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    What Can Working People do to Push the Public Option?

    I just got an email from Tom Periello (D - VA), who BTW is not certain what he will back as far as legislation is concerned for Health Care Reform.  He is having a "rally" next Tuesday from 8 am to 9 am about health care reform.  I thought, okay, so who can go to that?  Not me, since I have to be at work at 8 am.  Will it be a bunch of Medicare recipients who have bitten the bullet of fear from the republicans, which is what I see on  most of the tv and internet coverage; people who are comfortable and worried that their coverage will be compromised based on the "Death Panel" rhetoric from the far-right.
    I started thinking, "What can we do?"  A book-club member suggested printing out dollar-shaped  flyers, and passing them out whenever you pay for anything:  McDonald's, CVS, the bank, whatever:  Print out a little flyer that  says:  "I support Universal Health Care Reform!"
    ....and whatever you might want to add.  I think it is a great idea -- talk about grass-roots!  I started doing it yesterday, and got some conversations going.  For all of us who cannot go to rallies and stand up to be counted physically, why not pass out a message to all of those we deal with day to day? 
      The message continues that reform is losing steam.  Show that it isn't true!
    Any other ideas?