Progressive Democrat Issue 233

Okay, people are having fun with this one. From ABC news via Americablog:

The lowered testosterone levels the study found in Republican men after the election matches what other researchers have found when men are involved in face-to-face competition. Scientists have shown that more often than not in showdowns such as sports competitions or physical fights the loser ends up with a drop in testosterone....

Republican men nationwide may have experienced a drop in testosterone levels the night Barack Obama was elected president, according to the results of a small study that found another link between testosterone and men's moods.

By taking multiple saliva samples from 183 young men and women on election night, researchers found that the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr dropped sharply 40 minutes after Obama was announced the winner

Here's another reason we worked so hard to elect Al Franken to the Senate:



And let me leave you with a good idea for the holidays. If you are looking for the kind of gift that encourages true values and not materialism (and I am not completely against materialism!), you might want to check out Alternative Gift and GoodGiftShop.org (UK site, but takes US orders...just remember to convert currencies). They have some really cook stuff that make good gifts for the less materialistic minded people on your list. Other people have been making it a tradition to give Kiva gift certificates for gifts.

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Keep up the Pressure for Healthcare Reform

Secretary of State Project

Carbon Neutral Products

Silicon Valley Area, CA Focus

Orange County, CA Focus

San Diego, CA Focus

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

New York City Focus: Updated Endorsements for November 3rd's Election

Brooklyn, NY Focus

Queens, NY Focus

Bronx, NY Focus

Rochester, NY Focus

NEW YORK STATE FOCUS

Atlanta, GA Focus

Fayette County, GA Focus

Coweta County, GA Focus

GEORGIA FOCUS

Austin/Travis County, TX Focus

Dallas County, TX Focus

Houston/Harris County, TX. Focus

TEXAS FOCUS

New Jersey Focus: The Video Chris Chrstie Hates

Warren County, NJ Focus

Sussex County, NJ Focus

Passaic County, NJ Focus

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

Charlottesville/Albemarle County, VA Foucus

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, VA Focus

Hanover County, VA Focus

VIRGINIA FOCUS

Alex Sink for Florida Governor

FLORIDA FOCUS

Progressive Majority Candidates in Washington State

WASHINGTON FOCUS

Veterans Call for Resignation of Pennsylvania State Rep Who Called them "Traitors"

Progressive Majority Candidates in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

ARIZONA FOCUS

Colorado Senator Bennet On Healthcare Reform

COLORADO FOCUS

IOWA FOCUS

North Carolina Justice Center: Myths About Health Reform

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

Wisconsin for Healthcare Reform: Facts and Actions

WISCONSIN FOCUS

The Greening of Detroit, MI

MICHIGAN FOCUS

Illinois Focus: Melissa Bean and Bill Foster, Give Us Our Healthcare

ILLINOIS FOCUS

Nevada: Public Option Model that SAVES Money

NEVADA FOCUS

Progressive Majority Canidates in Minnesota

MINNESOTA FOCUS