[Sosfbay-discuss] Green candidates may be needed in other states

[Eric A. Meece]

Just a comment about the national situation; perhaps someone can tell me if there's a list I can post it to, or who can pass this one to for me.

Right now we have a disfunctional Senate. It passed a phony health reform bill, and has done nothing about climate change or financial reform. It refuses to pass even watered-down versions of bills to deal with these latter two concerns. The Senate has been fiddling a whole year while the Earth burns. It is beholden to money from special interests. The result is weak international agreements from a world waiting for the USA to lead. Meanwhile Lieberman and his wife get thousands of dollars from the insurance industry.

The climate change issue resonates with many people everywhere. That could be enough to launch a Green senate campaign against some of these laggards. I wonder if there are Green candidates that could spoil the election of these phony Democrats, many of them in red states like Louisiana and Arkansas. Or, just the threat of such a campaign might make a difference. The Green Party does at least have the power to spoil a Democrat's re-election, if not the ability to elect someone. In combination with a primary campaign launched by moveon.org, such a Democrat's re-election chances could be damaged. They need to know that there is some thunder on the left. Perhaps just the threat of such action might push them toward action on climate change and other issues.

Eric Meece, San Jose CA
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