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Come One! Come All! Meet the Fabulous, Fickle, Free-Loading, Fallacious, Fanatical, Farcical, Felonious, Floundering FLIP FLOP Man!
Cheryl Seal writes: "The Rove-ling Brothers Circus has come to town with its amazing Center Ring attraction: FLIP FLOP MAN! He whines (when the press doesn't cooperate)! He dines (with corporate execs and their checkbooks)! He car-awlllllllls on his belly like a reptile! You've never seen anything like him under the Big Top (of the White House) ever before! He's played to a crowned head of Europe (Tony Blair's sidekick Queen Elizabeth). He's stunned audiences from Kalamazoo to Kuwait with his sleight of hand! It's the one, the only (thank God!), the OUTGOING (in January 2005), George W. Bush, the World's Foremost FLIP FLOP MAN!!!!!!!!! Here is just a sampling of his confounding and truth-defying stunts!
Newsmax reports, "The money math is simple. The Kerry forces - through his campaign, the unions and the 527s - will outspend Bush by some $300 million or more by election day... One wealthy Republican - one of the few who can write Soros-style checks of $10 million or more - tells us that he has, all of a sudden, gotten calls from desperate Republicans seeking help. All calls have gone unreturned. Like most Republicans, he is strongly rooting for Bush. But no money will be sent. This donor doesn't believe it will make much of a difference at this point. And then there's politics. President Bush never invited the donor - a frequent guest in the Oval Office of previous Republican presidents - to the White House even once during the past four years. It's a story we have heard time and again. Conservatives who write to the president get no response, and no one from the Bush White House calls to thank their friends and supporters on behalf of the President."
Common Dreams: "Wisconsin Senator Russell Feingold (D) and 34 of his colleagues sent letters to Bush asking him to withdraw a Clean Water Act policy directive issued in January 2003 that stripped environmental protections from streams, wetlands and lakes. The policy-initiated through a joint memorandum issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -directs federal officials to ignore Clean Water Act environmental safeguards over many kinds of wetlands, streams, and other waters unless they first get permission from their national headquarters in Washington, DC [what a joke!!]. The policy leaves more than 20 millions of acres of wetlands and as much as 60% of the nations' streams without any federal protections."
Bush is going after MoveOn, a bonafide grass roots movement with an irrational vengeance. MoveOn was founded by seven activists - none of them representing a political party, none of them office holders, none of them with a corporate agenda. Yet right now, a pro-Bush group that IS politically affiliated, that IS corporate powered is running anti-Kerry ads funded by corporate soft money. Of course their ads are pretty pathetic - they use the worn out ploy "Massachusetts liberal" and think everyone will be horrified that Kerry wears $75 ties. (hey! we need comic relief). But guess what? Citizens United tried to interfere with due process (they called it "courtroom advocacy") to BLOCK McCain-Feingold and the GAO's efforts to make Cheney come clean on the energy task force. Citizens United also played a key part in the Get Clinton efforts.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice and a letter to the White House asking for the release of any records regarding information taken from the computers of Senate Judiciary Committee Democratic staff in regard to judicial nominations: "Our request includes, but is not limited to, any and all communications regarding the records of staff members for Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator Joseph R. Biden, Senator Herbert H. Kohl, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Russ Feingold, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Richard J. Durbin, and Senator John R. Edwards. We request that you search for responsive records regardless of format, medium, or physical characteristics." To see the letter to the DOJ go to http://www.citizensforethics.org/activities/20040227/foia_doj.php
WashPost reports: "But although the law gives an advantage to the GOP because of its ability to raise still-legal smaller contributions known as 'hard money,' [such as Bush's fundraising pyramids that bundle contributions -- the 'Pioneers' and 'Rangers'] a number of strategists believe both parties will be weakened in the long run. And the role of 'independent' groups acting in behalf of Republican or Democratic candidates, some of which are not required to disclose donors or expenditures, will grow. The court decision sanctions the activities of the growing network of 'independent' groups that are taking over many of the functions of the political parties. These organizations, many known as '527s' for the section of the tax code that regulates them, 'remain free to raise soft money to fund voter registration, [get out the vote] activities, mailings, and broadcast advertising,' the high court majority wrote."
