Progressive Democrat Issue 132: THOUGHTS

LOTS going on this week. Most of which I won't be discussing in much detail. Senator Larry Craig of Idaho had to plead guilty to an outright criminal offense...and was proven a complete hypocrite in the process. The main significance of this is that it is one more blow to Republicans in the very heart of their stronghold. Starting in 2004, the Republicans began to lose their hold on some stronghold states. In 2004, Montana began to get fed up with incompetent, anti-environmental Republicans and started voting blue. This trend continued in Montana in 2006 and began to spread. A house race in Wyoming and a house race in Idaho almost flipped from Republican to Democrat as the West got fed up with Republican corruption and a corrupt Republican war.

Senator Larry Craig's scandal is likely to make his re-election more in doubt. This could help Democrats in all three states. I say the best defense is a strong offense and what better way to get aggressive on the Republicans than aim for Montana, Idaho and Wyoming? Now I am not saying we will get any of them going Dem for president, but we have a shot at making a Senate race and two House races highly competative and can defend our gains in Montana in the process. So, if you want to hit the Republicans right in their stronghold, and right in Dick Cheney territory, donate here to make Montana, Wyoming and Idao battleground states.

Lots else going on. Alberto Gonzales got chased out. About time! But for me, the most important thing this week is the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. That was a defining moment in American history because it showed the Bush Administration for what it was: an incompetent, uncaring administration that cared nothing for American citizens unless they were CEOs of companies like Halliburton and Exxon/Mobil. Although many of us had already grown to despise the Bush regime, Hurricane Katrina is what revealed their true nature to for most Americans. Hurricane Katrina is something I will have something to say about this issue.

So here we go...

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TWO YEARS AFTER KATRINA: Revisiting political significance

THE ARTICLES THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE 3

STOLEN MONEY AND STOLEN ELECTIONS: Tom Feeney (FL-24)

NEW HAMPSHIRE FOCUS: Health Insurance for American Children

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS: Larry Kissell hosts Ambassador Wilson

NEW JERSEY FOCUS: Training for Young Democrats

MONTANA, WYOMING and IDAHO FOCUS: Striking deep into the Red