Among the many campaign themes of Democrats running for Congress in 2006 was the failed policies of the Bush led Republicans regarding publicly funded education. In particular, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. I remember the sound bites like…
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Craig: I Will Not Blow This Job
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Last Saturday, “Conservative Republican” Idaho Senator Larry Craig announced his intention to resign from the Senate in light of the revelations of his arrest and guilty plea related to charges of seeking sexual activity in an airport men’s room. Rumors…
Why I Support John Edwards for President
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
Although I have mentioned it before… I am Supporting John Edwards for President. In the 2004 presidential campaign in California I supported Howard Dean. I had been selected as a Dean delegate for the national convention. When Governor Dean dropped…
Senator Craig Reconsidering his Resignation
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
Politico.com is reporting that Idaho Senator Larry Craig is reconsidering his resignation. Craig reversal angers GOP colleagues By: Carrie Budoff Brown and Jim VandeHei Sep 4, 2007 09:53 PM EST Just when Republicans thought things could not get much worse…
Nuns call for Impeachment of Bush/Cheney
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
from the Winston-Salem, NC, Journal – A progressive group of U.S. nuns has called on Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney because of their roles in the war in Iraq.  “The National Coalition of American Nuns is…
Tap Dancing and Tea Rooms
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It figures that Idaho Senator Larry Craig would announce his resignation on a holiday weekend. I guess he figured that that old PR theory applies; if it’s bad news announce it late on a Friday afternoon, or on Saturday if…
Steelworkers and Mine Workers endorse Edwards
by Chris Prevatt • • 6 Comments
Official endorsement at Pittsburgh Labor Day rally gives Edwards largest bloc of union support among presidential candidates so far. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – The United Steelworkers (USW) and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today endorsed Senator John Edwards for…