The Treasonous Three - Antonin Scalia, William Rehnquist, and Clarence Thomas - tried their best to overturn the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law, but they only persuaded Anthony Kennedy, not Sandra Day O'Connor. "The law, which sought to control the influence of money in politics, was aimed primarily at two widespread practices. It prohibited national parties and federal candidates from raising and spending so-called 'soft money,' donations that are not subject to federal limits because they technically go to state political parties. And it clamped new regulations on 'issue ads,' commercials financed by interest groups, purportedly to advance their causes, which were actually thinly disguised partisan promotions of particular candidates for office."
"The Senate voted itself a pay raise for the fifth straight year, boosting the annual salary to about $158,000 in 2004. The House also agreed last month to accept an increase in the annual cost-of-living allowance, which gives all members of Congress a boost of about 2.2% in their take-home pay starting in January. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin, who every year stands up against pay increases, said that with the economy still weak and many Americans finding it hard to make ends meet, it was 'the wrong time for Congress to give itself a pay hike.' 'This automatic stealth pay raise system is just wrong,' he added. Feingold said that with an annual increase of about $3,400 slated for next year, an election year, members of Congress will have received a $21,000 raise in their pay over the past five years. The Senate, by a 60-34 margin, tabled or killed his amendment to a pending appropriations bill."
And Wesley Clark in Third Place.
Howard Dean 189 Russ Feingold will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #42!
And Dennis Kucinich is a strong Third.
Wesley Clark 196 Maxine Waters will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #41!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Dennis Kucinich Third!
Wesley Clark 153 Bob Graham will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #40!
...with Dennis Kucinich in Second, and Wesley Clark and Al Gore tied for Third!
Howard Dean 342 Jesse Jackson Jr. and Debbie Stabenow will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #39!
"I'm writing to ask you to join as a sponsor of S. 1497, Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act, which is cosponsored by Senators John McCain, Russell Feingold and Richard Durbin. This legislation will help to reduce the demand for money in politics and help voters get more and better information about candidates and issues. The bill requires television and radio stations to air at least two hours per week of candidate issue discussion in the period before elections. It also enables qualifying candidates to air a limited number of free radio and television ads without having to raise huge amounts of money from wealthy contributors and special interests. And it close loopholes in a 30 year old law that is supposed to prevent stations from gouging candidates on advertising rates." Sign the letter to your Senator!
...with Gore falling to Third Place, and Bob Graham a surprising Second!
Howard Dean 4994 Robert Byrd will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #37!
...with Dennis Kucinich in Second Place, and Howard Dean Third.
Al Gore 1700 George Mitchell will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #36!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Jimmy Carter Third.
Al Gore 431 Tim Robbins will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #35!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 784 John Kerry will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #34!
...with Howard Dean Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 534 Nancy Pelosi will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #33!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 380 Bill Richardson will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls (and also John Edwards, who was tied for last place last week). Vote in Fantasy Poll #32!
...with Howard Dean in Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 403 Vote in Fantasy Poll #31!
...with Howard Dean Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 335 Ralph Nader will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #30!
...with Howard Dean close behind at Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 279 Janeane Garofalo will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #29!
AP reports: "Civil rights groups and a senator criticized the Justice Department on Friday for rejecting plans by an employee group to hold a gay pride event at the agency's headquarters... Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., urged Ashcroft to reconsider the decision and threatened legislation if the matter weren't resolved... 'I find it particularly outrageous that the Department of Justice, whose mission is to ensure fairness for all Americans, would deprive its own staff members of the right to gather on public property,' Lautenberg wrote in a letter to Ashcroft. Lautenberg noted that Ashcroft was asked by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., during his confirmation hearing in September 2001 whether he would continue to allow DOJ Pride [to] hold its annual meeting at the department's headquarters, as other groups and minority employees are permitted. Ashcroft responded, 'It would be my intention not to discriminate against any group that appropriately constituted in the Department of Justice.'"
