Did Democrats MISS The Message?

Watching the Democratic March into the majority, find myself wondering, as one of those who helped them win said majority, did they MISS OUR MESSAGE? Does not seem to matter what issue you pick, they seem to be out of step with what AMERICA wants. The War in Iraq, Social Security stabilization, illegal aliens...with each public statement they are losing the support they had gained, and if they actually make some of the mistakes their comments suggest they are going to make, they will take a blood bath in 2008.

1. Iraq War-we want our troops home, yet the Democrats have remained to quiet as the President moves forward with his plan to SURGE troops into Iraq to quell the violence. We've done the surge before, and once those troops are in theatre, they seem to remain in theatre. The Democrats have only two choices...the first is to simply unfund the war. The second would be to use articles of impeachment, or the threat of them to stop Bush from continuing his folly.

2. The Fence along our Southern Border...maybe to politicians it was a STUNT to appease us (citizens), but we believe in, and want that fence. Yet, Nancy Pelosi and her Blue Dog Democrats don't seem to care what we want, they are determined to abandon said fence.

3. Illegal Aliens...Americans want strong sanctions against those who hire, rent to, or aide illegal aliens, in short enforcement only solutions. Yet this week the talk on K Street is AMNESTY is on its way in the form of watered down earned citizenship, and liberal Guest Worker plans that would not even require illegals to go back home first...as in the Pence plan.

In short, even before they TAKE OFFICE, the Democrats seem to be out of touch with the populace, and if that is so, WE WILL VOTE THEM OUT.

A Word To Democrats...Swift Raids Work

1200 Illegals arrested at Swift Plants, AMERICANS (legal ones) line up around block to fill the newly vacated jobs stolen by ILLEGAL ALIENS, most of them from Mexico...take a clue here Democrats, and pass ENFORCEMENT ONLY ACTIONS, and remove the loop hole from the 1986 bill that allows companies to get away with the hiring of these SCUMS.

http://www.numbersusa.com/index
Swift Raids Work, Open Up Jobs for Americans
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently conducted a series of raids on Swift & Company's meat packing plants across the country. Over 1,000 illegal aliens were arrested, many of whom are suspected of stealing the identities and Social Security numbers of American workers. The raids are important because they show that: Americans take the jobs illegal aliens leave behind; identity fraud and illegal immigration are connected; and Attrition through Enforcement works.

Committee Assignments...Corrupting Freshmen?

Let's PROTECT OUR FRESHMAN...I'll Put Them On Committees Where They Can Be BOUGHT! It's all about the campaign war chest, and they need to learn this FAST.

Nancy Pelosi has handed down committee assignments from on high, and seems she has a unique way to "protect" the Freshmen members of Congress...in short, put them on committees that allow them to A) bring home PORK, and B) have access to some SERIOUS DONORS. Is this protection, or brainwashing and corruption? We voted for change...change is not continuing the same old VOTES FOR SALE congress that the Republicans created under Tom DeLay. Not to sound skeptical, but I have my doubts about this kind of a strategy, and think it coops our newly elected members integrity right from the start.

Pelosi Announces Committee Memberships
http://democraticleader.house.gov/press/releases.cfm?pressReleaseID=1962

Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Steering Committee recommended that Members be appointed to the: Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Financial Services Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Steering Committee also appointed freshmen Members to at least one committee.

“This distinguished group of Members will be instrumental in Democrats’ efforts to take American in a New Direction that increases security, opportunity, and prosperity, while restoring civility and integrity to the Congress,” Pelosi said. “These Members will be a strong voice for all Americans, not just the privileged few.”

