never heard from Nancy Pelosi. According to Bernie Ward, talkshow host on KGO San Francisco last night mentioned that Nancy has not talked to her donstituents in the Bay Area for over 20 months now. Eventually, she has to run again and will have to face them.

As things stand now, Nancy could well lose her place to Cindy Sheehan who is running as an independent.

A mind once expanded can never return to its original dimensions.

Anne Hathaway: 1556-1623

The greatest derangement of the mind is to believe in something because one wishes it to be so.

I Feel Not Taking Action Against Mexican's Who are not Legal's,By Thinking of Letting them in at any Cost-YOU ARE GONNA LOSE,ANY PRESIDENT CHANCE'S-Same as all these Democrate's We Voted In-My Vote will not go to any Democrate-Because they are Betraying,The People that Voted them In.WE DO NOT WANT THEM HERE,IF THEY AREN'T(LEGAL)They Need to go to the Back Of The LINE.

Democrat's are Rewarding People who Broke the Law's.The Mexican's are having a hard time UNDERSTANDING-I Didn't Know we have People in High Office's that Can't UNDERSTAND our Own Law's-If this is Not Fixed,I and other Will Let all My Member's on U Tube & Myspace-What Law's Were Made For-All,Not for Some. 

I  certainly share many of your feelings, as I'm sure many other do also. I wish I had succinct, meaningful reason to give you but I don't have the words.(Perhaps someone else on this site has?)  Sometimes I will just step away from it for a brief time. Then I "check back in" and get involved again. Mentally, that helps me.
But it often feels like we're banging our heads against a brick wall. And right now, it seems that brick wall is our current Congress. Like many people, I had great hopes after the 2006 election. But except for the fact I got a new Democratic Senator who does share my views, there has not been much to celebrate.
I have written to Pelosi and others but I don't except a response from them. It's enough for me that someone sees my thoughts.
Silence is not golden in this case. We simply have to keep speaking out.
I would ask you please don't give up. You are not alone and you are needed. What you do helps. Hope can be renewed. It can be found even in hidden places.

Once upon a time there was a Democratic Republic called the United States of America. Through great trials, tribulations and perseverance they became the world model for freedom and progress. Television was invented and Americans increasingly sought information about the world from this new medium. In the course of a few decades Television replaced reading and education as the primary source of knowledge. Several large corporations were able to take control of this medium. They began to control the masses by manipulating their emotions. Hence began the New World Order. Anyone who wanted to know what to think about myriad subjects need only to press a button and receive a simple sound bite. Now the people were free to spend their time on the plights of Britney, Paris and Brangelina. The Great Decider made the tough decisions and the Representatives of the people approved. Thanks for reading. George Orwell, CEO, USA Inc. P.S. This site is being monitored for violations of the critical thinking Act. Please report all violations to Dick Cheney @ the Waterboardinginstitute.com 

The only way this country will change course is for the Democratic Party to sweep Congress and the White House in 2008.  We all have issues and there is so much frustration with the party at this time, but, only the voters can change the status quo.  There need be no discussion of any third party.... thanks to Nader and Diebold and the US Supreme Court we have a man in the White House who had to steal the election in order to be President. 

The Democrats do not have the votes to accomplish ending the war, impeachment, etc.  What we have to do is work as hard as we can to enlarge the majority in the House and Senate. 

That is the problem with the majority of Americans, they do not know nor do they understand that we must have 60+ votes in the Senate for cloture. 

The media continues to ask the same questions knowing that the Democrats do not have the votes to succeed in passing legislation.  So before we start bashing our own party we need to understand how Congress operates. 

I am amazed at the percentage of Americans who do not understand government. 

This upcoming election will be the most important election in my lifetime.  If we do not get it right this time around this country is doomed.

I agree 100% with msfitts, silence is not golden.  This is not the time to get hurt feelings over whether Congressional members respond to letters or phone calls.  We live in Texas and we have never received anything from the GOP stronghold but form letters rubber stamping the Bush/Cheney policies. 

This is the time to do everything we can possbily do to help the Democrats take back our country.  Our country is being held hostage by a bunch of thugs who just happen to have the upper hand right now.  This will change if the people will do what is required and vote them out and vote in a Democratic controlled Congress and White House.  This is our country, all of us who are members of this site and all other progressive sites who step up and express their views, and all of the people who want change. 

The Democrats are doing the best they can do and we need to support them.  This is far too serious to be getting upset over the small stuff. 

As we voice our disgust over our representatives, the GOP is out in full force trying to push a Voters Identification bill that if passed in all of the states will require each voter to have a specified type of ID in order to vote.  This will hurt our party, in fact it will make Florida 2000 look like Sunday school.

Georgia has passed this law.  It is illegal to have a poll tax, but that is exactly what this is.  The state of Georgia has agreed to give the voters free voter id cards, the hitch is there is only one location in the entire state to obtain this specific type of ID.  This will affect seniors, minorities and the poor. One location in the entire state....the elderly and the poor are unable to get to this location.  They cannot afford it.  But if they don't have the id they will not be able to vote. 

Indiana has passed a voter identification bill that is sitting in the US Supreme Court now. I think we all know what the supreme court is going to do, whatever it takes to give the republican party an edge in 2008. 

This is Rove and Company's answer to another Diebold debaucle.  These are issues that need to be discussed and the Democratic Party should have this at the top of their list when it comes to the 2008 elections. In Texas thanks to Tom Delay and his redistricting trick our state was chopped up to ensure that the Democrats would be running in predominately republicans territory.  Now they are going to make it even more difficult for people to vote with this voter identification bill, which is at the top of the list in the Texas Legistature's next session.   Personally, I had rather be assured that every vote will count in 2008 than impeachment. 

