GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. VIRGINIA CONGRESSWOMAN JENNIFER WEXTON.

For 35 days, Donald Trump held our country hostage in the longest Government Shutdown in history -- all for a xenophobic border wall. Now, Trump is threatening our country with another shutdown in just 10 days. David, I need 1O,OOO Democrats to stand with me and demand a solution to permanently reopen the United States Government ➜ SIGN THE PETITION ➞ David, hundreds of thousands of Americans will never recover from Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell's petty power play. I refused to take a paycheck while the government was shutdown and fought every day in Congress to reopen the government. But we need to put even more pressure on Trump and McConnell to ensure they NEVER play politics with people’s paychecks again. That’s why I need 1O,OOO Democrats to sign their names next to mine and demand Trump keep the government open ➜ DAVID: SIGN THE PETITION ➞ Democrats need a permanent solution to not only to keep the Government open, but to REJECT Donald Trump’s wall altogether. I’ve been fighting in Congress for the 8OO,OOO furloughed Americans who have been used as political leverage to pay for Trump’s disastrous wall. David, these are just a few of the experiences Americans have had over the past few weeks: -- Working 8O hours a week as an air traffic controller and receiving a paycheck for $0.00. -- Being denied a mortgage because furloughed employees are considered unemployed by banks. -- Pawning clothing and personal items to have enough money to pay for medications. That’s why I need you to sign my petition -- to show Donald Trump the American people will not stand for a second Government Shutdown. So I’m asking: Will you sign on with me and demand Donald Trump permanently reopen the United States government? ➜ SIGN MY NAME ➞ https://go.jenniferwexton.com/Government-Shutdown Together, Jennifer Wexton Congresswoman for Virginia’s 10th District

STATE OF THE UNION. KAMALA HARRIS.

David,

For the past two years under this Administration, the people in power have tried to convince us that the villain in the American story is each other.

That is not our story. That is not who we are. Tonight, before Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, I'm calling on you to join me in the fight for a different American story.

I believe in an America where the economy works for working people. An America where health care is a fundamental right -- not a privilege for those who can afford it. An America where every parent can send their children to school without being haunted by the awful specter of another killing spree.

I believe in an America where our daughters, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers are respected. Where reproductive rights are guaranteed in every state in this land.

I believe in an America where our democracy and its institutions are protected against all enemies, foreign AND domestic. Where we are focused on making it easier for all eligible voters to cast a ballot -- not harder.

You won’t hear Trump talk about this America tonight -- but that’s the America we believe in; the America I’m ready to fight for.

We have a long road ahead of us, but I know there’s nothing we can’t do if we work together and fight for what’s right.

Thanks for all you do,

— Kamala

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BLAST FROM THE PAST: WHAT PROGRESSIVES MUST LEARN. 2/27/2015.

IF YOU THOUGHT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY COULDN'T SINK ANY

LOWER THAN IT DID IN 2015..

(PUBLISHED ON 2/27/2015.)

As we have seen during the Last Week, much of the opposition to President Obamas Immigration plan is Juvenile and Petty.  

Whether or not it's Rudy Giulianis claim that the President "Doesn't Love America,"  or John Boehners and other Republicans refusal to Fund Homeland Security unless they get Their way, it is an Immaturity that Belongs on a School Playground, not the Halls of Congress.

Insults and a Refusal to Compromise, are the Weapons of the Desperate and the Delusional, who can't believe that everyone else Doesn't Follow Their Lead. (Even Members of the same party.)

These are Things Progressives should be Pointing Out on A Regular Basis.  When These Types of Tactics are used, the Response Should Not be Deliberately Provocative or on the Same Intellectual Level, for it Blurs the Actual Reason Behind the Inability to come to a Reasonable Solution.

In other Words, Don't let Them pull you down, because They have already Started to Sink.  If Both Sides Resort to Identical Means in getting Their Point Across and to Gain the Support of the Majority, there is Little to Differentiate One From the Other. So what should the Progressive Response be in such a case? What Could Convince the Voters, ( Both Supporters and Opponents), of Their Sincerity, and Desire to do the Right Thing?