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March 30, 2008

Senator Max Cleland fundraising for Jeff Merkley

Former Senator Max Cleland has taken the worst that the Reich-Wing can dish out: Ann Coulter, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Zell Miller, Bill O'Reilly, Ralph Reed, the National Review, Wall Street Journal, etc. His creds as a patriot and as a progressive are sterling. So when I saw over at Senate Guru that Senator Max Cleland has an ActBlue page for Jeff Merkley I thought, "PK readers might want to know about it."

Here's what Senator Cleland has to say about Merkley:

I’ve spent my entire lifetime fighting for this country. As an officer in the Vietnam War, I sacrificed just as our men and women in the Armed Forces do every day. When I returned from Vietnam in the late 1960s our nation was torn apart and I was compelled to act.

I dedicated my life to public service – working in the U.S. Senate to advocate for my fellow veterans, to fight for affordable health care, and to create good jobs for families.

Six years ago George Bush, Dick Cheney and the national Republican Party teamed up with special interests to lie about my record and distort my lifetime of service.

This is the Karl Rove playbook. When Democrats stand up to deliver change, Republicans and special interests spread falsehoods and lies to defeat them.

I am disappointed to see the same thing happening in Oregon.
Jeff Merkley is the right man for the U.S. Senate. He has dedicated his life to serving his country and fighting for hardworking families just like his own family. He opposed the Iraq War from the very start and will bring our sons and daughters home immediately.

Now Gordon Smith and the national Republican Party are attacking Jeff’s character and misleading voters about his plans to change Washington D.C. for the better.

Republicans like Gordon Smith will stop at nothing to win.
We must help Jeff defeat the Republican attack machine once and for all.

Sincerely,

Senator Max Cleland

If you agree with the Senator then join me in thanking him for his service and help send Jeff Merkley to the United States Senate: ACTBLUE - Stop the Republicans. Although personally I have donated through late, great PK writer Carla's ActBlue page

Many of you have asked me why I went to work for Jeff Merkley’s U.S. Senate campaign. I’m 43 years old and a mother of two teenagers, after all.

Why in the world would I give up a good job with an easy schedule and coveted time with my growing kids to jump into working on a U.S. Senate race?

Campaigning is exceptionally hard work. There’s a reason that most campaign staff are people much younger than me. I’ve been launched headlong into an exercise of 70-hour work weeks and long stretches of eating terrible fast food—when I get to eat, that is. Things are constantly moving and sometimes the pressures can be immense.<,b>

But I realized earlier this year that I couldn’t stand by and watch our nation continue to go in the wrong direction.

It was time for me to step up and really make a difference.

So with the permission of my family, I’ve devoted this year and a half of my life to electing Jeff Merkley.

It’s so great to believe in a candidate again.

Today I’m asking you to help me. I’ve promised Jeff that I would help raise money for him. I’m hoping you’ll do me a personal favor by contributing $10, $25, $50, $100 or more on my ActBlue page. Anything you can give will be much appreciated.

It’s close to the end of the first fundraising quarter for our campaign. Your help on this will help go home earlier this week, drink less coffee, eat less bad food – and hopefully spend some time with my kids! In other words, you’d be helping Jeff AND me!

Thank you all,

Carla

Posted by Kevin at March 30, 2008 11:29 AM