But, again, we are doing exactly what the GOP/Rove and Company want, they have diverted our attention away from what is a critical issue.  The GOP is good at stealing elections and the 08' election will come down to whether a person has the proper id in order to cast their vote. 

The Democratic Party should have organizations in place right now to ensure that every senior, minority or poor person has the "right" Voter Id card.  Moveon.org has the resources to counter the GOP on this new law that is being passed in many states.  I think their money would be well spent on a national campaign to make sure that every person in America, no matter the color of their skin or their age or their financial situation is able to obtain the required documents. 

We are so close to the golden ring....and the Democratic Party is the party of and for the people.  If we are going to bash anyone it should be the Republicans who have allowed Bush to continue on destroying our nation.  Each one them should be targeted in ads, etc.  When Olympia Snow was covered up in media ads, she changed her tune. 

Kathy Schroeder makes some good points. We are experiencing the 21st century Jim Crow Fight. If you have read about this you are doomed to see it play out in all it's horror in real time. The 21st century demographic has changed from poor southern blacks to poor anyone. This ads a new twist to the tale. Now we are ready for the remake. I do not know the ending , but I hope it remains the same with some minor contemporary updates.  Journalists like Greg Palast have done a good job of laying out the game plan for Jim Crow 2000. It would do us all alot of good to read about modern election scamming.

 As for the notion that the simple tonic for all our ailments is simply electing  Democrats , we must go a little further. There is still the K street problem. Until we bring back the party to the people most electees will serve under the multi-national corporate flag. We must put the people back into the republic and end K street's control of our government! Pelosi is still very much playing ball with the boys. She needs to get serious and throw her weight around. She alone can decide what comes before the house and to the public's attention. The time for polite bi-partisan sportsmanship is over this game has to change. Pelosi has the ability to shove the unpleasent task in front of her peers. She does not have the fortitude. 

Even if they aren't listening, they know you are there and they know you don't like what they are doing.  You have to keep fighting for what's right, because if you don't, they have won.  You will also get sick from sitting on your emotions, trust me.

Before I got active I used to sit and read things and get sick to my stomach over what was happening.  When I became politically active, the physical problems I had been experiencing went away!

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, and I think that is where we are at now.

For Immediate Release October 29, 2007 Contact: Karen Finney/Caroline Ciccone Bush

Republicans Have Used the Justice Department for Partisan Gain Washington, DC -

Tomorrow, the Democratic Leadership of the House Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Voting Section of the Department of Justice, an office politicized by the Bush Administration to promote their own divisive brand of politics. Testifying at the hearing will be John Tanner, chief of the Voting Section. Earlier this month at a meeting of the National Latino Congreso, Tanner asserted that voter ID laws do not disenfranchise minorities because "minorities don't become elderly the way white people do; they die first," a statement that has been widely criticized. [FOX News.com, 10/20/07] Under the Bush Administration's politicized Justice Department we have seen an outright attack on voting rights. While the Democratic Party has worked to protect every American's right to vote and have that vote counted, Republicans have aimed to create roadblocks for certain Americans to exercise their right to vote through restrictive voter ID laws, voter purging, and voter intimidation tactics. In their latest scheme, the Republican Administration has manipulated the mission of the Department of Justice, firing US Attorneys who were unwilling to pursue phony "voter fraud" cases, and politicized the Civil Rights Division. DNC Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Voting Rights Institute Chair Donna Brazile issued the following joint statement before Tanner's testimony: "The right to vote is critical to our democracy, yet under Republicans the Justice Department has waged an outright assault on this fundamental right. John Tanner's outrageous comments underscore the GOP's utter disregard for the integrity of our nation's election system and are an affront to the spirit of the Voting Rights Act. He should be fired immediately and replaced with someone who will work to make sure that all citizens are able to vote and have their vote counted. In order to even begin to undo the damage done by Bush Republicans, if confirmed as Attorney General, Judge Mukasey must commit to replacing Tanner with someone who will protect our rights, not ignore them for a partisan agenda." Tanner Claims Voter ID Laws Don't Help Minorities Because Minorities "Die First." At an Oct. 5 meeting of the National Latino Congreso, when asked about voter ID laws Tanner said, "'Our society is such that minorities don't become elderly the way white people do; they die first,' Tanner said. 'There are inequities in health care,' Tanner continued. 'There are a variety of inequities in this country. And so anything that disproportionately impacts the elderly has the opposite impact on minorities; just the math is such as that.'" [FOX News.com, 10/20/07] ###

What we have developed in our political system is what I call good cop bad cop syndrome. You know, like on cop tv shows. We vote in one group and they screw us in favor of corporate america. Then we vote in the other group and they screw us for corporate america. And it will continue to go on until we change the system and change the rules. We can attempt to do this through legal means. We can attempt to do it with introducing bills (which they keep voting down....hmmm what a coincidence), or by other means such as boycotts or something else. But the point is we have to stay involved until we fix it. The reason for this is because it is OUR system. We Own it and we are responsible for it functioning properly. The United States of America is OUR (we the people) company. And we have the right to have input into how we are governed and how we represent ourselves among the nations of the world and how we treat each other and wish to be treated which has to do with a little used word these days known as RESPECT. This includes respect for other people and other views and other beliefs. And if our workers (representatives) are not living up to our expectations then we fire them. And if they will not leave then we have them removed through legal actions. And if they are continually making decisions that are not in our best interests (we the people), then we take legal actions to have them removed and incarcerated for actions that may be harmful to the majority including risking our very lives and lively-hoods. But we have to find people who are willing to stand up and say: Hey you guys are making bad decisions for our future and for our children's futures and we will not allow it. And We have to stay involved and keep trying until we win back our country because if we don't they will continue until nothing is left of us or worse enslave us and crown themselves kings.