Subject: Taking the weekend off?!
From: "Brig. Gen. John Douglass (ret.)" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:06:54 -0500

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Dear John,

If we default on our nations debt in less than two weeks, working families and seniors across Virginias 10th district will suffer greatly.

Thats why we need leaders with the courage to sit down, roll up their sleeves, and leave politics at the door to solve this crisis.

Unfortunately Congressman Wolf and the House Republicans are doing just the opposite. In fact, theyre taking the weekend off.

Can you believe it?

Even with the full faith and credit of our country on the line, Congressman Wolf is leaving Washington for the weekend.

Join my campaign today by making a contribution if you agree thats unacceptable. ( http://e2ma.net/go/10559730362/3790277/107999497/42412/goto:https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/john-douglass?refcode=crisis )

The urgency of the debt default reminds me of a situation I faced in 1979 while serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force in Arlington  during a crucial point in the Cold War.

I was told that President Carter was planning to end the B-1 bomber program and use cruise missiles instead to knock out Soviet defenses in order to protect our B-52 aircraft. That was a Friday.

By the following Monday I was to present a budget to the White House. So I went to work. Over that weekend I sequestered my team of military and civilian personnel, and instructed them to get the job done.

And even when some said our mission was impossible, I refused to leave our work undone. Im proud to say we prevailed. And in the end the cruise missile program became operational and we saved taxpayer dollars.

That episode demonstrated the type of leadership and commitment that is lacking in Washington today.

Im running for Congress because I know what it means to serve. And its unacceptable for my opponent to take the weekend off in the midst of the debt default crisis.

Make a donation to my campaign today if you want a Representative who will always fight for you. ( http://e2ma.net/go/10559730362/3790277/107999498/42412/goto:https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/john-douglass?refcode=crisis )

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Brig. Gen. John Douglass (ret.)

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