The new Committee members are:

Ways and Means Committee:

Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon
Congressman Ron Kind of Wisconsin
Congressman Bill Pascrell of New Jersey
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley of Nevada
Congressman Joe Crowley of New York
Congressman Kendrick Meek of Florida
Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania
Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama
Energy and Commerce Committee:

Congresswoman Jane Harman of California
Congressman Leonard Boswell of Iowa
Congresswoman Darlene Hooley of Oregon
Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York
Congressman Jim Matheson of Utah
Congressman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina
Congressman Charlie Melancon of Louisiana
Congressman-elect Baron Hill of Indiana
Financial Services Committee:

Congressman-elect Joe Donnelly of Indiana
Congressman-elect Keith Ellison of Minnesota
Congressman-elect Ron Klein of Florida
Congressman-elect Tim Mahoney of Florida
Congressman-elect Ed Perlmutter of Colorado
Congressman Albio Sires of New Jersey
Congressman-elect Charlie Wilson of Ohio
Armed Services Committee:

Congresswoman-elect Nancy Boyda of Kansas
Congressman-elect Joe Courtney of Connecticut
Congressman-elect Brad Ellsworth of Indiana
Congresswoman-elect Gabby Giffords of Arizona
Congresswoman-elect Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Congressman-elect Hank Johnson of Georgia
Congressman-elect Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania
Congressman-elect Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee:

Congresswoman Grace Napolitano of California
Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois
Congressman-elect Michael Arcuri of New York
Congressman-elect Bruce Braley of Iowa
Congressman-elect Chris Carney of Pennsylvania

Congressman-elect John Hall of New York With Entergy wrongly trying to relicense their faulty Indian Point reactors, wouldn't energy and commerce have made MORE SENSE?
Congresswoman-elect Mazie Hirono of Hawaii
Congressman-elect Steve Kagen of Wisconsin
Congressman-elect Jerry McNerney of California
Congressman-elect Harry Mitchell of Arizona
Congressman-elect Heath Shuler of North Carolina
Congressman-elect Zack Space of Ohio
The Steering Committee also appointed the following freshmen Members to the following committees:

Agriculture Committee:

Congressman-elect Tim Walz of Minnesota
Education and Workforce Committee:

Congressman-elect Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania
Congressman-elect Phil Hare of Illinois
Congressman-elect Dave Loebsack of Iowa
Congressman-elect John Sarbanes of Maryland
Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire
Congressman-elect John Yarmuth of Kentucky
Government Reform Committee:

Congressman-elect Paul Hodes of New Hampshire
Congressman-elect Chris Murphy of Connecticut
Homeland Security Committee:

Congresswoman-elect Yvette Clarke of New York
Judiciary Committee:

Congressman-elect Steve Cohen of Tennessee
The Steering Committee agreed to continue the Democratic Caucus resolution temporarily removing Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana from the Ways and Means Committee until the ongoing investigation is resolved.

The full Democratic Caucus will vote on these nominations.

AFL-CIO Selling Out American Workers? You Decide

This from the Congressman John Hall Blog...are we seeing the AFL-CIO selling out the interests of American Workers in their attempt to gain ILLEGAL ALIENS as Union Members? If their National Press position in support of the 1200 Illegal Aliens arrested at Swift Meat Packing facilities is any example, they are GUILTY AS CHARGED. Illegal Aliens in the American Work Force depress our wages by over 200 Billion dollars a year...further, illegal aliens in the meat packing industry have depressed this industry's wages by over 25 percent...so, how does the AFL-CIO justify their support of ILLEGALS based on these facts, short of winning new members, even if ILLEGAL is more important than supporting AMERICAN WORKERS?

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Congressman John Hall Listening Tour Update...
Is The AFL-CIO Selling Out American Workers In Hopes of Winning ILLEGAL ALIENS as NEW UNION MEMBERS?

So, Congressman John Hall is back in the district, making staff decisions (we in the grassroots feel people like Vane, Nate, Beth and Amy should be given SERIOUS consideration), and going on a listening tour. Not trying to rain on any parades here, but shall give some unasked for advice to John's transition team...Sue Kelly was heard at various and assorted meetings with constituents to say, "I'm only here to listen". Instead of a "Listening Tour", how about and EXCHANGE OF IDEAS tour around the district? We want to be heard, but we also want to know where our newly elected Congressman stands on important issues as well, and more importantly, where there is disagreement, we want to discuss those disagreements in the hopes of finding COMMON GROUND.

