My Wishes For 2006

2005 has been quite a year and one I must say good riddance too. Between King George's authorizing illegal NSA spying on Americans at home, the number of dead American service men and women rising above 2100, the failure of the Bush administration with the Katrina disaster - not to mention the discovery of the illegal Halliburton/ CIA torture camps and the DeLay scandal(s). 'Nuff said about all of that. In a few hours 2005 will be in the past and we can look forward to 2006.

I think things are looking up for 2006. For starters it looks like the Senate plans to put a leash on King George and take a serious look at the Patriot Act as well as to what grounds the President has to use the NSA (no warrants required) to spy on Americans in America. The drilling in Alaska bill was killed and Congress forced Bush to sign a no exceptions no torture bill into law (in spite of very heavy opposition from the VP.) All in all things are looking up. In addition, both houses are feeling mounting pressure to bring the troops home - finally. After all, they do want to keep their seats in Congress. For those who do not listen to the people I expect to see them replaced by those who are more compassionate and responsive to the needs of the American people of their jurisdictions.

Bottom line... I am very much looking forward to 2006 given the progress that is being made and the mid-term elections just around the corner.

I also wish all, and I really do mean all, a very safe, fun and Happy New Year!!!

Oh... if you are not registered to vote, please make a New Year resolution to get registered.

From Ed Stein

Gee George... I bet that hurt!

How the GOP Fights Dirty

In a nutshell, the GOP in Georgia is trying to make a law stick, despite a federal judge saying it's an illegal poll tax, that states that those who do not have driver's licenses must have a state issue ID card. These ID cards cost as much as $35. If you are trying to save enough money to pay for heat or food, a $35 ID card is just not in the budget. As a result, most poor in Georgia in this sad predicament will not have a voice in the polls. Since many, dare I say most, poor folks vote for Democrats, the GOP will in effect be forcing the poor to stay away from the polls. Talk about low... The last time I checked this was still a government of the people, by the people, for the people - not just the ones that can afford to pay to vote.

If you live in GA, contact your local congressman where he or she stands on this issue. Should he or she be for this horrible law, ask him or her if she has ever heard of a poll tax and something called the American Revolution that opposed it.

Register To Vote

I know... you have heard that a bunch of times... but have you? If not then why not? I have heard a lot of reasons why libs do not register.
1) We will never win the House and/ or Senate back
2) There are too many folks who think we need a conservative President
3) I am just one person, what does it matter.

The fact is that all of the above is false. WE must win the House, Senate and Oval Office back. Why?
1) There are too many of us who think a multi-trillion dollar debt is a bad thing.
2) There are too many of us who think that it is wrong for the President to illegally spy on Americans in America.
3) There are too many of us who think that the war has no end in sight and that it is time to let Iraq run itself. It's their country, not ours. We got the bad guy already.
4) There are too many of us who think that Bush lied and/ or misrepresented the facts about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Now that you have some reasons to vote, here is where to get registered (if you are a 'zonie) https://az.gov/webapp/evoter/

What are you waiting for???