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Dammit, Neil

Dear Representative Abercrombie,

I recognize that the climate is a lot nicer in Hawai'i than it is in Washington DC. I also recognize that you're 70 years old and might want to come back home to live.

But, dammit, those aren't good reasons for you to run for Governor in 2010. It's only in the past four years that your party has been back in control of the House; you spent twelve years as a member of the minority. You finally have the opportunity to achieve some good things for the country as chairman of several Armed Services sub-committees. We need your progressive voice in the House.

Instead, you want to spend the next year campaigning for Governor? It's a waste of your time and talents.

Change your mind.

(Besides, it's not unlikely that Ed Case might actually win the House seat you're vacating, and he's a Blue Dog Democrat who won't see eye-to-eye with a lot of the progressive things the Obama Administration wants to do. Yes, I'm selfish; I want the President to succeed, and I think you can help him do that; I don't think a brand-new Congressperson in 2010 would have nearly as much impact as you do as a 20-year veteran of the House.)

Posted by Linkmeister at March 9, 2009 09:28 AM | TrackBack