One of the stops on this LISTENING TOUR was the AFL-CIO Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body Press Conference. Raising the minimum wage is all well and good, but we need John Hall to WAKE UP and realize we have a problem with the AFL-CIO that needs to be NIPPED in the proverbial bud. Earlier this week, ICE and other law enforcement officials raided various Swift locations to arrest illegals, and more specifically, illegals using FAKE ID's to steal jobs from Americans. The very next day, the AFL-CIO was on the airwaves taking the SIDE OF THE ILLEGALS! In short, we now have the AFL-CIO embracing the concept of illegal aliens stealing our jobs, and depressing our wages. In fact, as proof of this, I would offer up the reality that wages as a result of illegals in the meat packing industry have dropped by over 25 percent.

It is assummed here, that John Hall is all about LEGAL CITIZENS, protecting our jobs, and our wages. That being so, has John Hall and/or his staff discussed this issue with the AFL-CIO? Can Congressman John Hall continue his association with the AFL-CIO if they are going to ABANDON American workers in the hopes of winning the membership block of illegals who might be willing to pay dues, so that their ill gotten jobs in our economy can be protected, their jobs can be saved while Americans stand on unemployment lines? If John Hall is listening, then he should hear this concern and ADDRESS IT. He's already publically stated he opposes OUR PROMISED FENCE....does he favor giving preferential treatment to illegals at the expense of AMERICAN CITIZENS IN HIS DISTRICT, and does he EMBRACE the AFL-CIO's stand on this issue?

Listening Tour Update
Congressman-Elect John Hall has been traveling around the 19th district on a "listening tour" in preparation for his service in the 110th Congress this week.

Monday's visits included meeting with the Poughkeepsie Journal's Editorial Staff, lunch with Dutchess County Seniors at the Town of Wappinger Senior Center and a tour at a Hudson Valley HealthCare Community Center in Beacon.

Tuesday John spoke at the AFL-CIO Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body Press Conference on raising the Federal Minimum Wage, visted with Westchester Students, Parents and Educators at Lakeland High School, met with Mayor John Degnan of Brewster, and attended the Mahopac/Carmel Chamber of Commerce Networking Meeting and Holiday Party.

Local To Peekskill, New York...

Mayor Testa and the Republican government in Peekskill New York LOVE TO WORK IN SECRET. They often times take public sessions private, and refuse to put the working sessions on local public access television. In short, Testa and the Republicans do anything and every thing they can to get around Sunshine Laws. To thwart their efforts, the minority Democrats have started putting out a RECAP of the work sessions to keep the public informed of what goes on in these meetings. In support of this OPENNESS in Government efforts, this blog will publish these reports in their entirety as they come in.

Peekskill Common Council Work Session Recaps


As part of our commitment to open government, the Peekskill Democratic City Committee has begun providing recaps of Common Council Work Sessions starting December 4, 2006. Work sessions are public meetings, but are not broadcast on the local government channel and there are no official minutes kept for them. Democrats on the council have long called for these meetings to be aired and for minutes to be kept. To date, the Republican majority has refused to do so.



Council Work Sessions take place on the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30pm in the City Manager's office. They are public meetings, but the space is tight and there is limited seating available.



Work Session Recaps:

December 04, 2006

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Work Session Recap of Monday, December 4, 2006

Present at the meeting:

Mayor John Testa

Deputy Mayor Catherine Pisani

Councilwoman Drew Claxton

Councilman Don Bennett

Councilwoman Mary Foster



Not Present at the Meeting:

Councilwoman Milagros Martinez

Councilman Mel Bolden
(These two members are paid to ATTEND THESE MEETINGS, and their absenses should be TRACKED.)


Extension of Paramount Theatre Lease for 25 Years



The Paramount Center for the Arts, represented by Jon Yanofsky, Executive Director, and former Mayor Vincent Vesce, Paramount Board Member, appeared before the Common Council to request a long-term extension of their lease on the Paramount Theatre building. Currently, the Paramount Center for the Arts, the non-profit that is housed in the Paramount Theatre, has two years remaining on their lease with the City of Peekskill. Yanofsky and Mayor Vesce pointed out that they have had a very successful run over the last couple of years and the Paramount plays a huge role in the overall image of the City of Peekskill. Yanofsky presented several newspaper clippings to council members to demonstrate this point. Yanofsky also pointed out that the Paramount Center for the Arts has obtained $1.2 million in grants since 2004 that have gone to capital improvements to the building, including the restoration of the ceilings and the new bathrooms. An additional $800,000 will be raised in 2007 for a new loading dock and other repairs. In addition the Paramount has increased the amount of reimbursement it makes to the City for utility costs. In 2007 they will reimburse the City between $65,000 and $75,000. The City still expects to cover approximately $100,000 of maintenance costs for the Paramount building in 2007. However the amount of reimbursement from the Paramount has doubled in the last 3 years.



