So I've been getting inundated with fundraising emails from Obama, Donna Brazille and the DSCC, and the Democratic Party asking me to help show the Republicans we mean business, and break some fundraising records before the end of the quarter. To each of their generic email addresses, I've responded with
Behave like Democrats and kill FISA and I'll think about it.
I have no idea if people will read them, but I have a funny feeling that this fundraising quarter will not be as impressive as previous ones or ones to come.
There's not a lot we can do at this point to really send a message that will get Obama and the rest of the Dems to stand up and fight on this issue. Obama somehow equates "Moving to the center" with giving corporations immunity on FISA before we get them to tell us what they know. So whatever. I've accepted it.
We can however send a message that lets them know we don't like their politicking on this issue that we hold so dear. And the best way to do it, in my mind, is to hit them in the one place they consider us to be useful for. Fundraising. I'm not saying cut them off, hear me out.
Fundraising really comes into play at the end of each quarter, when the campaigns can push the memes that they are rocking on numbers game, and their supporters came out in force. Clearly, this quarter is ending worse than expected for the Obama campaign, otherwise they wouldn't be offering free shwag (MAGNET FOR YOUR CAR!) as incentive to raise money. FISA is already slowing down donations. The media will jump on this, and it will hurt the campaign for a few news cycles.
Now is the only time to really make a point on this. We have to get Obama elected, and this is the only fundraising quarter we can sit out in protest. After this quarter, we all have to give till we bleed and smother McCain. Bad news now won't hurt in the long run, bad news in the next quarter could effect things in a way that will really damage the campaign.
So, put your checkbooks away this quarter. Join the my.obama FISA group. Respond to the fundraising emails simply stating your opposition to FISA. And sit on your hands until the quarter is over. Relax and enjoy the 4th of July.
/rant.