Say NO to Bush’s Blank Check Bailout, attend an emergency rally, then share your experiences here.
by PDA Staff and Allies

The Bush administration has spent more than $800 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they’re demanding a $700 billion blank check for Wall Street using the same old scare tactics and threats to avoid public debate and Congressional oversight.

We say, "Bring Home the Troops and Bail Out Main Street–not Wall Street!"

Progressive activists are making thousands of calls to Congress opposing Bush’s Blank Check. Our sources tell us that the tide is slowly turning. We’re leading the way, demanding accountability for the Wall Street Robber Barons along with help for average Americans in need. That’s the real solution to this economic crisis.

PDA Board Member Rep. Raul M. Grijalva questions the $700 billion bailout:

"Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s warning that ‘the future health of the American economy depends on the swift passage of the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street’ is ridiculous. … I have serious concerns about this so-called plan. Every man, woman and child in America will ante up $2000 each to bail out the very people who created this crisis. … I will only support a responsible package that will actually help the economy and protect the taxpayer. This package must be transparent, coupled with tough new oversight and regulations of our financial institutions." We agree with Rep. Grijalva.

EMERGENCY RALLIES! Thursday, September 25th we can show our support for a responsible plan by rallying against the Bush Blank Check Bailout. Tell everyone you know to attend an existing rally or help plan one. Select a location where you will be most visible and then click here to post your action. Together, we can stop the blank check bailout and support a responsible solution.

Get the word out! Progressive Democrats of America is joining True Majority, Backbone Campaign, UFPJ, USAction, and scores of others to take the debate into the streets. Click here to set up an event.| Click here to find one near you.

CALL CONGRESS! Some on Capitol Hill are having second thoughts about going along with the administration’s plan. Call your Senator NOW and tell them to "Oppose the Bush bailout. Stand up for Main Street. And bring the troops home!" Call the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Click here for talking points.

RESOURCES: Any action must address our communities’ needs. We have to uncover the roots of the meltdown, and impose guidelines make sure the solution will benefit average working Americans. For more information: Click here to read an interview with Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winner in Economics and author of the ‘The Three Trillion Dollar War’. Click here for The Nation Magazine’s William Greider’s article on the bailout. See updates on the situation from respectable economic analysts at the Dollars & Sense blog. Read the Congressional Research Service’s report on the costs of the war(s) here. Read bipartisan concerns about bailout in The Hill here.