People are surprised about form letters?? He has local offices - drop in for a heart to heart - they listen much better and your next reply wil be a personal letter. Has worked for me for many, many years. Ruth ________________________________ From: Paula Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, October 21, 2009 10:01:35 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sunstein confirmation - EGADS In that big, long missive, your views were NOT even addressed!! Paula, 259 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Doc Zoe" <wynsum@xxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:46:16 -0400 Subject: Sunstein confirmation - EGADS On 21 Oct 2009, at 11:32, Senator_Specter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Dear Dr. BACKMAN: Thank you for contacting my office regarding the nomination of Cass Sunstein to be the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). I appreciate your concerns and opinions on this important matter. Mr. Sunstein brings a distinguished academic background and expertise to OIRA. Upon his graduation from Harvard Law School, he clerked at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, going on to clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall at the Supreme Court of the United States. He has testified before congressional committees on many subjects and has been involved in constitution-drafting and law reform activities in a number of different countries. In addition to being a legal scholar and professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Harvard Law School, Mr. Sunstein has served on numerous committees such as the American Bar Association (ABA) Committee on Separation of Powers and Governmental Organizations and the President's Advisory Committee on the Public Service Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. The OIRA plays an important role in the public sphere, as it is charged with the implementation of government-wide policies and standards with respect to federal regulations and guidance documents, as well as overseeing the quality, utility, and analytic rigor of information used to support public policy. I am confident in Mr. Sunstein's abilities to meet the responsibilities of the office. As my colleague Senator Hatch (R-UT) stated, "Mr. Sunstein is a widely-respected academic who has written extensively on our regulatory system. He has long been an advocate of smarter, more limited regulation evaluated by a cost-benefit analysis. For this reason, his nomination has garnered the support of many conservative and pro-business organizations." On September 10, 2009, I voted in favor of Mr. Sunstein's confirmation, which ultimately passed the Senate by a margin of 57-40. Thank you again for contacting me. The concerns of my constituents are of great importance to me, and I rely on you and other Pennsylvanians to inform me of your views. <REPLY> Like my views even Mattered??? Doc Zoe Wynsum http://wynsumgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================