Comments on: My Visit to Harry Teague’s Office

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:34:57 +0000

Way to go, BC. A contact like this is the highest level of constituent awareness for them.

You did really, really well.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:04 +0000

I know these guys are well aware of the sentiment in the country. I suspect that Congressman Teague is also aware of it — he is really into coming home to talk to people. It was my bad luck that his last visit here coincided with the ACES vote, and the tea-bagging crowd was there to harass him.

One of the most vocal harassers was one of Republican primary candidates for the seat Teague won. Udall got the same treatment in Albuquerque, according to the Journal.

Maybe it will take obvious mass action. If it does, I’ll be there.

By: ralphbon

ralphbon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:07:56 +0000

Thanks, BC. Face to face is worth dozens of phone calls, hundreds of emails.

Still, my sense is that legislators and their aides look at us in these meetings and mutter some variant of what Stalin said of the pope. How many divisions do they have?

Mass organization, mass demonstrations, targeted civil disobedience. Anything less will win us, in the best case, a private insurance reprieve plus a deliberately hobbled public plan.

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:52:00 +0000

thanks BC !

By: BooRadley

BooRadley — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:45:14 +0000

Seconded what selise said.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:24:48 +0000

Thanks for this. There appears to be a lot of ducking and weaving going on which is not a good sign for us.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:22:13 +0000

Thanks, all. But it wasn’t done well enough to move Redfern and District Dude into agreement.

I keep telling myself that it was a long-shot at best. My next move is to call Bingaman’s office tomorrow and make an appointment with his health policy staffer. If I can…

By: Votus

Votus — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:55:19 +0000

Nicely done.

By: Petrocelli

Petrocelli — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:25:58 +0000

Thanks BCT … well done !

By: selise

selise — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:18:02 +0000

awesome job. thank you BC!