If only there were some way to thank Harry Reid adequately his standing up to Republicans! Something that would be easily and publicly measured, something that would keep him in the Senate Majority Leader's Chair, something that would make his life better personally for the remainder of his term and more....
Wait! There is!
One of Harry Reid's biggest allies in the state of Nevada is progressive Representative Shelley Berkley from Las Vegas, who is finally trying to move up to the U.S. Senate. I happen to know that he would love nothing more than to see her in the as his colleague in the Senate -- someone who will long be able to carry on the Democratic flag after he retires. (If he ever retires....)
Here's her ActBlue fundraising page, with a total of $88,720 from 3,346 supporters so far -- but no, don't donate through there! (How would they know that it's through the netroots?)
I have a better idea. Donate to her through this page instead.
That's Peter Flom's fundraising page, better known in these parts (and he's "out" about this) as our prodigious and powerful diarist and commenter plf515. Let's make plf515 one of Shelley Berkley's biggest campaign bundlers, in honor of Harry "Honey Badger" Reid. Right now Peter's total fundraising for Rep. Berkley (he is also fundraising for 22 other U.S. Senate candidates) stands at $203.08 from 11 contributors. We can expand that!
If we raise that number significantly -- donations bundled by Peter to Shelly as thanks to Harry -- then I think we have ourselves a story, don't you?
If you're in a donating mood, this is the place to put your money today -- and I say this as someone who is kicking off an online fundraiser here myself today! (I'll happily stand in line for contributions behind a fightin' Harry Reid.)
Note: I worked in Nevada Democratic politics in 2006 and 2008; I know people working hard for the Berkley campaign, probably more of them than I realize. So yes, I'll admit, I have conflicts of interest up the wazoo. But when I saw the front page today and saw the stories about Reid -- well, I thought of this and it seemed right, and when I saw that Peter Flom was raising money for her I knew that it was right. If you agree and have the means -- this is how we fight back!