A recent article in the Financial Times has made light of the effect that town hall meetings are having on freshman members of Congress. Our own Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD01), and Virginia's Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) were profiled as members of the Democratic majority who are wavering in support of a government-run health care option due to the public outcry during the August recess. To read the article, CLICK HERE.

AFP-Maryland was very effective in encouraging all of our 1st Congressional District members to attend Rep. Kratovil's town halls to let him know to keep "Government's Hands Off Our Health Care"! Besides the recess meetings that the Congressman scheduled, citizens have been rallying against a government option outside of his local district offices. On Tuesday our partner in the fight for liberty, Campaign for Liberty, helped organize a rally outside of Rep. Kratovil's Bel Air office where more than 250 local residents attended.

All of these public displays of displeasure are truly having an impact on public policy. Yesterday, Gallup released a poll that showed Americans say the protests make them more sympathetic to our cause. Swing voters, particularly registered Independents, agree with that statement by more than a 2-to-1 spread! What we are doing is working, but we need to keep the pressure on the elected officials. Both AFP-Maryland and C4L will be helping to organize more rallies against government-run health care, so please stay tuned...