Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) said on the Capitol steps today, "I asked you to come. And you came!" Thousands of people representing every state in the union (barring perhaps Alaska and Hawaii) stormed the Capitol today to show their opposition to a "public option."  Many in the crowd had made their way to DC on September 12 as well. I spoke with a lady from Florida who had ridden the bus all night to get there; she was in her 80s and had participated in the 9/12 demonstration but said, "I just feel I need to do whatever I can possibly do."  She was concerned about the massive spending and the additional debt that a 'public option' would bring. I also met people who had come from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, and Oregon. 

Over a hundred Representatives joined Rep. Bachmann, Jon Voight, Mark Levin, and John Ratzenberger ("Cliff" from "Cheers" and the pig in "Toy Story") in warning quite bluntly about socialism, stating that the current version of the health care bill would grab 18% of our economy and add over a trillion dollars of debt, an average of 550 million dollars per page of the bill.  

At the urging of the legislators, participants streamed across the street to visit their elected representatives. The sidewalks were filled and many stood for over an hour waiting to get through security. While they waited, they sometimes chanted "Kill the bill!"  so loudly that legislators and aides came to the balconies to witness this historic event. Jane Citizen and I could hear the chanting quite clearly while we were in Rep. Rick Larsen's office. Larsen stated plainly that he will vote for the bill. 

Senator Maria Cantwell held a coffee hour at 9:00 a.m. and showed surprise at the number of constituents who had shown up to see her, around 20. Two had come for a different issue, but the rest were there to urge her not to support the 'public option.'  She was non-committal. 

Don't hold your breath. 

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