C'est Tout?
The Democratic National Committee debuted the new, much-ballyhooed Organizing for America tool aimed at mobilizing public support for Pres. Obama's education, energy and health care agenda.
It's a pretty basic device, however. All it asks is that the user enter his or her address. In response, it provides contact information for that person's congressional representatives. And it offers a sample script for calls to lawmakers:
Hello, my name is __________ and I'm calling you from __________ (city or town).I'm calling today because we are in the grips of the worst economic crisis in generations -- and President Obama needs the support of every member of Congress to create jobs, fix our economy and rebuild and renew America.
The President has proposed a budget that is honest, responsible and invests in the priorities we need to get our economy moving again and create jobs now and in the future, including:
* Renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of oil
* Making Health Care more affordable for every American by cutting costs
* Improving education so our children are prepared for the jobs of the 21st CenturyCan I count on Rep./Sen. _________ to support the President's plan?
Users can reports the results of those calls to OFA by providing, you guessed it, an email address with notes. And, of course, the OFA page can be shared via Facebook.
This is the revolution?
(JS)
There could be no better investment in America than to invest in America becoming energy independent! We need to utilize everything in out power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil including using our own natural resources. Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The high cost of fuel this past year seriously damaged our economy and society. The cost of fuel effects every facet of consumer goods from production to shipping costs. It costs the equivalent of 60 cents per gallon to charge and drive an electric car. If all gasoline cars, trucks, and SUV's instead had plug-in electric drive trains the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota.We have so much available to us such as wind and solar. Let's spend some of those bail out billions and get busy harnessing this energy. Create cheap clean energy, badly needed new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. What a win-win situation that would be for our nation at large! There is a really good new book out by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. http://www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com