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If you entered my site last night or today through its top level, you were greeted by my Defend Democracy – VOTE NO RECALL page. It’s not often that I’ll redirect the top-level of my site to something completely different, but that’s how strongly I feel about this recall election. Jen and I were the […]

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Vote NO on the recall October 7. Aside from the horrible precedent it would set if the recall passes, here’s the number one reason why we need to prevent this from happening: the air we breathe. Ben has a great piece today about just this topic, and he’s inspired me to write about it, too. […]

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Anna Quindlen has an excellent commentary in the latest (October 6, 2003) issue of Newsweek (Free Pass for the President): “The most underplayed story of the past month was the one about the events of September 11 and Saddam Hussein. “There is no direct link between the two. This despite the fact that George W. […]

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The California gubernatorial debate with Peter Camejo, Arianna Huffington, Cruz Bustamante, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tom McClintock just ended. A “free-for-all” is what one of the KRON 4 anchors called it. I’d say that’s a pretty accurate assessment. The candidates repeatedly spoke over one another, particularly Arianna and Arnold, who obviously hate each other (see The […]

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Retired General Wesley Clark intends to join the throngs of other Democratic hopefuls running for President. I think this is a good thing since objective #1 is to defeat Bush. And in these times of war, who better to take on Bush in the war debate? Here’s an email that I just sent to Karen […]

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Hot off the press: “A federal appeals court postponed California’s Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election, ruling the historic vote cannot proceed as scheduled because some votes would be cast using outmoded punch-card ballot machines.” This is good news indeed. More time to rally the vote against the recall. Hopefully this will have a positive impact […]

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What a difference 729 days can make. © 2003 Chappatte, globecartoon.com (published with permission) [via bit.ch]

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From Howard Dean’s Blog for America: “I am bowled over by the more than 150,000 people who have donated to my cause. By making an average contribution of $86, those 150,000 people have demonstrated that they have the power to match George W. Bush’s corporate contributors if they come together to create an unstoppable political […]

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I’m no fan of Davis, but I fear the precedent the California recall election may set. Please vote no on October 7 and take the following message from MoveOn.org to heart. Even if you’re not a California resident, please sign this important petition. Dear Friends, I’m writing to ask you to join me in signing […]

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From A Case Against the Case Against the Case For Howard Dean: Can We All Stop This Madness? on Common Dreams: “Can you accurately imagine the disaster of Dubya having four years to operate without fear of reelection. He could do virtually anything he wanted. Heck, he could create laws that allow him to spy […]

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