This will be a fairly short entry, because while I could take a lot of words to say what I have to say, it isn't necessary to.
As often happens when disheartening things happen, our instincts sometimes is to go through the stages of grief. Some people are at anger, others are at denial, and perhaps some have jumped full-throated on to acceptance. But this isn't the loss of a loved one - this is politics.
Rememember? YES WE CAN.
They've threatened to ditch the public option before. Who pushed it back onto the agenda? YOU DID.
So get on the horn, and start pushing the politicians who will move. Hell, push some of the ones who probably won't.
White House Contact Page
http://www.whitehouse.gov/...
Harry Reid Contact Page
http://reid.senate.gov/...
Joe Lieberman Contact Page
http://lieberman.senate.gov/...
Ben Nelson Contact Page
http://bennelson.senate.gov/...
Blanche Lincoln Contact Page
http://lincoln.senate.gov/...
Claire McAskill contact page
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/...
Rolland W. Burris contact page
http://burris.senate.gov/...
Max Baucus contact page
http://baucus.senate.gov/...
Olympia Snowe contact page
http://snowe.senate.gov/...
Susan Collins contact page
http://collins.senate.gov/...
Everyone else
http://www.senate.gov/...