John Edwards Petition - Moment of truth on Iraq

[waiting for hope]

Dear XXXXXX,

We've taken action together before to end the War in Iraq—and now I need you to step up once again.

As you've heard, in the last 48 hours both houses of Congress passed a bill to fund the troops with a clear timeline to end the war. Bush's inevitable veto will probably happen in less than 4 days.

It's time for us to spring into action. Congress is deciding what to do next, and many in Washington think it's time to give in. It's up to all of us to make sure that doesn't happen.

We've got about 96 hours to flood Washington with the names and comments of constituents calling on Congress to stand firm. We're aiming to deliver 100,000 signatures and comments from all over the country before Congress decides its next move.

If you are with us on this, we need you to add your name right now, at:

www.johnedwards.com/action/sign-petitions/standfirm

What are we up against here? You've seen it already.

How many times have you already heard things like "Democrats are the party of surrender" or "Democrats want to wave the white flag" from right-wing talking heads all over the airwaves?

This is the classic Rove/Bush strategy: Pump the airwaves so full of frightening spin that the Democrats second guess themselves into paralysis and give up.

Not this time.

We will not be intimidated because we see what's behind every empty, chest-thumping right-wing talking point. We see another soldier who will never again leave his wheel chair. We see another American family stricken with grief. And we see hundreds of thousands of our men and women in uniform waking up every morning wondering if their family will be the next to lose someone they love.

That's why we have no choice: we've got to be louder than Rove, louder than Bush, and louder than any fear that might throw Congress off course. That might sound impossible. But if that's what it takes, then we've got to do the impossible—and together I firmly believe that we can.

Please add your name and comments today, and we'll make sure you're heard in Washington at this critical time.

www.johnedwards.com/action/sign-petitions/standfirm

Thank you for taking action when your country needs you most.

Sincerely,

--John Edwards
Friday, April 27, 2007

He's my choice - and I'm not budging on that.

:bounce:

On Edit:

As your constituent, I'm asking you to stand up to President Bush and not write another blank check for endless war in Iraq. When the president vetoes funding for the troops, he's the only one responsible for blocking the resources they need. Please stand firm—support the troops with a plan to end the war and the funding they need to do it.

[jillan]

1. done n/t

[patrice]

2. He's saying to cut off the funding right? It's ambiguous:

The last sentence in the petition statement IS ambiguous:

"As your constituent, I'm asking you to stand up to President Bush and not write another blank check for endless war in Iraq. When the president vetoes funding for the troops, he's the only one responsible for blocking the resources they need. Please stand firm—support the troops with a plan to end the war and the funding they need to do it."

I guess it doesn't matter that much, since cutting off appropriations for anything except necessities and withdrawal IS the next step.

I hope.