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March 31, 2005
We like him. He is a good guy.
I was recently asked by a five-year-old who the person on the penny was. I said, "That's Abraham Lincoln. We like him. He was a good guy.” And I damn near choked up.
I thought about that phrase when I got an email on Tuesday from MoveOn.org asking for money to help Senator Byrd in the 2006 campaign. I sent $50 on the spot.
Today I got this message from MoveOn
But as I write this email, only about two days after our email went out, 19,214 of us have given $817,403.76 to support Senator Byrd. It's a whopping amount in electoral politics--more than MoveOn members have given in support of any other Senator--and at this early stage, it'll make a tremendous impact. This could be a knock-out blow for Republicans who are considering running against the Senator.
It is awfully gratifying to send a little bit of cash and have it turn into $800k. And hopefully when that five-year-old grows up, it won’t seem like so many of the good guys are long gone.
Posted by dme at March 31, 2005 03:20 PM
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