I just wanted to make sure everyone here knows that tomorrow Rep. Conyers and I will participating in an online chat for the DCCC. Be sure to stop by and ask any questions you may have... you can also just hang out and watch the chat if you can't think of anything to say. Be sure to tell your friends, this is my first online chat and I'm very excited about it. I've included more information in the extended entry.

-LMS

This was sent out via email by the DCCC:

I am thrilled to invite you to participate in an online conversation with two of our great Democratic leaders in the House: Representative John Conyers of Michigan and Representative Louise Slaughter of New York. My greatest motivation in coming on as Executive Director here at the DCCC was that I would get to work on behalf of a Democratic caucus that fights tirelessly in defense of the American people and our cherished values. No Democratic Members personify this better than the two who have volunteered to chat with you.

Join Congressman Conyers and Congresswoman Slaughter this Tuesday, May 10th at 3:00pm ET for the chat on our satellite site:

www.democraticaction.org

You may already know these two champions of the middle class and the less fortunate, but allow me to introduce them anyway.

Rep. John Conyers has been one of the House's most tenacious advocates on election reform, civil rights, civil liberties, and US policy towards detainees at home and abroad. In short, every time George Bush and Tom DeLay have tried to chip away at the principles that make America great, they have run smack into John Conyers - ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Louise Slaughter has been just as fierce in defense of our democracy. As ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, she has exposed the Republicans' egregious abuse of power with a definitive report, "Broken Promises: The Death of Deliberative Democracy." She also took a leading role in forcing the Republicans to reverse themselves on the gutting of the Ethics Committee, a crucial victory for good government. Her work exposing the faux-reporter, "Jeff Gannon," in the White House press corps was part of a long career working on media fairness, and she is a founding Member of the new "Future of the American Media" Caucus.

They'll be here at the DCCC, answering whatever important questions you submit. If you're not feeling inquisitive, log on anyway and see what they have to say - I'm sure they won't disappoint. It's an honor for us to host them, and I hope you'll join us on Tuesday.

Sincerely,

John Lapp
Executive Director, DCCC