As Congress once again rushes home for the holidays, Democratic Party leaders are adding to their long list of betrayals, according to Democrats.Com.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid don't have the power to pass good bills by themselves, but they do have the power to keep wretched bills off the floor. But they adamantly refuse to exercise that power, and instead betray us at every turn. On Iraq, Pelosi and Reid vowed to end the Iraq Occupation after voters elected Democratic majorities in 2006. But in May they completely surrendered and gave Bush a blank check for $124 billion. In September they gave Bush another blank check for $12 billion, while vowing to block any new funds until January. But now they are giving Bush yet another blank check for $70 billion. What is their excuse? Incredibly, Pelosi actually said:

"The assumption I made was that the Republicans would soon see the light."

On warrantless wiretapping, Pelosi and Reid rushed the abominable "Protect America Act" through Congress in August, while vowing to "fix" it in the fall. When Senator Jay Rockefeller's bill gave retroactive immunity to the telephone companies, Senator Chris Dodd vowed a filibuster.

But Harry Reid is using his power as Majority Leader to undermine Senator Dodd's filibuster - something he adamantly refuses to do for any Republican filibusters. Senator Dodd urgently needs our help immediately to persuade 41 Senate Democrats to support his filibuster:
http://chrisdodd.com/filibuster.

Pelosi and Reid have betrayed all the voters - not just Democrats but also Independents and Republicans - who put Democrats in charge of Congress to end the occupation of Iraq and restore the Constitution. It is time for Pelosi and Reid to resign as Democratic leaders and let real Democrats take over - Democrats who will fight and win, not surrender.

You can send Pelosi and Reid a message by joining our Democratic Donor Strike against the two fundraising committees they run - the DCCC and the DSCC.

http://www.democrats.com/donor-strike-2007.

You can also call your Representatives and tell them:

"No Iraq Funds and No Warrantless Wiretapping!"

Call the Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121. Or toll-free: 800-828-0498, 800-614 2803, 866-340 9281.