| Let the games begin!
The Divided We Fail Team has been eagerly awaiting the start of the 2008 summer Olympic Games in Bejing: the spectacle, the inspiring stories, and the unforgettable performances. And we can only imagine how many gold medals Champ would win if championing bipartisanship was an event!
The best part of the Olympics, though, is the way Americans unite in support of our athletes. For a few precious weeks this August, we'll forget about the minor grievances and party labels that divide us. Disagreements over policy and politics won't disappear -- but they will be outweighed by a focus instead on the common ties that bind us together.
Imagine if our leaders in Washington had that outlook. They would finally recognize that affordable health care and lifetime financial security for every American aren't partisan issues, but principles that unite the whole country. And their policy differences would fade in the face of a common desire to get to work.
That's what Divided We Fail is all about; with your help, we'll get there!
|WHAT'S NEW|
 A team of Divided We Fail cyclists recently completed this year's RAGBRAI event. RAGBRAI -- Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa -- is an annual seven-day bike ride across Iowa. From July 19 to July 26, our team joined thousands of riders to complete the 472 mile route across Iowa. They battled wind, rain and popped tires, all the while spreading the word about breaking through partisan gridlock.
But they didn't go it alone. Champ and the ChampMobile came along for the ride, with race participants and spectators alike lining up near the large purple trailer to learn more and take pictures. Click here to see pictures from the week!
|WHAT DO YOU THINK?|
Are you feeling the sting of high gas prices?
Millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet because of sky high gas prices. Increasing energy costs are forcing many Americans to push back retirement, or dip into their hard earned savings. With health care costs already a burden, families are being forced to make difficult and painful decisions -- fill up the gas tank? Or fill essential prescriptions?
We want to hear from you: How are gas prices affecting you?
|TAKE ACTION|
As the presidential campaigns kick into high gear before the conventions, the promises are coming fast and furious. But you and I know it's not what Senators McCain and Obama propose that matters: it's what they will do to achieve it.
After all, campaigns speeches will have very little impact on the partisan gridlock that blocks progress in Washington. That's why we want to hear specifics -- about how the talk turns into solutions and partisan gridlock is overcome by bi-partisan cooperation.
It's time for action. The candidates need to tell us how they plan on breaking through partisan gridlock to secure health care and financial security for all Americans. We need YOU to tell them -- a little less conversation, and a little more action.
We're airing a new ad, asking Americans to contact the candidates. Will you join them? Email McCain and Obama and ask them to tell you how they will work across the aisle for real change in America.
(Are you one of the thousands of Divided We Fail supporters who have already written Senators Obama and McCain? Make an even bigger impact by making a phone call today! Call 1-800-891-9429 for Senator Obama, and 1-800-457-4373 for Senator McCain!)
|CHAMP OF THE MONTH|
 Meet Bob Prath, an AARP Divided We Fail Volunteer and AARP California 2007 Andrus Award Winner!
As a Divided We Fail volunteer in California, Bob Prath travels the state to spread the message of Divided We Fail to our AARP members, our partners and the general public.
Bob collected over 500 pledge cards at this year's "AARP The Magazine Road Show, U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition" in Imperial Beach, California. Thank you Bob for all your hard work!
For more information about last month's Champ of the Month, Don Bowdoin, click here!
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