When I find myself in a curmudgeonly state, I listen to episodes of StoryCorps. I used to listen to it on NPR’s Morning Edition on the way to work on Fridays, but my car radio doesn’t work anymore. Now I listen via podcast. I honestly don’t know anything that more predictably awakens my love for humanity than listening to these recordings. All the complexities and quirks of human being are there, and those things are always kind of new and…
Thanks to Memere’s email delivery service…. with a couple of slight corrections… The George W Bush Presidential Museum is now in the planning stages. It was supposed to be a library, but the planners kept resigning. You’ll want to be one of the first to make a contribution to this great man’s legacy. The Museum will include: The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you can’t remember anything. The Texas Air National Guard…
Please join more than 30 leading non-partisan Election Integrity organizations who have signed the following letter demanding that Congress enact legislation requiring a paper ballot for every vote cast. Problems throughout the 2006 primary and general elections have made it clear that only a paper ballot — not a “paper trail”, nor a “paper record” — will begin to help re-establish confidence in our tattered electoral system.
Great List! 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress from The Progress Report Issue 11/07/2006, by Judd Legum, Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel and Payson Schwin We need a new Congress — here’s why: 1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked — 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link] 2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S. forces out of Iraq by the…
Rove has set up fake-Democrat robocalls, according to Democrats.com. It seems to have been going on for at least two weeks. Report this if it happens to to you! More details and ongoing coverage at: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com http://dailykos.com (mostly November 5th) Karl Rove has been bragging for weeks about his “72-hour program” to swing the elections, which predict a Democratic takeover of Congress. Now we know what it is: a dirty trick campaign using robocalls. The calls are made to Democrats…
I’ve been missing in action, I know. I’ll write all about the following when I get more than a couple of minutes. Quick trip to the Alabama shore for J’s family reunion Visit from my cousin A Halloween/Samhain festivities Making some calls to remind progressive voters in swing races to vote (Moveon.org) Catching up on the hundreds of backlogged emails Preparing for a trip to see some of my family and friends in Massachusetts Helping J to meet his end-of-month…