{"id":4167,"date":"2009-02-09T08:38:20","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T13:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=4167"},"modified":"2011-10-20T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T15:32:33","slug":"fight-the-generational-theft-act-%c2%ab-johnbrodigandotcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=4167","title":{"rendered":"Your Assignment For Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we Republicans fight to make sure our own party doesn&#8217;t cross over to the dark side on the biggest act of intergenerational larceny in history, it&#8217;s important to remember that since Obama is basically getting the &#8220;Stimulus&#8221; terms dictated to him from his party&#8217;s left wing, there is a fair number responsible, centrist Democrats who aren&#8217;t thrilled with the idea of saddling our next generation with trillions in debt, either.Mike Brodigan <a href=\"http:\/\/johnbrodigan.com\/pclive\/fight-the-generational-theft-act\/\">has a good list to start with<\/a> &#8211; 47 of &#8217;em to be exact.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll reproduce the whole list below the jump.<\/p>\n<p>Of regional interest (to my largely regional readers) &#8211; All my Minnesota readers should call <strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/collinpeterson.house.gov\/contact.html\">Collin Peterson<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; he&#8217;s in a fairly conservative district, and by Democrat standards is one of the good guys.<\/p>\n<p>If in the Dakotas, naturally, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pomeroy.house.gov\/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&#038;SEC=%7BD3F611BC-9880-41C6-BEA9-512F3A13EEAB%7D\">Representative Earl Pomeroy<\/a> of North Dakota is on the bubble, as is South Dakota&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hersethsandlin.house.gov\/contact.html\">Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But wherever you are, check the list.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nFor more on the bill, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/johnbrodigan.com\/tag\/fiscal-suicide\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Mike Arcuri (NY-24)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/arcuri.house.gov\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Joe Baca (CA-43)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/baca\/sitetools\/contactus.htm\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>John Barrow (GA-12)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/barrow.house.gov\/content\/contact_john\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Melissa Bean (IL-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/bean\/bean_contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Marion Berry (AR-1)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/berry\/zipauth.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Sanford Bishop (GA-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bishop.house.gov\/display.cfm?section_id=13\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Dan Boren (OK-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/boren\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Leonard Boswell (IA-3)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/boswell.house.gov\/messageform.htm\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Allen Boyd (FL-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/boyd\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Dennis Cardoza (CA-18 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/cardoza\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Christopher Carney (PA-10)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/carney.house.gov\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Ben Chandler (KY-6)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chandler.house.gov\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Jim Cooper (TN-5)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cooper.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=117&#038;Itemid=61\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Jim Costa (CA-20)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.costa.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=369&#038;Itemid=64\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Lincoln Davis (TN-4)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/lincolndavis\/contact\/offices.htm\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Joe Donnelly (IN-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/donnelly.house.gov\/contact\/email.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Brad Ellsworth (IN-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ellsworth.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=71&#038;Itemid=72\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Bill Foster (IL-14)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foster.house.gov\/contact\/zipauth.aspx\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/giffords.house.gov\/contact\/index.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Bart Gordon (TN-6)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/gordon.house.gov\/contact\/contact_form.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Jane Harman (CA-36)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/harman\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hersethsandlin.house.gov\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Baron Hill (IN-9)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/baronhill.house.gov\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Tim Holden (PA-17)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holden.house.gov\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Jim Marshall (GA-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/marshall\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Jim Matheson (UT-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.house.gov\/matheson\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Mike McIntyre (NC-7)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/mcintyre\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Charlie Melancon (LA-3)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melancon.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=191&#038;Itemid=52\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Mike Michaud (ME-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.house.gov\/michaud\/webforms\/issue_subscribe.htm\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Dennis Moore (KS-3)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/moore.house.gov\/contact\/index.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Patrick Murphy (PA-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickmurphy.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=55&#038;Itemid=86\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Collin Peterson (MN-7)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/collinpeterson.house.gov\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pomeroy.house.gov\/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&#038;SEC=%7BD3F611BC-9880-41C6-BEA9-512F3A13EEAB%7D\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Mike Ross (AR-4)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ross.house.gov\/?sectionid=8&#038;sectiontree=8\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>John Salazar (CO-3)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/salazar\/contact.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lorettasanchez.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=218&#038;Itemid=17\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Adam Schiff (CA-29)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/schiff.house.gov\/HoR\/CA29\/Contact+Information\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>David Scott (GA-13)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/davidscott.house.gov\/Contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Heath Shuler (NC-11)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shuler.house.gov\/content\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Zack Space (OH-18 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/space.house.gov\/?sectionid=3&#038;sectiontree=3\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>John Tanner (TN-8 )<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/tanner\/contact.htm\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Gene Taylor (MS-4)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.taylor.house.gov\/\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Mike Thompson (CA-1)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mikethompson.house.gov\/contact\/index.shtml\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><strong>Charlie Wilson (OH-6)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charliewilson.house.gov\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=174&#038;Itemid=69\">Contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we Republicans fight to make 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