Yanofsky and Vesce explained that the Paramount Board is increasingly being asked by potential funders how stable and/or secure their tenancy is in the building that they lease from the City. Funders want to know that the Paramount Center for the Arts will continue to operate out of the Paramount Theatre before they commit significant dollars, particularly for capital improvements to the building. This being the case, Yanofsky and Vesce requested that the City consider renegotiating their lease and extending the term of the lease to 25 years.



Councilwoman Foster asked what is the current term of the lease and how much do they pay the City to lease the theatre. Mr. Yanofsky stated they are currently in a five year lease that expires in 2008 and the Paramount Center for the Arts leases the theatre for one dollar per year. The past practice has been for 5 year renewable leases. Councilwoman Foster also wanted to know how much the City contributed to the capital funds that were expended in the past 3 years. She noted that the City had set aside $50,000 in a capital project fund for the Paramount bathrooms. City Comptroller Serrano and Mr. Yanofsky both stated that the Paramount raised the entire amount of the funds they needed for the bathrooms and the City’s $50,000 reserve fund was not touched.





Councilwoman Claxton stated that she is a big supporter of the Paramount and that she attends almost two shows a month there. She commended the Paramount for its recent record of achievement and noted that it is an important and vital part of the community. She stated that under the current Director and current board there has been a great amount of momentum and success. She, however, was concerned that under previous boards and directors the Paramount did not do well, that there had been serious problems and the theatre had languished as a community resource. She stated that she was concerned that the progress made over the past few years may be based on the specific director and board and given a different director and/or board; such progress may not continue and could possibly regress. History of the theatre showed that this had happened before. That said, Councilwoman Claxton stated that, given a 25 year lease, there would need to be a mechanism built into the lease to protect the City in the event that the director and/or board members changed and the organization again fell into disarray.



Mayor Vesce agreed with Claxton's concern and agreed that previous boards and previous directors at the Paramount, while having good intentions, did not have the expertise to run the theatre. He went on to state that Common Council had an obligation to make sure that the City was protected in the event of an unforeseen eventuality or in the event that the leadership of the Paramount did not fulfill its duties.



Mayor Testa stated the Paramount is doing great things and is unquestionably an asset to the city. He said he supported the measure. Mayor Vincent Vesce suggested it was premature to make a decision at that time and that they are not looking ‘to close the deal” with the council this evening. He recognized there were major issues and concerns that would need to be worked out on all ends before the city could enter such a long-term lease.



A discussion ensued regarding the programming at the Paramount. Councilman Bennett mentioned that there is a theatre season and noted that the Paramount had increased the amount of shows it shows each year.



Councilwoman Foster stated that there needs to be serious protections written into any such lease to protect the City's interest. She went on to point out that many of the major theatres in NYC, Brooklyn, and the surrounding areas work diligently to establish an endowment in order to continue their growth and achieve financial independence. She asked what kind of work the Paramount Center for the Arts has taken to establish an endowment. Mr. Yanofsky stated at this point they have not been able to focus on building an endowment because their priorities had been focused on capital improvements and programming. He noted, however, the Paramount is currently hiring a full-time fundraiser and a marketing director as well, both of whom will address these issues.



