Progressive Democrat Issue 109: THOUGHTS

Well, we are marching towards another insane war. I already have reported how for the first time since the Iraq invasion we have two carrier strike forces in the Persian Gulf, and we put the second one there with specific warnings against Iran. Well, and this really scares me, we may have a third carrier strike force on the way.

Meanwhile, the Democrats have finally forced actual debate about the Iraq war, something Republicans have refused to do. If you want to see some excerpts and my commentary, you can find it here. And the House passed a resolution against the McCain/Bush/Lieberman escalation.

In terms of the 2008 Presidential race, I made some interesting observations that suggest Edwards and Richardson may be the top grassroots/netroots candidates, with Obama lagging. You can read about that here.

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Now on to some nuts and bolts politics!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

McCAIN AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

I HELPED ELECT A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS AND ALL I GOT WAS ALL THESE BILLS: Our Great Democratic Congress

VERIFIED VOTING: Ensuring a Paper Trail

IRAQ WAR VETS SLAM REPUBLICAN PARTY: Democrats Happily Let Them!

VIRGINIA FOCUS

VIRGINIA AND DC GROUPS AND EVENTS

NYC GROUPS AND EVENTS

NEW JERSEY FOCUS: Happy Hour, Talk to the Governor, Jobs

NEW JERSEY GROUPS AND EVENTS

IOWA TAKES A SOLID STAND AGAINST IRAQ ESCALATION

MIDWEST GROUPS AND EVENTS

CALIFORNIA GROUPS AND EVENTS