Why Are You Reading This Junk?

I'm happy to report that Organizing for America is launching a Pledge Project Canvass scheduled to take place on March 21 across the United States. The purpose of this activity is to gather pledges of support for President Obama's budget based on three pillars: Energy, Health Care, and Education. Participants will either be going door to door or staging the canvass in a high-traffic area and approaching passersby.

From what I understand, the endgame of this canvass is to show our elected officials the level of support nationwide for the three pillars. Charting a new course towards clean energy, affordable health care, and improved education will be good for our country (and not to mention the economy; I love how Obama ties them all to the economy). It would behoove politicians in the Beltway bubble to take notice of this support if they know what's good for their political careers.

Call it a populist uprising without violence and strictly through positivity and neighbors talking to each other.

My fellow Obama campaign volunteers who canvassed and phonebanked during the election season who have been itching for a reason to do it again: let's hit the streets! Those who support the campaign for change but didn't volunteer during the election: now's a good time to give it a try. It's not as hard as it looks. We're only taking the first step in changing this country for the benefit and prosperity of its citizens!