Single What? Female...

SAY THANKS to SEN. BOXER!

Send the woman some love as she at least stood up and said Hey, let me do something here for the disenfranchised voter. Let me be the one senator that says something, here and let me be the one who stands up and offers the first election challenge since 1877. It delayed the unfortunately inevitable only by four hours, but at least the challenge and the following debate occured-unlike in 2000. I do believe that without as many people speaking out and contacting their congresspeople, this would not have happened at all. So please keep supporting your Congressfolk-or if you don't like yours, support the ones you DO like, as it appears, they are actually listening.

Now we just need to get the press to listen more often. This story barely made a blip on the news but at least a few people marked it down:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/07/democrats_challenge_ohio_electoral_vote_count/

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote/index.html

And then you can read the Newsweek article on John Kerry about what he learned during the whole campaign...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6777696/site/newsweek/

It all makes me figure, that, in a way, it is divine intervention that W. is back in office, cause he has to clean up the mess he has created himself and be witness to the potential implosion of his administration. His approval rating, despite his re-election the Republicans controlling everything, remains at %49, which is not good for a guy going into his Inauguration.

Speaking of cleaning up that mess, The New York Times has this lovely report on our favorite Medal of Freedom winner George Tenet as he and the rest of the big-wigs at the CIA "failed in Pre-9/11" efforts. I'm sure W.'s people are lovin' seeing THAT headline this morning...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/national/07intel.html?th

That and this one from The Boston Globe about how Democrats are out to alter the Social Security debate with "unaticipated attacks" (part of me is going "UNANTICIPATED?!?!" Had they actually LOOKED at this legislation? Have they read the papers or read the news mentioning how, overall, people do NOT think this plan is a good idea? Oh wait...George doesn't get that info from his people...) I say keep those attacks going and support the Congressfolk with some e-mails and phone calls goin' "You BETTER not let that plan go through!! Attack away!"

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/07/democrats_try_to_alter_social_security_debate/

And do you think perhaps George and Karl are calling Allawi right now after his annoucing that, as Iraq sets up for "elections" at the end of the month, that he expects the violence to rise? *"What are you trying to do? SCARE PEOPLE?!?!? You're supposed to calm them down, you leave the scare tactics to us!"*

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727646/

IN THE MEANTIME....

7,000 more bodies have been found in East Asia so if you got anything else to give, now's the time...Kofi Annan looked at the devastation there today and was left in awe:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/asia.tsunami/index.html

A good thing coming out of this is that at least 1) people have been giving A LOT and 2) there are tourists there who have been volunteering their time and helping out rather than just try to get home and escape it all so applause to them, man :)

And Alberto Gonzalez "speaks out against torture"...yeah, NOW:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/07/gonzales_speaks_out_against_torture/

And cause after all this we could just use a chuckle:

Doug Mientkiewicz has the ball.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/01/07/for_now_hes_having_a_ball/

And Happy Birthday, Elvis!

In the meantime KEEP E-MAILING. They're starting to pay attention to the fact that WE are paying attetion so keep it GOING! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends, family, the press and your Congress people. Let your voice be heard!! And as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on :)

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:07 AM