...the Netroots, that is.

Today, Howard Dean finally made the first step. He took our party back. He understands that we still have a long way to go and I'll report more on the future tomorrow.

But for now, I'd like to talk about the present. Be The Power is proud to join the internet-wide effort to show our strength and our support for Chairman Dean. Daily Kos has established an ActBlue page that will pool together the netroots' contributions to the DNC.

As of this writing, we're at 1500 contributors and $75,000 raised in about two hours. Yeah, two hours. I'd bet we'll be to a million by the end of the week.

So, dig deep and find that spare $25 bucks. Leave a comment and let me know you've done it. We may have succeeded in taking our party back. But I still want my country back, too.

You can use this simple form to make your contribution:

  Contribution amount:   $        

These contributions are important. The Republicans are ready to hijack this momentous event and paint our party as out-of-touch extremists. And the right-wing media will help them. I think kos said it best:

Remember, the GOP will unload on Dean. Everytime you hear the "Dean Scream" without context, consider donating. When you hear some empty head talk about the party "moving left" with Dean, consider donating. When you hear about unnamed big dollar Democratic donors whining about pulling their money out of the party, consider donating.

So, get out there and swing the bat.