Archive for February, 2006

Site Updated!

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

At long last, I sat down and made the minor changes I’ve been needing to make to the site:

Made “Jo Ann” two words!
Added my own name to the committee list, along with Bill Morrison’s.
Fixed e-mail addresses for State Committee Reps.
Updated the calendar page for March.
Added information to the “Elections” page - right now, […]

A Tax Break We All Could Use (Walk the Walk)

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Our resolute leader the other week in his State of the Union Address admitted that this country is addicted to oil. He talks a good game, but what has he done to address the problem?
His energy plan, you say? It gave billions and billions to the oil companies. The result: record profits […]

In search of Progressive TV | BuyBlue.org

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

In search of Progressive TV | BuyBlue.org
Raven Brooks, President of BuyBlue.org, tells of progressive TV stations to visit and support. Some that he omitted: Free Speech.org - channel 9415 on Dish Network, with shows such as Democracy Now, INN, Liberty TV; and Colors - channel 9407, also on Dish. Check them out.

Health Savings Accounts

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

A friend of mine sent me this and I wanted to share it with everyone.
Every year I wait to see if someone in Washington DC is ready to tackle the elephant in the room, the health care crisis. The last serious attempt at reform was over a decade ago. When the fledgling Clinton administration proposed […]

The Raw Story | Reports tied UAE to bin Laden, Cole bombing

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

The Raw Story | Reports tied UAE to bin Laden, Cole bombing
In the backdrop of the Bush plan to allow a UAE company to manage our eastern ports, this story is extremely relevant.

Calendar Confusion

Monday, February 20th, 2006

Here are the latest conclusions I’ve come to regarding the events of this week (subject to change! ha ha):
Tuesday - Media Committee meeting (not a Revitalization Committee meeting)
Thursday - Dems Happy Hour - Not a meeting! Fun only!
And don’t forget to get your petitions notarized this Sunday at the AFSCME building in Duncansville, 1PM […]

Dictionary of Republicanisms:

Friday, February 17th, 2006

I’m not sure what the original source is for this list, but I couldn’t resist sharing it:
Bipartisanship, n.
1. When conservative Republicans work with moderate Republicans to pass legislation that Democrats hate.
Compassionate Conservatism, n.
1. Republican pre-election concern for the disadvantaged
2. (a) I got mine; (b) I got yours too
3. Poignant concern for the very wealthy
Democracy, n.
1. […]

Sierra Club Mercury I.Q. Test

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Take a moment and go to sierraclub.com/mercury. There you can take an I.Q. test of your knowledge of mercury poisoning, order a home test kit, participate in a study, and be educated in how to avoid higher levels of mercury.

Voting Machines

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Hi all…I didn’t expect to be on here again, but Liz encouraged me to put this on the Blog so here goes:
Voting Machine Decision

The decision could be made this week as to which voting machines will be purchased for use in the next election. Commissioner Donna Gority supports purchasing the optical scan system (similar to […]

A Conversation with Barry Wright

Monday, February 13th, 2006

It’s 11:58 on Monday the 13th, and I just now got off the phone with Commisioner Wright. I was surprised that he actually took the call but he did. I told him that I understood that there were many factors to be considered and I asked him if there was any more important […]