Give Early, Give Often

I have already made one donation to the House Democratic reelection committee and will soon make another. I encourage all US citizens reading this who have any funds to spare to do likewise. The logic is simple:

• A Republican take-over of the House will be bad for America.
• Cash sways elections.
• Ergo, my financial contribution to the campaigns of threatened Democratic congresspeople is good for America and, by extension, good for the rest of the world.

Before you write out a check to OXFAM or the Sierra Club or National Public Radio, consider that the fate of poor Africans, the environment and public broadcasting will all be quite directly and negatively impacted should the GOP gain a majority in the House of Representatives. The Repubs are already doing their damnedest to hamstring the Obama Administration's efforts at reform. Imagine what damage these vandals will inflict should they be able to block all legislation coming out of the House.