Rumors about the petition started a few weeks ago on the Rachael Maddow show:

The petition began last week when MSNBC's Rachel Maddow announced that "two major power brokers on the left" were pushing for Democrats to be stripped of their leadership positions if they sided with Republican efforts to block an overhaul of the nation's health-care system. Grayson and the Progressive Change group, inspired by the idea, began separate petition drives. Adam Green, from Progressive Change, told a small media gathering that it was "unacceptable" for Democrats to side with Republicans against a health-care vote. A doctor, Nilesh Kalyanaraman, announced that "my patients' lives and health depend on Harry Reid standing up and showing the leadership we expect." Next came Grayson, tall and a bit wild, with scuffed cowboy boots under his pinstriped suit, and chest hair poking out over his tie and collar. He pulled from his breast pocket a study showing that nearly 45,000 Americans die each year because they don't have health insurance. "As we stand here right now," he said, "one or two or three Americans have died because we have not acted yet." He continued: "A week ago, I apologized to the dead and their families for our inaction. Now it's time to move beyond that and get the job done." With that, Grayson walked toward the Hart building. Reporters followed. Asked what he would have Reid do differently, the congressman offered no prescription, only a demand: "One way or another, the bill has to pass. It's that simple. As quickly as possible."

I guess poor widdle Hawwwie was not pleased with this petition. He had this to say:

"The only thing Senator Reid is worried about right now is putting together a bill that can get the 60 votes necessary to overcome a Republican filibuster," Reid spokesman Jim Manley said. "He has no intention of stopping by" to get the petition.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/...

I guess some will say that Grayson is antagonizing party leaders, but you know what I say:

Good, great, about time, more than about time, its about fucking time that someone did stand up to 'stick Harry with a pitchfork' even if it was just to see if the skinny little cowardly zombie jerk was still alive. I hope that Alan Grayson continues to stick him with that pitchfork of 90,000 signatures 90,000 times a day. Maybe it will wake Harry the fuck up and get him moving towards 'doing his job, which he is well payed for' because from where I'm sitting all he is doing is just taking up wasted space in the Universe, sucking the air out of the Senate Chamber, when I'd much rather have a fighter and a scrapper like Congressman Grayson getting up in the faces of rapid right wing fake Christian Republicans and filthy little Blue Dogs who are leaving their turds in the halls ways when they're out whoring for money at the Lobbyist cocktail party.

Congressman Grayson, you are my hero. Please, stick Harry in the ass for me for anyone else out there who is as sick as I am for all of his 'caving in relentlessly' for no good reason, other than he's just a fucking coward that doesn't know what the word leadership even means.

My hat is off to you Congressman Grayson. May you live to be 120. May you live to be the oldest Public Servant in Congress, and may you live to see the day, where you are sitting in the seat that Harry Reid occupies as Senate Majority Leader, because he never ever deserved that seat, and someone like Congressman Grayson was born to sit there in perpetuity.

Thanks

UPDATE: Thanks Congressman Grayson - If you want something done, you got to know who can do it - Our man Grayson !!!!

This past week Congressman Grayson launched UnMaskTheFed.com. Please take time to sign up and ask your Senators to delay the confirmation of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, until the Federal Reserve answers the questions regarding where 2 trillion dollars has disappeared to. NO MORE LIES, NO MORE CORRUPTION, NO MORE CROOKS AND LIARS, NO MORE FINANCIAL MELTDOWNS AND WALL STREET BAIL OUTS!!!

http://www.actblue.com/page/kossacksforgrayson