by Sam Pierce
The senior embarrassment...I mean Senator from the state of Illinois, Dick Durbin, seems to be concerned about the prospect of Ted Kennedy's legacy being thrown off the bridge by the voters of Taxachusetts. How could this be? Does the Massachusetts electorate have a referendum before them that will bring Mary Jo Kopechne back from the dead? Perhaps the good people of Massachusetts are voting to ban the sale of Teddy's brand of Scotch.
Neither of those scenarios appear to be the case. The cause for Dick's consternation seems to be the possibility that the Kennedy family grasp on the collective throat of the state may be slipping. Dick is disturbed by the possibility that the seat once held by the sea lion of the Senate might fall into Republican hands. Worse still, this might hinder the seizure of Americans' healthcare decisions by politicians and bureacrats appointed by politicians!
Dick has a plan to save Ted's legacy. The Bogus Journey of Dick and Ted to the point at which the statists have a super-majority and a Marxist in the White House can still be salvaged. Dick needs his constituents to contribute to the candidate that promises to carry on Teddy's work. He has sent out a plea on behalf of Martha Coakley, who needs any financial support we can offer if she hopes to continue the tradition of damaging our nation as Teddy did before her.
From Dick:
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Dear sam,
The final health care reform vote is just a few weeks away. But next Tuesday, Massachusetts is holding a special election to fill the open seat left by the passing of my friend and colleague, Senator Ted Kennedy -- and the results will be pivotal in determining whether we pass health care reform this year.
If Ted Kennedy was still with us in the Senate, I'm certain he'd proudly vote "aye" to pass the most progressive step towards universal coverage in four decades. And the Democrat running to fill his seat, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, has pledged she'd do the same.
But Martha is running neck-and-neck against a Republican, state senator Scott Brown, who would betray Ted Kennedy's proud legacy of fighting for the uninsured.
We need Martha Coakley's vote in the Senate to pass real health care reform this year -- and to do that, we need to act now to make sure she has the resources she needs to hold on to Ted Kennedy's seat in the Senate.
Please click here to make an emergency contribution to Martha Coakley's U.S. Senate campaign in Massachusetts before next Tuesday's special election -- and keep Ted Kennedy's seat in our column.
Attorney General Martha Coakley has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to public service. She's a self-described "progressive" when it comes to health care, and has spent much of her career challenging the Wall Street firms that brought on the financial crisis.
Vicki Kennedy, the late Senator's wife, attests, "My husband fought for health care reform for more than 40 years. Martha Coakley shares those critical beliefs."
If elected, Martha Coakley will continue Ted Kennedy's proud, progressive legacy in the U.S. Senate -- on issues ranging from health care reform to financial regulation.
But a recent poll shows Martha trailing her Republican opponent by a point -- within the poll's margin of error. That spurred a one-day $1.3 million online fundraising haul for her opponent yesterday, fueled by national Republicans and special interests who'd like nothing more than to replace Ted Kennedy with a tried and true right-winger.
We need to help Martha fight back, right now, in these last few days before the special election.
Please click here to make an emergency contribution to Martha Coakley's campaign before next Tuesday's special election -- and keep Ted Kennedy's seat in our column.
Republicans only need to pick up one more vote in the Senate to derail health care reform. And there's no doubt Scott Brown would cast that fatal vote of opposition, recently boasting "as the 41st senator I can stop a lot of this stuff in its tracks."
It would be an awful shame to see a right-winger take Ted Kennedy's seat in the U.S. Senate, and take down health care reform, but I'm confident that if we act now Martha Coakley can keep this seat in the Democratic column.
Thank you so much for supporting Martha Coakley's campaign today.
Sincerely,
Dick Durbin
U.S. Senator
P.S. Remember, the Massachusetts special election is just 7 days away. Our support, right now, could provide Martha with the final boost she needs to win, so she can fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat and be the 60th vote we need to pass health care reform this year. Please contribute to Martha's campaign right now!
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What do you say, my fellow citizens of Illinois? Can we help Dick out? Can we keep Ted Kennedy's legacy alive, even if it is to the detriment of our children? What could be more important than the legacy of Mary Jo's killer? This is America and he was a Kennedy after all.
Actually, if we want to help Dick out, how about we help Dick out of office in 2014?
Cross-posted without reference to the RINO Mark Kirk from "The Immoderate Blog"
