Please sign congressman Anthony Weiner's Petition for Public Option

Message from Anthony Weiner

“Merger talks” used to be a term you only read on the business pages, but today all the chatter around Washington is about how the five health care bills will be merged into the one that my colleagues and I will eventually send to the President. We all know, that there are stronger and weaker advocates for the public option in those negotiations. We need to bolster our allies and prod our, uh, less vigorous friends.

Last night, Keith Olbermann opened his show with a reminder that some folks on Capitol Hill seem not to understand the strong support for the pubic option that exists out there in the real world. This is exactly why it is so important that we nudge our way into these “merger talks” with our voices.

I’d like to take the floor of Congress next week to announce that we have 50,000 signatures on our petition for the public option. We already have 40,000 supporters, so help me spread the word.

Anthony