"We must have a foreign policy that is both strong and smart. Yes, the Republicans have been strong, but they haven't been smart. And the policy is one big mess, everyone knows it."
- Senator Chuck Schumer
View Article  Now I've seen everything
    I know I have said that before, but it is now offical.  The pastor whose church is made up only of his very large family is at it again and this doesn't even make sense, just like most anything else the extreme right does.  I borrowed this next next text from CNN's website:

"I was with the Phelps family. They've launched a disturbing campaign to tarnish the funerals of fallen soldiers. This is a painful drama playing out at dozens of military funerals across the country. The group is led by Fred Phelps. He and his family have picketed ...   more »
View Article  What 1st Amendment Rights?

Some may remember that I was successful in having a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published on Wednesday. It read:

Now is time of decision
Now is the time to determine the future of this nation. Are we to abandon the Constitution and allow the executive branch effective power that essentially trumps the Congress, or are we to find through real investigation whether this pitiful excuse for an administration has broken numerous laws and should be impeached ?

I want the latter and demand action from my elected officials.

To oppose the Constitution of the United States ...   more »

View Article  Veterans for Peace Bus Tour Promotes Impeachment
Veterans for Peace Bus Tour Promotes Impeachment
The Times-Standard (California) July 24, 2005

Veterans opposed to President Bush and the war in Iraq were set to leave Eureka Saturday on a tour that will take them around the country.

The Veterans for Peace bus owned by Patrick Tate, president of the Mendocino Chapter, was packed to head south to pick up others in Sonoma County, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara on its way to Santa Monica and the Arlington West Memorial.

Tate said Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Greens will be on the bus.

"And every one of them ...   more »
View Article  AFL-CIO CALLS FOR RAPID RETURN OF US TROOPS

AFL-CIO Convention delegates voted late Tuesday [July 26] afternoon in favor of a resolution calling for a "rapid" return of all U.S. troops from Iraq. Eighteen AFL-CIO state federations, central labor councils and unions had submitted resolutions calling for an immediate or rapid end to the occupation and return of the troops. The General Executive Council, meeting on the eve of the convention, submitted a resolution that borrowed heavily from elements of those eighteen but did not clearly call for a prompt end to the occupation.

When the resolution reached the floor, Fred Mason, President of the Maryland/District of Columbia ...   more »

View Article  ACTION ITEM: Support the Resolution of Inquiry into the Downing Street Minutes

If your congressperson has not co-sponsored the Resolution of Inquiry into the Downing Street Minutes Rep. Barbara Lee sponsored, please ask them to support her efforts. It's easy to do and would make a huge difference. As Rep. Lee told a town hall crowd Saturday, July 23 the Resolution of Inquiry is the big first step to compel the Bush Administration answer questions and deliver key information about their rush to war. Rep. Lee and her cosponsors need our support to make this information public. You can help.

Check the list below for your member of Congress. If he or ...   more »

View Article  Build The Base - Don't Betray It
Some in the Democratic Party (and a few "helpful Republicans") demand we abandon our core beliefs and our base in order to appeal to "the mainstream." They claim we "lose" because we're too strong on personal freedom and equality - especially protecting people from government interference in their choice to become parents or not, and protecting minorities from various threats and oppression public and private. They don't understand that we are the mainstream. Most of the polls show most Americans agree with us on most of the issues. But more than that. Betrayal of people who depend upon us - and the principles upon which we depend - would be immoral, unthinking and political suicide.    more »