Don't settle. Go for the best. Kucinich for President

During the 2004 campaign. I liked what Dennis Kucinich had to say, but figured he'd never win the nomination, let alone the election. So I settled and worked for Kerry after it was clear he would be the nominee.
I believe that Kerry lost, in part, because he was so worried about the polls that he didn't have the gumption to stand up for what he believed.

This past week, in the debate in Chicago, Dennis just wowed me. He was so on target. He didn't pander, unless calling himself the worker's candidate is pandering. He didn't condescend.

And he spoke his truth without fear that he might go "too far" and alienate the middle. Instead, he showed that our ("leftist") values are really the values we used to think Democrats shared -- fairness, taking care of each other, learning to live peacefully.

I am so tired of campaigning for candidates who are nominated because they "can win" -- Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore as he was in 2000. And I'm really tired of holding my nose to vote (Rod Blagojevich)

Tuesday's debate convinced me that Dennis Kucinich can get folks interested and active. Imagine electing a president we can trust to base his decisions on positive principles rather than the next election or his friends' financial interests. We deserve nothing less.

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention

Did you know that President Bush and his Justice [sic] Department now have the power to monitor phone calls and communications whenever one party is reasonably believed to be outside the United States? The so-called Protect America Act of 2007 (PubLNo. 110-55) withdraws these communications from the definition of "electronic surveillance" in FISA.
They don't need to get court approval. They don't need to have anyone outside the Attorney General's office review the surveillance. And it appears that there does not have to be evidence that the person being monitored is an agent of a foreign power or an agent of international terrorism.