFirst Act, Calls for Senate Action

Kerry to Unveil Results of "Give Voice to Our Values" Internet Campaign; Coalition Calls for Finance Committee Hearing on Kerry Children?s Health Care Plan

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

John Kerry will be joined by health care, children's and labor organizations to call for Senate action on his KidsFirst Act in a Capitol Hill press conference tomorrow - Wednesday, March 9.

Senator Kerry will discuss his plan to further mobilize grassroots activism to force Congress to act now to provide health insurance for every child in America. He will also unveil the results of his citizen co-sponsor campaign and highlights from calls made by thousands of people across the country testifying to the importance of insuring every child.

Organizations participating in the press conference include Families USA, the National Association of Community Health Centers, Every Child Matters and the AFL-CIO. The plan has been endorsed by 14 leading health care, children's and labor organizations.

WHAT: John Kerry and health care, children?s and labor groups call for Senate action on KidsFirst

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Noon

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 562

[saltpoint]

1. NPR played snippets of Dubya blathering about --

-- one thing or another today and all I could think of was how much better I would feel if a President Kerry were in office instead.

John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry are public servants, and have been a long time.

Dubya has never been a public servant.

[rodeodance]

3. you are right on!!

[Tigress DEM]

15. NPR sucks. Sorry. I can't listen to it anymore.

[Kurovski]

16. NPR: unless they can turn it around

their days are numbered.

[FreedomAngel82]

18. All Dubya is

is a media creation. He even said so himself before he ran for anything. I hope they show this on CSPAN.

[GetTheRightVote]

2. Who can go to this all important gathering ???

Can anyone attend it ??

:kick:

[cestpaspossible]

17. Actually

it's a press conference... Dirksen Senate Office Building, that sounds like it's open to the public... wow, it must be interesting living in DC...

[flpoljunkie]

4. Thanks for posting, politicasista.

[politicasista]

5. No problem flpoljunkie

I don't know about who can attend or if CSPAN is going to carry it, but we shall see.

[GetTheRightVote]

7. thank you, kicking it

:kick:

[Mass]

21. Thanks, politicalassista

Happy to see you here. Thanks for your efforts.

[Dr Ron]

6. Kerry has been busy

For frequent reports on what he's up to, check out the Unofficial Kerry for President Blog at:
http://kerryblog.blogspot.com/

and its post-election "reincarnation" Light Up the Darkness:
http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp

[marcologico]

8. Hope he gets some press! recommending :)

[Catamount]

9. I also heard his name mentioned by the msm this morning, stating his

opposition to *'s plans in regard to SSecurity, the latest nomination and other matters.
Apparently Kerry said that the pres is hardly reaching out across the isle, like he's pretending to do, judging by his actions.
It wasn't much but the announcer had some respect for K to her voice, and I liked it.:hi:

[Jesus Saves]

10. Kerry is not out of the picture

The man is still standing up for what he believes in...

[FreedomAngel82]

19. Yep

I'm glad we still have some leadership with him, Boxer, Reid. It gives me some comfort. I'm glad Kerry is still in the picture. :loveya:

[ebayfool]

11. Thanks, sistah! The man is doing good things, people sometimes ...

need to be reminded of that !

[wisteria]

12. Thank you for the update.

I'm glad to hear this is moving forward.

[politicasista]

13. You guys are welcome

:)

[Spiffarino]

14. Kicking and recommending

Thanks for letting us know about his efforts. It's good to see him back at work, though he's not in the office he should be in.

:kick:

[SoCalDem]

20. Glad to know he's busy, BUT

it's not like he didn't have a 4+ year "heads up" on the republican election game plan, and as president, Kerry would have had a much better platform to do good things..

This is the problem I see with most of the elected dems. They take elections one at a time, and always "look forward"..Republicans have a long-view and plan and scheme and plan some more. They have seen to it that they have all their ducks in a row EVERYWHERE.. They leave nothing to chance, or even to the whims of the voters (anyone really think that georgia flipped in a matter of hours in 02??)(or that the exit polls were that flawed in o4?)..

As long as our dem leaders are content to "get along to go along", we will remain the minority party.:( Minority party status will not allow us to really make changes in anything:(