If you're just visiting for the first time be sure to read the previous two posts, below. I'm moving today, and so won't be able to, er, finally finish finishing this blog, which is now up and running—still without links!—until Monday. Forgive me.

In the meantime, here are some letters from readers...

Your recent lament regarding the likelihood of the ITMFA campaign actually resulting in impeachment—“I sincerely doubt that the Democrats have the ability to take the House of Senate,â€� and your expression of despondency at the prospect of three more years of Bush—overlooks one small sliver of hope:  the 2006 elections.

As Elizabeth Holtzman—a former member of Congress who sat on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment proceedings against President Nixon—stated in the January 30, 2006 issue of The Nation:  “The task has three elements:  building public and Congressional support, getting Congress to undertake investigations into various aspects of presidential misconduct and changing the party makeup of Congress in the 2006 elections.â€�  She goes on to say that “[i]f a Republican Congress is unwilling to investigate and take appropriate action against a Republican President, then a Democratic Congress should replace it.â€�

So, perhaps the slogan should be modified somewhat:  VD & ITMFA:  Vote Democratic and Impeach the M-F Already!!

Sign Me: I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore
Minneapolis, MN

Hi Dan,

I read in Savage Love last night that you set a very admirable (and, in my opinion, achievable) goal of seeing a member of Congress wear one of your tasteful lapel pins on C-SPAN or a Sunday morning political talk show. So I thought about it a little and here's what I've come up with: If we'd like to greatly increase the odds that your goal is met, we need to be aggressive about it. We need people to send tasteful lapel pins to their Congresspeople.

At the same time, no Congressperson needs to receive a dozen tasteful lapel pins from well-meaning constituents. So perhaps there could be an "Adopt a Congressperson" section on the ITMFA website. The names of all of the people in Congress (and I mean all - Republicans, too, just to piss them off) could be listed and people could log in and note when they have sent a tasteful lapel pin to their representatives. Perhaps there shou ld be a letter written specifically for Congresspeople to explain what the pin is, what it means, where the money from the purchase of the pin has gone, and the goal that has been set. It could be the ITMFA tasteful lapel pin for your Congressperson kit!

Just thought I'd share.

Best Wishes,
Raina
Milwaukee, WI

Great idea, Raina. As soon as the pins are in, we'll see about getting an Adopt a Member of Congress feature up on the site! Remember... the buttons and lapel pins go on sale soon. And on Monday I'll get up some letters from people who don't think ITMFA is a good idea.