Bruce,
Let me say at the onset of this posting that:
! it is strange being on the same side of the fence as you
but it feels OK and I thank you for yesterdays posting but
wish it had been made available last week. THANKS
2 it is not Mr Blatz nor the company he represents that
was out of place these past few weeks but rather us who were on vacation. How does that old expression go?
"We have meet the enemy and they are us"
3 personally I will thank Mr Blatz for his willingness
to appear in front of us and for his reminding me
that I had best be better prepared for future
conversations with him and his peers.Of course I know
he is being paid for it.
4 that there is very little about the list,itself,that
troubles me. I wouldn't change it at all. I can delete
with the best of us.
But List members are another story. I don't have a quarrel
with any individual {including Ivan to whom I wish the
best of luck when he meets Senator Susan Collins health
aide, Sara Holmbom, ].It's my opinion that we just missed
the boat with regard to Mr. Blatz's visit. He and his
company and hundreds of others companies and related
foundations hold the key to millions of dollars of
potential direct service money or/and to the Lobby
Industry. Has anyone asked them a question about $$$ and
PD? I'm sure they must have but I cannot recall the event.
Instead we sit around discussing the wisdom of one
individual setting up a $ 50,000,000 research operation.
I don't think he is going to ask for a show of hands.
Has any one noticed the number of times we hear the
story of someone in their late 30ies-early 40ies whose
lives have either been markedly changed or destroyed
by their PD. Why not send them and their broken
families to Washington and let the politicians see this
side of PD. No old Folks here, just our younguns and their
younguns. Couldn't regional groups meet to plan an event,
develop a grant, perhaps with Mr. Blatx assistance and
descend on Washington
You say that it is too late for that kind of large
scale action with a vote at hand but I'll tell you for
certain that YOU WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.A $100,000,000
may seem like a lot of money but with so many hands
extended it is grossly underfunded. We will take the
money but plan on a return to DC
All for now
george
