I got an urgent email from BoldProgressives.org.

Urgent news: Multiple media reports say that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is very close to rounding up the votes needed for a public health insurance option, but “the White House is pushing back against the idea” in order to get the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

Tell the White House that the support of one Republican isn’t worth a bad bill.

PLEASE SIGN OUR EMERGENCY PETITION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY:

Medicare For All is the better name for the so called Public Option

Also remember that Olympia Snowe is the Republican who is so proud that, to save money, she stripped some state and local aid from the stimulus bill.  Now the state and local governments are cutting jobs due to lack of these funds.  This is the exact opposite of the purpose of the economic stimulus package which was to save and create jobs.  It is well recognized that Snowe’s meddling on this bill has made it significantly less effective.

Why let Olympia Snowe proudly destroy another needed part of an important legislative initiative?  If she represents moderate Republicanism, we don’t need any such moderation.

Hi,

I just made a donation to Organizing for America’s health insurance reform campaign. We’re entering the final round of the fight for reform, and your support is needed now more than ever.

Join me in supporting reform at this crucial moment:

https://donate.barackobama.com/finalround

Thanks!

If you want to understand why we cannnot leave the “free” market completely to its own devices, see the post by RichardH, Rational Irrationality-The real reason that capitalism is so crash-prone.

This is the letter of explanation I received for the need for the donation.

Steven —

On Thursday, Vice President Biden called out the insurance industry’s escalating war on health reform in a special message to OFA, and asked for your help in fighting back.

Sure enough, the insurance industry is already stepping up the attack: Reports just leaked from a closed-door meeting where insurance industry lobbyists frantically warned Republican members of Congress that it was not in their interest to “ever vote for this thing” and said supporting reform is like “giving comfort to the enemy.” USA Today is reporting that groups opposing reform are lobbying at “a record pace” — and the Associated Press notes that they’ve already spent an astounding $32 million on TV ads this year.

This is what we’re up against. President Obama, Vice President Biden, and all of us together through OFA are fighting back — but success depends on having the resources to win.

Can you chip in $25 or more today to power our campaign?

https://donate.barackobama.com/FinalRound

In this fight, the insurance industry has their war chest and insider lobbyists. We have you. I know who I’m betting on.

Let’s win this thing.

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America