My salute to Rep. Alan Grayson

The Congressman With Guts Drops By for a Chat
by Alan Grayson
Excerpt:
I'll keep this diary brief.  I'm here to listen to all of you.  I've been talking about a Harvard study that shows over 44000 American deaths a year because they have no health coverage.  I heard this weekend that a Republican Senator said he wasn't sure that anyone is dying.  I launched a site today where people can just name the dead, the victims of our sadly deficient health care system.  If you know one of these victims, you can honor him or her here:
http://namesofthedead.com/
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/21/795703/-The-Congressman-With-Guts-Drops-By-for-a-Chat

I will be making a contribution to Mr. Grayson’s re-election fund; financial responsibilities do not occur on the day of the election with buying balloons.

I am mindful of a conversation I had with a family member during the primaries of Pres. Obama regarding the money a political candidate has to shell out.

Staff has to be hired and paid including insurance for some of them; Office supplies have to be purchased; posters have to be made and sound systems and musicians have to be hired and paid. Meeting halls have to be secured. Caterers have to have contracts well ahead of any and all events and there is gas and petty cash money needed. You have to lease store-fronts. There are laundry bills and other personal grooming bills and the list goes on and on. Since I know all of this, I have already started saving my SS Checks for my Presidential run in 2016. (Smile)
As always,
BB