A Glimmer of Hope From Senator Dodd

Good Democrats, direct action October 18th, 2007

UPDATED BELOW: SUCCESS!
Senator Dodd: Lead The Resistance To The Dem Senate CaveIn On FISA

or more concisely, from atrios:

Any senator can put a hold on a bill, making it a big pain in the ass for the rest of the Senate to deal with it if they want to.

and also this:

Dodd’s uniquely placed to do something. He isn’t a current frontrunner, but he is respected enough and enough of an insider that he can get on the teevee a bit. He has made these issues a relatively central part of his campaign. And, what do you know, he’s actually in the Senate.

He can put a hold on this, and then take the case to the public. I don’t know why Democrats think they need to stand with Mr. 24%, but it’s time for other Democrats to make them defend why they feel the need to do so.

The number to call is (202)737-3633, and the contact is Amos Hochstein. Be polite, but ask that Dodd “place a hold on any crappy telecom immunity bill that the Senate comes up with.” (h/t again to atrios.)

UPDATE: Chris Dodd comes through! As they say, Reward Good Behavior!

One Response to “A Glimmer of Hope From Senator Dodd”

  1. frank Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 4:59 pm

    I heard Senator Dodd in an interview recently (it’s linked on my post about this issue). I was impressed. He really doesn’t seem to care about being anything other than himself.

    The man probably doesn’t have a prayer for the nomination, but this convinced me to tip him a few bucks.

    Deeds, not words.

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