CARE/RADCARE Agony
This endless pursuit of the CARE/RADCARE bills in DC is frustrating. While the big glamorous day RT in DC is fun and makes everyone feel enthusiastic it is probably a less effective method of lobbying than contacting your reps and senators at the local level. This is the time of year when they all come home for picnics, parades, lawn fetes and so on. They will be everywhere. DO NOT be afraid to politic with them at these events. Remember, these men and women are NOT our leaders, that right is reserved to the Executive branch. These people are our REPRESENTATIVES, there to serve YOU. DO NOT fear them. The myth that they are somehow above us is perpetrated by DC insiders who only know the “game”. Respectfully throw numbers at them like the number of techs in their voting district who support the bills. Politics is blood sport.