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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor all the occasional flack she gets here, Senator Feinstein really stepped it up. Kudos to her.
She went ahead and released the Fusion GPS testimony herself:
https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/3/9/3974a291-ddbe-4525-9ed1-22bab43c05ae/934A3562824CACA7BB4D915E97709D2F.simpson-transcript-redacted.pdf
Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)thanks for posting.
hedda_foil
(16,379 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Freethinker65
(10,116 posts)She deserves the countrys thanks for this
Skittles
(153,311 posts)that was a killer move
Anny61
(100 posts)Until the next time.
Skittles
(153,311 posts)certainly NOT ENOUGH
Anny61
(100 posts)Skittles
(153,311 posts)Anny61
(100 posts)ACA
Marriage equality
Daca
and on and on and on.
All the things Trump and the Republicans have been destroying.
Skittles
(153,311 posts)yeah, I remember him holding BUSH INC accountable
*DONE HERE*
Anny61
(100 posts)It helps if we remember the past with facts, not emotion.
William769
(55,150 posts)It's actually been quite comical.
Welcome to DU.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)spanone
(135,950 posts)elfin
(6,262 posts)But yes, good for her. Perhaps doing so was outside her comfort zone, don't know, but glad she did it.
No blowback from Fusion in that they already wanted it. Blowback from Republicans? Not a problem in California.
But still, good for her.
George II
(67,782 posts)Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)with each other. The no-name candidate has no chance.
elfin
(6,262 posts)Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)I have always like her.
pnwmom
(109,025 posts)But your reaction is typical of those who disparage her.
elfin
(6,262 posts)on some "corporatist" issues, I do not disparage her overall instincts or career, but I wonder that at her age, she may be a bit defensive about seeking another 6 year term.
Orrex
(63,291 posts)That's pretty damn huge.
Nicely done, Senator!
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)fishwax
(29,152 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,201 posts)calimary
(81,608 posts)I posted this on another thread:
Call DiFi's office. Either via the usual Congressional (202) numbers OR the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers in my sig line.
Or look her up online and call one of her regional offices.
TELL HER "THANK YOU!!!" THANK her! Thank her for her courage and willingness to GO BOLD! Tell whatever staffer picks up that this is great and how much you love it and appreciate it and how grateful you are that she showed TRUE guts.
As a parent, I learned that you don't reward or reinforce bad behavior, BUT, you ENCOURAGE more good behavior by rewarding and reinforcing that. We certainly are able to call and complain when they do things of which we don't approve, right? Therefore, when they do something right, they need to hear the "attagirls" and "attaboys" that they've earned. If they get a lot of those, it will encourage them to do more of the same.
Add calcium supplements to their backbones!!! It MATTERS. And it makes a difference, sometimes a BIG difference.
Please never forget this "Golden Rule" of representative democracy: If they think YOU don't care, they won't, EITHER!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10079162
denbot
(9,901 posts)Much respect for releasing the Fusion GPS testimony.
FakeNoose
(32,917 posts)Grassley should retire immediately.
SunSeeker
(51,811 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Gothmog
(145,965 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Skittles
(153,311 posts)geardaddy
(24,933 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)blogslut
(38,023 posts)We're all human and flawed but releasing this testimony is, I think, vital to the future of our Democracy. Ms. Feinstein stepped up like a hero.
reggaehead
(269 posts)She is a less evil swamp monster. She hit a home run on this 1 tho. In a runoff I will still vote for a liberal Dem over her.
BadgerMom
(2,772 posts)She made this Californian proud!
SunSeeker
(51,811 posts)Bettie
(16,151 posts)and I applaud her for doing so.
NBachers
(17,191 posts)R B Garr
(17,019 posts)A great checkmate move!