Councilwoman Foster went on to suggest that the Council needed information on a 5 year capital plan so that they had a better understanding of the total amount of capital improvements that are still needed before the Board was able to focus on raising an endowment. In addition there would need to be measures written into any long-term lease that focused on incentives for building an endowment fund rather than just negative provisions that allowed both parties to walk away from the lease if the Paramount did not continue its current level of success. There are 2 factors to be balanced: the City needs to protect the community asset but cannot do that on the back of the taxpayers. The Paramount needs to become self-sufficient and an endowment is the only way to do that for the long-term. Mayor Vesce stated he agreed with Councilwoman Foster that the City needed protection and that if we are to move forward with a lease of this length that it would be important that all of this language and concerns be written into the agreement.



Deputy Mayor Pisani stated the Paramount is a wonderful place. She noted she was a board member of the Paramount during the dark days, but said sometimes we need to take a risk and she supports extending the lease for 25 years at its current one dollar a year rate. She said endowments are great, but we should take baby steps.



Councilwoman Foster said the Paramount has done a wonderful job taken those baby steps and now its time to take bigger steps.



Councilwoman Foster asked about the concerns expressed by some business owners about the “dark periods” in December. Councilwoman Claxton asked about January and why there were fewer productions in January and over the summer months. Mr. Yanofsky stated that the only dark periods are Thanksgiving weekend and the week between Christmas and News Years. That there are a number of productions and films held in December. Mr. Yanofsky also stated that there were two live shows in January, which were traditionally slow months in the theater business, and that the Paramount showed films 4-5 days per week over the summer, as well as accommodating rental productions and making Wednesday evenings available in case the City’s Parks and Recreation Riverfront concert series was rained out.



City Manager Dan Fitzpatrick stated the City will start to address the issues raised by the Common Council and they will have continued discussion on the matter.



Fireman's Memorial

Fire Chief James Howard appeared before the council to update them on the development of a Fireman's Memorial, which will eventually be placed at the waterfront. The design of the memorial will have 6 pillars (one representing each of the six fire stations in Peekskill) and atop the memorial will be the refurbished fireman's bell that now sits on the land adjacent to the Columbian Engine Firehouse on North Board Street. Additionally, a statue of a fireman will stand under the bell.



Because grant monies were obtained and must be exhausted by July of 2007, Chief Howard was requesting that the City provide additional funds to help cover what they have not been able to raise themselves in order to complete the project during the required timeframe as outlined in the grant. The cost would be roughly an additional $15,000 from the City. A presentation was made by the designers of the memorial showing previous work they had done. It was suggested that upon completion of the memorial it be housed in storage until such time as it can be located on the land that is scheduled to be redeveloped at the waterfront.



The common council agreed to move forward, Councilwoman Foster stated there were extra dollars available from monies not utilized by the Paramount Center for the Arts.



Staircase and right-of-way

City Attorney Bill Florence addressed the council regarding ownership of a set of concrete stairs that go from Howard Street to Carhart Avenue. Questions had emerged at prior meetings regarding who owns the staircase and who has liability for the staircase. After Florence's presentation it was still unclear as to who owned the staircase and who was responsible for the upkeep. Florence suggested the stairs were very steep and represented a safety issue.



Councilwoman Claxton pointed out the stairs are used by school children going to and from Hillcrest School and in light of the absence of sidewalks along Husted Ave and other roads leading down to Main Street, it was the safest available path for the children. Florence suggested "safe" was interpretive. Claxton replied that unless the City was willing to build sidewalks so that the children had a safe path home, then the stairs present the safest path of travel for the children, unless the city expected them to walk on the side of a steeply sloped road with vehicular traffic.



Councilwoman Foster asked if any one knew exactly when the stairs were built and the relationship of those stairs to the building of Hillcrest school. She also stated that after the last discussion on the issue she took a tour of the area and also noted that there are no sidewalks in that immediate neighborhood and no direct route from Main Street to Hillcrest school unless the stairs were used. Based on the maps Corporation Counsel was showing them, she thought the stairs may belong to the City. She also mentioned that Husted Ave had a lot of bus traffic directly before and after school at the same time as the school children would be walking along that street if the stairs were closed.



Mayor Testa said he has not seen the location yet and will have to go take a look. City manager Fitzpatrick apologized to the council for not having provided more clarity on the issue since their last discussion on the matter.



The meeting adjourned at roughly 8:30pm.



THE NEXT COMMON COUNCIL WORK SESSION IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT 6:30PM IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.



