Single What? Female...

circling the wagons...

of course, the Pentagon and Bush are circling the wagons and trying to say that Rummy's "tough to work with" but still respected by his peers...

In the meantime, Josh Bolten has "invited anyone who is thinking of leaving before year's end to do so now." Yep, it's time to "refresh and re-energize the team" in the West Wing (I'm sure someone is holding Bush down as he clings to some aid he doesn't want to get rid of), a move which is in, no doubt, response to all the criticism-and the exhaustion, and the indictments-of his team of late..

Yeah, they're gonna need fresh people when we attack Iran...

Many groups are out to make sure a message is sent about the administration's plans for Iran, but you can still send your own to your Congressfolk. It's an election year, people. They're bound to listen.

SO KEEP E-MAILING! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends and family, the press and your Congressfolk and let them know that you are PAYING ATTENTION!!!

Peace --Alex

and speaking of election year stuff, you worried about your balloting? Here in NY we're working on getting paper ballots. If you're in this area and want to help out, here's the info thanks to my friend (and fabulous actor) Chip who sent this on to me :)

Support Resolution 131 for paper ballots/optical scanners
Oppose electronic voting in NYC!
Support Resolution 228 for public hearings &
public testing of voting machines before purchasing

WHAT: Hearing on Voting Machines
and NYC Compliance with the federal
Help America Vote Act
WHEN: Monday, April 24, 2006, 10:00 AM

WHO: We need YOU to support our speakers!

WHERE: Council Chambers
City Hall
New York, NY
Subways:
N or R to City Hall
4, 5 or 6 to Brooklyn Bridge
J, M, or Z to Chambers Street
2 or 3 to Park Place
WHY:
The Committee on Governmental Operations of the NY City Council is
giving us this opportunity to support our two resolutions:

Resolution 131 urges the adoption of paper ballots and precinct-based
optical scanners and accessible ballot-marking machines for voters with
disabilities and minority languages. This resolution is against
electronic voting!
http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Res%200131-2006.htm?CFID=759601&CFTOKEN=79694900

Resolution 228 urges that the NYC Board of Elections hold public
hearings before selecting our new voting machines, and urges public
testing to show us that the machines work before selecting them! Sounds
simple, but the NYC Board of Elections is not planning to do this at
this time.
http://webdocs.nyccouncil.info/textfiles/Res%200228-2006.htm?CFID=759601&CFTOKEN=79694900
Do you want to speak as part of our coordinated panel?
Please send an email to Teresa Hommel
admin@wherethepaper.org
Have you made phone calls or sent letters
supporting Resolution 131 and Resolution 228?
If not, please go to http://www.wheresthepaper.org/ny.html#whattodoNYC
Would you like us to send letters for you?
please send your name, address, and phone to
admin@wheresthepaper.org
(cut-and-paste the email address, it works!)
Gov Ops Chairman:
Simcha Felder
Gov Ops Members:
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.
Inez E. Dickens
Erik Martin Dilan
Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
Larry B. Seabrook
Peter F. Vallone, Jr. -- sponsor of Reso 131
Teresa
Teresa Hommel
http://www.wheresthepaper.org/ny.html
Chair, Task Force on Election Integrity,
Community Church of New York

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