Hillary: Help Me Fight Back

06/02/2005

Dear Democrats,

What I see happening in Washington is a concerted effort by the Administration and the leadership in Congress to really create absolute power. ...They are trying to turn Washington into an evidence free zone.

Last week the Senate averted the “nuclear option” - the attempt by the White House and Republican leadership to end America’s two hundred year old tradition of checks and balances.

Now we are fighting every day to prevent attempts by the same people to remake America in their image - reversing the progress we have made as a country, not just undoing the achievements of the Clinton Administration, but taking us backward to the nineteenth century!

I need your help to fight back: http://www.friendsofhillary.com/fightback

While we are fighting back in Washington, Republicans are raising tens of millions of dollars to defeat me in 2006. “Whatever it takes,” says the New York state Republican chairman. “STOP HER NOW” urges a new “independent” 527 committee.

They’re going to find out that I am not easy to stop. I’m going to keep on working hard for the people of New York. I’m going to keep on working in the Senate for smart, effective policies that will make our country stronger and our children’s future brighter.

http://www.friendsofhillary.com/fightback

And I’m going to continue speaking out about George W. Bush’s policies because I think they are wrong for America:

It is wrong to keep piling up debt with irresponsible fiscal policy, endangering our national security and our ability to invest in education and economic growth;

It is wrong to disregard scientific evidence on issues ranging from the reality of global warming to the value of stem cell research; and
It is wrong to demand absolute power and try to stop dissenting voices - because our nation was built on the principle of checks and balances, and respect for the rights of minorities and majorities is a hallmark of American democracy!

I’m going to keep on fighting for our principles in the Senate and in my campaign, and I hope that you will be there beside me. Your support has been important to me in the past; now, in this fight against the Republican power grab, I need it more than ever.

Please make your contribution now: http://www.friendsofhillary.com/fightback

Thank you so much for your friendship, and your support.

Sincerely,
Hillary Rodham Clinton

PS: It is so important that we demonstrate in 2006 that voters reject Republican attacks. We can win by fighting back and by standing up clearly and forcefully for the principles we share. But I need your help to get our message out.