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H1B Visa ACTION ALERT...Senate, Microsoft Trying to RAPE AMERICANS

This just in from the Washington Scandal blog....we need people on the phone to SENATORS ASAP to stop Microsoft's LOBBYIST from raping American Workers.

Thursday, December 7, 2006

H1B Visa ACTION ALERT...Senate Trying to FUCK Americans

MAY DAY MAY DAY....Microsoft and other high tech firms are trying to SNEAK Through a fast one and get up to 500,000 H1B Visa's passed through during the Lame Duck session...they converged on Senate Offices yesterday, and one turncoat Senator is now taking their money and introducing a last minute bill hoping to catch activist off guard....we need BLOGGERS on the phones IMMEDIATELY!



SAVE AMERICAN JOBS...ACTION NEEDED ASAP
by Porgie T. edit


Microsoft LOBBYIST have converged on Senate Offices today in the hopes of FORCING THROUGH up to 500,000 H1B Visa's in the Lame Duck session, hoping to catch Americans OFF GUARD...this is out right stealing of MORE AMERICAN JOBS....call your Senator right now, and tell them you oppose any such legislation!

Capitol Switchboard


202-224-3121



Posted by Porgie Tirebiter at 11:25 AM 0 comments

Labels: American Jobs, H1B Visa, high tech, Microsoft, politics, RAPE, Robber Barons, Senate

Wake Up DEMOCRATS...Baker Recommendations a TRAP

So, the Democrats raced to the airwaves to embrace the Baker Report and its Recommendations on Iraq...I'd suggest they read the report VERY CAREFULLY, and see it for what it really is. The report and its recommendations amount to "Stay the Course on Steroids" and this reality was confirmed when former Secretary of State Baker appeared on the Anderson Cooper show tonight, and admitted that regardless of the report, regardless of the decisions and choices made that America will have TROOPS IN IRAQ for years! Do the math...in the report, we are told no permanent bases in Iraq, but in same paragraph are told we would build bases if asked by Iraq to do so! Hmmmm....troops in Iraq for years, bases if invited....get real here folks, we are being sold a bill of goods.

Like Bush, Bayh CLAIMS UNITER MANTLE...BE AFRAID

Seems that Senator (cough cough...HIS DADDY got him the job, sound familiar?) Evan Bayh went on CNN today, and told Wolf Blitzer he IS A UNITER....does this sound familiar to any one?

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Bayh NOT A UNITER....Instead, Bayh Is Bush LIGHT

Let's make no mistake about it, Bayh is nothing more than a supposed Democratic version of Bush, it is no mistake or coincidence that their last names are only ONE LETTER APART. Bayh is dishonest, a whore to BIG BUSINESS, and like Bush has sold his soul to the energy contingent, with the only difference being ethanol verse petroleum...though it should be noted, that BIG OIL already controls almost the entire ethanol market, and its production processes.

Here we are, almost two full years from the November Elections of 2008, and we have Bayh CLAIMING BUSH's MANTLE OF THE GREAT UNITER...be afraid folks, very very afraid.
Bayh is an OLD BULL, tied into the same funding mechanism that made Tom DeLay, Abramoff and K Street famous, in short about as corrupt as one who has not been caught as one can be. He, and his staff are ALSO LIARS, as is witnessed by their false promise of having dialogue with the members of www.gather.com

American needs to sit on their money, as this man is not electable, and instead only wants to build his already immense WAR CHEST of over $10 MILLION DOLLARS...in fact, find it sad that citizens donated that money to his RUN FOR THE SENATE, and he now wants to use it to run for president...he should be forced to return every cent.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Bayh says he can unite Americans Bush MADE SAME CLAIM
http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On the same day he officially formed a presidential exploratory committee, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Indiana, told CNN Wednesday he is capable of uniting Democrats, independents and Republicans in a "politics of common purpose." He is capable, like Bush of ROBBING THE POOR and giving to his rich and elite friends. Remember that Bush ALSO RAN AS A UNITER....HELLO!

