ED SCHULTZ of MSNBC's "The Ed Show" will be the headliner at our annual Carter Dinner fundraiser at the Omni Interlocken Hotel. He promises to be a tremendous draw. Seating is limited, so get your reservations in ASAP!

$55 for dinner and General seating. Host Committee Seating is $100, which additionally comes with the opportunity to rub shoulders with Ed Schultz and sundry dignitaries while enjoying culinary treats starting at 6 p.m. prior to dinner. The ONLY place to RSVP is at   http://www.actblue.com/page/2009carterdinner.

Social Hour cash bar starts at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7:30. Look for complete information in The Broomfield Democrat, the newsletter, August 1st edition. This promises to be a great event. Hope to see you there. Call our 2ndVice Chair Eden Gassaway at 303-478-9563 if you encounter difficulty in registering for this event.

Don't miss the Silent AND Live Auctions. Always popular and this year better than ever! You can bid on services, merchandise, gift certificates, and restaurants galore. You will be surprised at what is available to satisfy your (almost) every need.

Representative Jared Polis, CD-2 is in the middle of a controversy. Not just for his July “no” vote on HR 3200, a health care reform bill touted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but for rallying other Democratic freshman Representatives to sign a letter made public that criticized the bill as unfair to small businesses. Nationwide, as well as locally, many Progressives are very upset with Polis, claiming that, no matter his reasons for doing this, he may have derailed the passage of much needed reform legislation this fall.

Other reform advocates note that Polis, an early supporter for a Single Payer financing system for health care, was instrumental in getting the Kucinich amendment added to HR 3200 [which passed committee vote] which would give individual states the right to develop Single Payer systems, with the authority to bypass certain Federal restrictions in the process. Such an opportunity is one long advocated by Health Care for All Colorado and other grass roots reform organizations.

Our Publicity Chair, Tom Parsons, will attempt to obtain a statement of clarification from Rep. Polis or from his Washington staff in time for the August issue of The Broomfield Democrat. DONE!