Fallon's Flood Relief Work
By Ed Fallon
I'd like
to encourage all who are able to pitch-in with flood and tornado relief
efforts. Iowans have always gone the extra mile to help others in time
of need, and in my life I have never witnessed such a time of need as
this.
Lynn and
I have focused our efforts in Des Moines' Birdland neighborhood. The
devastation there is both incredible and eerily familiar. (Birdland was
hit hard in 1993, too, and as I raised money for flood victims and
helped with clean-up, I got a close-up look at the flood's full fury.)
Today,
Lynn and I and two former staffers (Brian Trapp and Avery Lund) worked
on two houses, hauling out damaged property, sweeping and shoveling
debris, and removing water-logged floor boards. While it's horrible to
see the devastation to so many homes and lives, people's gratitude and
the clear progress we are able to achieve inspire me to want to do as
much as possible.
So, if
you would like to help at Birdland let me know. This type of hands-on
work was always a big part of my "ministry" as a state legislator, and
one silver lining in my primary loss is that I now have more time to
help those in need directly.
Thanks!
Ed Fallon
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Friday, June 13
Our Partial Victory
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on Fri 13 Jun 2008 07:31 PM CDT
Our Partial Victory
By Ed Fallon Last Tuesday's primary election was disappointing, but we're not quitting. We didn't beat the political establishment but we sure shook it up. In fact, Leonard Boswell's voting record and rhetoric over the past seven months look, well . . . almost progressive! • Having voted for the Iraq War in 2002 and for funding it unconditionally until earlier last year, he finally settled on a consistent position against the war last November. • Despite being a long-time supporter of granting retroactive immunity to telecom companies for aiding the Bush Administration in spying on Americans, he switched his position this year. • In 2001, he voted against an amendment raising fuel economy standards to 27.5 miles per gallon. Yet last December, he finally endorsed the Safe Climate Act, which raises fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon. • After voting for much of President Bush's agenda for almost eight years, he joined other House Democrats last November to support Dennis Kucinich's resolution to impeach Dick Cheney. • In its brochures and advertisements this year, the Boswell campaign invented a whole new Congressman Boswell, one who sounded a lot more like a member of the Progressive Caucus, not the Blue Dog Caucus. In short, BECAUSE OF OUR CAMPAIGN, CONGRESSMAN BOSWELL BEGAN VOTING AND SOUNDING MORE LIKE A DEMOCRAT. Now it's up to us to make sure he continues. So, although last Tuesday's election wasn't the victory we wanted, we accomplished much. This month, Lynn's focus as campaign manager is to organize and harness the extensive resources assembled during this campaign. My focus is to pay off our campaign debt, something I've never had to deal with before. Sincerely, Ed Fallon |
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