"That's not happening today," Bayh told Wolf Blitzer on 'The Situation Room.' "But it's something I've demonstrated repeatedly an ability to do, and it's something I think we're going to need in the next president." Saw this interview...guy talked very effeminately from my perspecive...was reminded of Foley almost instantly.

Bayh, the son of Sen. Birch Bayh, served two terms as his state's governor before winning a Senate seat in 1998. He is also a former leader of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.

DADDY was a Senator, and he made sure that I'm one too...like the Bush's we keep it in the FAMILY...can we say cronism?

Bayh also said he has nearly $11 million available for a presidential race, but estimated the cost of a campaign at $25 million to $50 million. The Indiana Democrat said he is confident Democratic donors will sign on to his centrist message. He's in it for the MONEY...he gets his $25-50 MILLION, then pulls out EARLY!

Our Democrats Preparing To SELL US OUT?

Basically one month from the day when the 110th Congress is seated, and it is looking like the Democrats may sell out the American people, and even worse, the Middle Class. Nancy Pelosi as a part of her supposed aggressive first 100 hour agenda may in fact raise the minimum wage, but this stand alone legislation is no longer stand alone, the rich and elite wrangling behind CLOSED DOORS to get offsets for this GIFT to our nations most deserving. This is disappointing, and means little if the whispers concerning illegal aliens is true.

Rumor on the street in Washington, DC is that Democrats are prepared to TAKE THE MONEY of both Big Business, and racist special interest groups such as La Raza and run as they push through a wrong and unfair AMNESTY. Yes, amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens and their 4.5 million bastard Anchor Babies. The fact that our wages are being depressed over $200 BILLION a year does not matter. The fact that these illegals are guilty of no less than four crimes in being and working here does not seem to matter. The fact that many lower and middle class neighborhoods are being destroyed DOES NOT MATTER...the Democrats seem to be suggesting to us that we do not matter, as they have a chance to WHORE THEIR VOTES just as the Republicans did for 12 years, and GET AWAY WITH IT.

Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations...NOT EXACTLY...seems that Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party think they can PULL A FAST ONE ON US. Here is how it goes down. They will implement most of the recommendations, then with a slight of hand trick hope we do not notice the MOST IMPORTANT ONE OF ALL was swept off the table....specifically, the one calling for ONLY ONE COMMITTEE, at most two to oversee the intelligence community. You see, now that the Democrats are back in power, Nancy and other OLD BULLS want their own red meat...committee chairs, and implementing this sector of the 9/11 recommendations would eliminate nine committee chairs....GOD FORBID!

They might get away with one and three, but MARK MY WORDS...if the Democrats move to vote and Amnesty (earned citizenship) and increase the guest worker program, WE WILL VOTE THEM OUT IN DROVES IN 2008.

Gather Democrats Pays Tribute to Dinero Boo

No politics today, no reports on problem Democrats, or ones who deserve my praise...instead, as I grieve, I share a fairwell tribute to the best feline friend a man could ever have...you will be so very sorely missed Dinero Boo.

Dinero Boo October 11th, 1995-December 2nd, 2006

Reach Out to Mother Of a Soldier JUST WOUNDED in Iraq

Friday, December 1, 2006

Reach Out NOW To an Iraq Soldier Mom! Her SON Has BEEN HIT With and IED
NEWS FLASH...Just in from Gather.

I am a member on www.gather.com a site for people to meet and share their thoughts, argue politics, and make new friends. One of these new friends could USE SOME FRIENDLY WORDS and prayers. If you read this, pass the link along, and click on THIS LINK to read her post, which I am posting below, and to leave her words of strength. This post is being put up in all my blogs, hope you will include it in yours...the Mother of a soldier needs our strength.

Porgie Tirebiter
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976851052

he was hit
by adele L.
December 01, 2006 12:07 AM EST
I got a phone call at midnight, from my daughter, telling me my son was hit and injured in Iraq. I was sound asleep. I heard ,Wayland had been hit by an IUD. ?????? What I don't understand, I said. She continued to try to explain it to me. I finally woke up enough to understand what she was saying ..... my son was hurt.
He was hit by an IED.

He is in Germany now in a hospital.

He was in a vehicle and was tossled around.

more to come.............