{"id":19104,"date":"2014-12-18T20:24:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T01:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=19104"},"modified":"2016-06-10T19:47:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T23:47:54","slug":"its-better-to-fight-and-lose-than-not-to-fight-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2014\/12\/18\/its-better-to-fight-and-lose-than-not-to-fight-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s better to fight and lose than not to fight at all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got an email from Elizabeth Warren. I wish President Obama would have learned the lesson that sometimes it is important to fight even if you don&#8217;t win the current battle.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the quote from <em>The Hill<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cOne senior financial industry executive said the dust-up over the funding bill has forced the industry to recalibrate its lobbying priorities for the coming year. Given Warren\u2019s megaphone, the executive said, getting through the next Congress without new restrictions on large banks would constitute a win.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below is the email.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> #email td { border: 1px solid #ffffff !important; } <\/style>\n<div id=email\"> <center> <\/p>\n<table class=\"plain\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\" > <center> <\/p>\n<table class=\"plain\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\" >\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"hide\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"602\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" > <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"table\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"612\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\"  class=\"hide\">\n<td class=\"plain\"  colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"5\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  class=\"hide\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"> <\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\" >\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"table\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  colspan=\"3\"><a moz-do-not-send=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/my.elizabethwarren.com\/page\/m\/2852d659\/4586bb8a\/6fea1162\/66bc6a9e\/1122562478\/VEsH\/\" style=\"display: block;\" name=\"link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethwarren.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" moz-do-not-send=\"true\" style=\"display: block;\" class=\"header\" alt=\"Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts\" src=\"http:\/\/my.elizabethwarren.com\/page\/-\/EmailWrapper\/header.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"120\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  class=\"gutter\" width=\"15\"> <\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\"  width=\"570\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 18px; font-family: Tahoma,verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\n<p class=\"email\" > Steven,<\/p>\n<p> Washington is rigged for those who can hire armies of lawyers and lobbyists. Last week, we got a close look at what really goes on.<\/p>\n<p> House Republicans slipped a provision into the must-pass, omnibus budget package in a secret, closed-door deal. Citigroup lobbyists literally wrote the provision to weaken the new rules on Wall Street and make it easier for the biggest banks to get bailed out again in the future. JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon personally called up members of Congress to lobby for their votes.<\/p>\n<p> Nobody likes bailouts. Democrats don\u2019t like bailouts. Republicans don\u2019t like bailouts. But Wall Street proved again that with enough money and enough power, they can tilt the playing field in Washington a little more in their favor.<\/p>\n<p> I fought my heart out against that provision last week. So did tens of thousands of people who signed petitions, who called their representatives, who tweeted and Facebooked, and who spoke out about it.<\/p>\n<p> We lost this time. But here\u2019s what I want you to remember: It\u2019s better to fight and lose than not to fight at all.  <\/p>\n<p> It\u2019s better to fight because if you don\u2019t fight, you can\u2019t win. Besides, even when you don\u2019t win, you can change the game. Here\u2019s a snippet from an article in The Hill newspaper earlier this week that shows what I mean:<\/p>\n<p class=\"email\"  style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"> \u201cOne senior financial industry executive said the dust-up over the funding bill has forced the industry to recalibrate its lobbying priorities for the coming year. Given Warren\u2019s megaphone, the executive said, getting through the next Congress without new restrictions on large banks would constitute a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"email\" > Sure, that\u2019s just one person\u2019s opinion. There are a lot of other people who work for big banks on Wall Street and in Washington who are salivating right now, making perfectly clear they view this as the beginning of a larger assault on financial reform. But without our fight, they would be looking at a much easier path to more bank handouts.<\/p>\n<p> We know that our job is going to get tougher in 2015. Mitch McConnell has been saying for months \u2013 both out in the public and in secret meetings with the Koch brothers \u2013 what his plan will be when Republicans take control of the Senate: use every trick and political game they can think of to undermine President Obama and grind the government&#8217;s work to a halt.<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s why it\u2019s more important than ever to fight back for working families. To fight back for people who couldn\u2019t get health insurance for years and don\u2019t want Republicans to take their new insurance away. To fight back for Social Security and Medicare so seniors can retire with dignity. To fight back for the environment so our grandkids will be able to breathe the air and drink the water. To fight back for accountability and a level playing field so nobody steals your purse on Main Street, or your pension on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s why we\u2019re here: To fight the big fights. We won\u2019t always win, but darn it, we\u2019re going to try.<\/p>\n<p> I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for your support, for your time, for your voice, and for your fight. We\u2019re a team, you and I. I never forget that.<\/p>\n<p> Thank you for being a part of this,<\/p>\n<p> Elizabeth<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"email\" >\n<p class=\"email\"  align=\"center\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\"  class=\"gutter\" width=\"15\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\"  class=\"hide\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"5\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"5\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"hide\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"612\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  align=\"center\" width=\"600\">\n<table class=\"plain\" bgcolor=\"#f1f5f8\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\"  height=\"90\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td class=\"plain\"  align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<table class=\"plain\" bgcolor=\"#f1f5f8\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  align=\"center\" height=\"50\" width=\"200\">\n<table class=\"plain\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" ><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\"  align=\"center\" height=\"50\" width=\"200\">\n<table class=\"plain\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >  <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"table-footer\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >  <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"table-footer\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\" >\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\"  width=\"70%\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: rgb(95, 95, 95); line-height: 16px; font-family: Tahoma,verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;\">All content \u00a9 <span class=\"appleLinks\">2014 Elizabeth for MA, All Rights Reserved<\/span><br \/> <span class=\"appleLinks\">PO Box 290568<\/span><br \/> <span class=\"appleLinks\">Boston, MA 02129<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"plain\" >\n<table class=\"plain\" class=\"disclaimer\" style=\"width: 200px; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody class=\"plain\">\n<tr class=\"plain\" >\n<td class=\"plain\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; font-family: Tahoma,verdana,sans-serif,Verdana,sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);\">Paid for by Elizabeth for MA<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/center> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/center> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" moz-do-not-send=\"true\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googleadservices.com\/pagead\/conversion\/966320450\/?label=JD1aCM7u9QIQwsLjzAM&amp;guid=ON&amp;script=0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" moz-do-not-send=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/my.elizabethwarren.com\/page\/o\/2852d659\/4586bb8a\/6fea1162\/66bc6a85\/1122562478\/open.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<pre>\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got an email from Elizabeth Warren. 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