I realize, though, that he's been in the background all along (what follows is his latest communication)...
When George W. Bush snuck into office almost six years ago he got a gift from the other two branches of government. The Supreme Court gave him the election. And in the legislative branch, he got a Rubber Stamp Republican Congress to follow his every move and misguided policy like a bunch of stray dogs hoping to get fed.
And did they ever get fed. They got fat and corrupt on contributions from the oil and gas companies, the drug companies lobby, the health care industry, and their fat cat contributors.
And you know who paid the price? You did. You and your kids, actually. Because the damage they've done is going to take a long time to fix. That's why we have to start fixing things now, by electing a Democratic majority to the House of Representatives.
There's nobody better-prepared to get that job done than the hard-working folks at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). I can't thank you enough for your activism on behalf of the DCCC this cycle. But, with so little time left, everyday can make or break the outcome on November 7th. The best action you can take today to make a difference is a contribution to the DCCC. Their work is so important that your gift will be matched three-to-one. I'm supporting them, I hope you will, too.
Make a secure online contribution of $35, $50, or more today, and Democratic members of the House will triple it, packing even more punch into your support, and making your money work harder to throw the bums out of Congress on Election Day.
Come November 8th, I don't want to look back and have regrets and hear folks saying "We could have done more."
We need to do everything we can now.
House Democrats know that victory is within reach. They've got the ideas, they've got the candidates, they've got the message - the one thing they need is the resources to compete with Bush's gang. They've promised to match any contribution from now until midnight on September 30th with three of their own. That's a three-to-one match - matching $50 with $150!
Let me try to sum up the last six years in a nutshell:
President Bush's first priority was a tax cut. Next his administration erased our huge surpluses and saddled us with massive budget deficits that are crippling the economy and undermining America's fiscal security. It created such economic havoc that it gave Bush the excuse he needed to try to destroy Medicare and rob the Social Security trust fund.
They followed this up with attacks on the environment, education for our kids, and our basic civil rights. All the while good jobs vanished and they sat back and refused to raise the minimum wage so people could make a decent living.
Then came September 11th, 2001. Then, instead of finishing the job of driving Al Qaeda out of Afghanistan and finding Osama bin Laden, President Bush and the Republican Congress invaded Iraq. They misled the public for their reasons for invading. And now we find ourselves in a nightmare of a war with no clear exit strategy.
Every choice they made, every decision they faced, they got it wrong.
We can't change the past but we sure as hell can the change the future and not give this president and his cronies any more chances to do the wrong thing.
And that change begins today with you doing the right thing. The most important step I can ask you to take today is to contribute to the DCCC and give them the vital resources that will be needed in the final days up to Election Day.
Make a secure online contribution of $35, $50 or more today to have it tripled having three times the impact on sweeping the bums out of Congress on Election Day.
Right now, this election could go either way. Here's what that means.
It means that the Republicans will say anything to keep our government in their hands. Because we refuse to sink as low as them, we need to work even harder than they do.
It also means that if we lose this election, we will only have ourselves to blame. This is the opportunity we have waited years for, and shame on us if we don't rise to the occasion.
I know you care deeply about the dangerous direction this country is heading under the leadership of George W. Bush and the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress. And I know you understand that we cannot give this administration and this Congress another minute to push their wacko domestic agenda and botch the job further in Iraq.
But knowing and caring and hoping and praying will not win us the election. The only way we win is to work harder, be tougher, and reach more voters than the Republicans.
So I urge you, as strongly as I am able, to do everything in your power to unseat these rascals and put a Democratic majority in Congress on November 7th. Vote, pester your friends and neighbors to go to the polls on November 7th, and give the most generous contribution that you are able to the DCCC to elect a Democratic majority today.
Make a secure online contribution of $35, $50, or more today to have it tripled having three times the impact on sweeping the bums out of Congress on Election Day.
I don't want to spend another day ashamed of my government. I don't think you do either. Take advantage of the House Democrats matching your dollars with three of their own.
They're showing their commitment. It's time for us to show ours.
James Carville
P.S. -- I'm asking you to step up and exercise the power of your pocketbook before September 30th so your gift can go three times as far. We need to make sure we are doing everything we can to give every race everything they need in the sprint to Election Day.
So don't forget. Support the DCCC today and vote on November 7th. Together, we'll not only win, we'll set America in a new, and better, direction.
It comes down to us, everyone (but I know we knew that).
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