So last night I had this great diary all set to go, complete with righteous anger, frustration excitement, praise and of course a pootie... then I hit save & preview ... then Daily Kos ate my diary (really Mom...I have a witness!)
Then it turned out it didn't matter anyway- see I was writing to yell at all of you because an item donated to the Progressive Congress News Auction by Darcy Burner had no bids- but lo and behold as I wrote that diary... someone bid on it!
See at 11:59 pm EDT tonight the first ever Progressive Congress News Spring Fling auction will come to an end. The funds from this auction will allow Progressive Congress News to pay it's monthly Salsa bill so we can send our policy news clip email blasts out to staffers and the general public without having to charge them for it.
Why is this important? Well how about I let a staffer tell you in their own words...
"“Believe me, Progressive Congress News makes mornings easier. Surfing for 30 minutes trying to find out what I’ve missed isn’t an option. This is the best news digest I’ve seen so far.” - Progressive Caucus Staffer
So what's up for auction? Well you can find the listing of all 59 items here but let me share a few of the cool things here...
How about 4 boxes of Philly famous Tastykakes donated by Rep. Chaka Fattah?
Or how about this gorgeous Fenton Glass candy holder donated by Leo Gerard and the United Steel Workers Union?
Orrrr how about Lunch for two at the infamous National Democratic Club, located next door to the DNC headquarters and site of countless mischief inducing lunches and dinners and happy hours.?
Then there's the chance to have lunch at Netroots Nation 2011 with Daily Kos'
own Joan McCarter.
And lots lots more. The catch? This auction ends at 11:59 EDT tonight! So if you wait til 12:01 AM to bid, you'll have missed out.
Or if you'd prefer to just make a donation, we are a part of the ProgressiveCongress.org 501(c)3 so all donations are tax deductible and you can do so by visiting our ProgressiveCongress.org website.