Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Open letter to Gov. Ed Rendell and Rep. Bob Brady

I'm writing to ask you to take action on behalf of the Democratic Party. Specifically, I ask that you contact Senator Joe Lieberman and urge him not to disregard the will of the Democratic voters in his own state by undertaking an independent run in the general election. He owes it to his party to support their chosen candidate in that race (as a former DNC chairman, Mr. Rendell, I'm sure you'd agree), he owes it to his consituents to respect their right to have their votes respected, and he owes it to the country not to distract from other issues and races that need national attention.

If the Democratic Party asks him not to run, and/or removes him from his Senate positions if he takes up an independent mantle, then his argument from "experience and status" falls away and his bid is revealed for the desperate act that it is. Please help let him know that we expect more dignity and loyalty than that. That Connecticut and the Democratic Party deserve more respect.

Thank you for your attention to this delicate matter.
ACM

[I urge everybody to contact their local officials too.]

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