Catch them doing the right thing

One of the most profound ideas in my college experience was from an early childhood education class. The teacher suggested trying to catch children doing the right thing and then compliment them on it. Not only is this a great idea for kids, but it works profoundly well for adults. We all like to hear a "thank you" for doing something good.


Our member of congress here in the 1st Congressional District in Iowa is Bruce Braley, and he is fairly new at it. Wonderfully enough, Bruce has signed on as a co-sponsor on H R 2567, which is a bill to close the School of the Americas. The title is "The Latin America Military Training Review Act" and if you want lots of information on it go to www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2567.html


The point is, from the perspective of Latin America activists, Braley is doing the right thing. Please call his office and tell them "Thank you." The phone number for his Davenport office is (563) 323-5988. His DC office is (202) 225-2911. It will be a painless and well spent 30 seconds. It will be doing the right thing.