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Greetings to all Berkshire Democrats!
from Lee Harrison, Chairman, Berkshire Brigades
 Very simply, this year’s Presidential and Congressional elections are the most important of our lifetime. In less than eight years we have gone from peace and prosperity to endless war and an approaching recession (if it’s not here already), from hope to despair on national healthcare, school funding, and investment in infrastructure. And we have lost our moral authority in the world.
If we don’t elect a Democratic President and Congress in 2008 and begin to turn things around, we will have dishonored what Tom Brokaw has called The Greatest Generation. That generation, the generation of my parents, survived the Great Depression, battled Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan to win World War II.
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Then they came home, not to cut taxes, marginalize the middle class, and create a class of super-rich that would make Gatsby blush, but to build an economy, establish the Marshall Plan to aid war-torn Europe, invest in schools (elementary, high school, and public colleges) for their children and grandchildren, invest in the highways, bridges, sewer and water systems, and all the other things that made our economy grow and become the envy of the world.
What will they write about our generation?
It all depends on whether we take our country back.
So as we did for John Kerry in 2004, we are already organizing our “brigades” to help elect our eventual Democratic presidential candidate, along with Democratic candidates for Senate and Congress, in New Hampshire and Upstate New York.
There’s plenty for everyone to do, whether you like to travel for a day or two on a weekend or would rather stay home. The key is: Get involved! We’d love to count you as a fellow Brigader.
Membership is simple. Just send us your name, postal address, and e-mail address, and participate in our activities as time permits. We also encourage membership in your own town or city Democratic Committee. Your children and grandchildren are counting on us, and we have much to do.
Email us at victory2008@berkshirebrigades.org.
History
Berkshire Brigades, the County Democratic Organization, promotes and actively supports the progressive values and candidates of the Democratic Party. We came together informally in early 2004 to work on John Kerry's campaign in New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. We were very successful in 2006, helping to elect the entire Democratic ticket in MA, including the first Democratic Governor in 16 years.
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