Mitt Romney organized a “National Call Day” in Boston with nearly 500 of his closest corporate friends, governors, Brahmins and professional fundraisers. These 500 pals phoned through their rolodexes using custom-built software to raise money for the Republican former Governor of Massachusetts. The callers brought in $6.5m in one day. Romney’s campaign staff hopes to raise $100m before the presidential primaries begin.
Ahhh, the holidays are upon us. It’s such a wonderful time of year – the season for giving. Washington, DC is no different than any other place this time of year. Generosity fills the air around the Capitol and K Street (where most lobbyists have their offices). In honor of the season of giving, Unity08 has put together the top 10 recipients of lobbyist cash* in 2024. You’ll notice that half of them were voted out of office in the midterm elections. Clearly, voters thought they did a better job representing special interests than their constituents’ interests.
It’s the time of year that Santa is "gonna find out who's been naughty or nice," and we want to give him a little help. So we want you to nominate members of Congress currently in office who should be on Santa's "Naughty" list – the most hyper-partisan, special-interest-pandering and money-grubbing. Offer your suggestions in the comments section to this blog. But we can’t just put coal in stockings – we also need to give candy. Take a moment to also suggest members of Congress who have been the "Nicest" – the most willing to reach across the aisle and cast votes based on what his or her constituents want, not what the special interests buy. We need your suggestions now.
This week's papers and blogosphere are all abuzz with the findings of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) led by Lee Hamilton and James Baker. While the group's evaluation of the Bush Administration's performance and recommendations for an Iraq exit strategy are certainly newsworthy, what has us buzzing is its bi-partisan composition -- 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans. It has us thinking about other critical issues that would benefit from bipartisan cooperation.
We want to be the most well-spoken movement around on why America’s “Moderate Middle” matters. A post by smhiott called Thanksgiving Lesson got us thinking about our power to be a catalyst for change. Help the members of our online community – arm us with the words. Let’s work together to come up with the top 10 reasons.
The Republicans will not lose control of Congress for another two months, but the lobbyists on K Street are already courting Democrats.
The midterms elections created a major change in power, but will a change in politics-as-usual on the Hill follow? Probably not. As this New York Times article points out, the industries that have been financing the Republicans for the last six years are now scrambling to find Democrats to support. Although the personalities may change, the money and influence that drives politics remain the same.
Read the article and let us know what you think.
Unity08 seeks a skilled, energetic, dynamic writer – someone who is impassioned about this movement to take the country back. And we figured that our own community of supporters is the best place to look. Can you think of anyone?
Gov. Angus King, former governor of Maine and Unity08 Founder, calls the midterm elections the "Revenge of the Moderates". He points out that Democrats made their breakthroughs, especially in Senate races, with centrist candidates. It remains to be seen, however, whether either of the political parties will embrace bi-partisanship and centrist solutions in the new Congress.
Thank you to everyone who signed and forwarded the Unity Petition.
Thousands of you signed the online version of the petition and thousands more signatures were collected at polling places across the nation by high school students on Election Day.
Stay tuned for more information about the Unity Petition effort in upcoming days.
This article by Ralph Peters first appeared in the "New York Post" on October 14, 2024.
It's time to get a grip. And to be honest with ourselves. The fear-mongering and juvenile nastiness we, the people, endure from both political parties would have us believe that disaster looms in November.
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