I just got home and during my ride, I listened in on a blogger conference call with NRCC Chairman Tom Cole on the #dontgo movement happening in Dee Cee.I'm not going to be able to remember everybody who was on the call and asked questions, but let me hit the few that I can...
Ed Morrissey of HotAir.com asked a great question. He wanted to know if anyone had heard back yet from Team McCain on Republican Leader, my Congressman and a Great American -- John Boehner -- 's request for an appearance by John McCain. Ed thinks John ought to RSVP immediately, and I concur.
Rep. Cole took great pains to make sure that everyone understood that this event was unplanned and is as spontaneous and unscripted as it appears. He made a great point that I also wanted to share and that is that quite a few members have scheduled events that simply could not be re-arranged so just because you don't happen to see a particular Member of Congress participating doesn't mean that they aren't there in spirit.
He also made the point that a few of these folks who have spent time in Dee Cee are in particular tough races. He singled out Reps. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) and Jean Schmidt (R-OH) for particular praise for having made it to the floor even though they probably should be back in their home districts campaigning.
Check out the NRCC's blog for more...
UPDATE: According to his Twitter feed, Rep. Bob Latta (OH-05) will be back in Dee Cee on Tuesday to particpate in #dontgo
UPDATE 2: MediaLizzy was on the call...
UPDATE 3: Folks from the MI GOP crashed a Pelosi book signing today and demanded a vote on Energy...
UPDATE 4: To reiterate a point made earlier. This is not something that either McCain or Rep. Turner would have been able to reschedule all that easily.
UPDATE 5: Sign the petition: Call Congress Back!