...with Howard Dean a strong Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 230 Dianne Feinstein will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #28!
...with Howard Dean a very strong Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 233 Kweisi Mfume will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #27!
...with Howard Dean close behind at Second, and Hillary Clinton Third.
Al Gore 296 Gary Hart will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #26!
AP reports: "One Democratic senator, Bob Graham of Florida, put the blame closer to home. Graham, a presidential hopeful, said the attacks might not have occurred if the Bush administration hadn't diverted military and intelligence resources from the fight against the al-Qaida network to the Iraq war. Monday's attacks Monday were among the deadliest against Americans since Sept. 11, 2001. Attackers shot their way into the housing compounds, then set off bombs packed into their cars... At a news conference, Graham said the Iraq war 'was a distraction. It took us off the track of the war on terror, which we were on a path to win.' He said Monday's attack 'could have been avoided if you had actually crushed the basic infrastructure of al-Qaida'... Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., shared Graham's views. Speaking on the Senate floor shortly before Graham's news conference, Feingold said he fears 'that our (anti-terrorism) mission has become obscured, and our approach unfocused.'"
...with Howard Dean a strong Second, and Martin Sheen Third.
Al Gore 374 Bill Bradley will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #25!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Dennis Kucinich Third.
Al Gore 656 Bob Fertik will be removed from all future polls. Barbara Lee has been added. Vote in Fantasy Poll #24!
...with Howard Dean Second, and Hillary Third.
Al Gore 328 Dick Durbin will be dropped from all future polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #23!
...with Howard Dean Second, and Hillary Third in the Fantasy Poll (Reality Poll #10 is open until the 28th, with John Edwards back on the list -- see next after Al Sharpton. There is still time to vote for your candidate in Reality Poll #10!). Al Gore 492; Howard Dean 391; Hillary Rodham Clinton 162; Martin Sheen 162; Dennis Kucinich 132; Kweisi Mfume 86; Bill Richardson 78; Bob Graham 75; Bill Moyers 75; Ann Richards 69; Jimmy Carter 67; Michael Moore 65; Nancy Pelosi 54; James Carville 49; Maxine Waters 46; Russ Feingold 41; Jesse Jackson Jr. 39; John Kerry 39; Dianne Feinstein 37; Molly Ivins 35; Wesley Clark 34; Dick Durbin 34; Janeane Garofalo 32; Tom Harkin 32; Jim Hightower 31; Ralph Nader 30; Robert Byrd 29; Debbie Stabenow 26; John Edwards 23; Bill Bradley 22; Gary Hart 20; Carol Moseley-Braun 20; George Mitchell 19; Bob Fertik 17. Tim Robbins has been added to the Fantasy Poll. Vote in Fantasy Poll #22!
...with Howard Dean Second, and Hillary Third.
Al Gore 569 Janeane Garofalo has been added to the Fantasy Poll. Vote in Fantasy Poll #21!
...with Howard Dean in Second Place, and Dennis Kucinich Third.
Al Gore 837 Paul Krugman will be removed from all future Fantasy Polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #20!
...with Hillary at Second, and Martin Sheen Third. Howard Dean 512 Hillary Rodham Clinton 224 Martin Sheen 220 Debbie Stabenow 216 Jesse Jackson Jr. 186 Jimmy Carter 158 Kweisi Mfume 155 Michael Moore 148 Bob Graham 128 Ann Richards 127 George Mitchell 126 Bill Richardson 125 Dennis Kucinich 122 James Carville 67 Dick Durbin 58 Dianne Feinstein 58 Tom Harkin 51 Bill Moyers 51 Nancy Pelosi 51 Wesley Clark 50 John Kerry 49 Gary Hart 48 Ralph Nader 48 Maxine Waters 48 Russ Feingold 46 Bill Bradley 45 Paul Krugman 45 Jim Hightower 44 Molly Ivins 43 Carol Moseley-Braun 43 John Edwards 42 Robert Byrd 38 Bob Fertik 35 Bob Fertik was added by a special nomination. Vote in Fantasy Poll #19 - with Al Gore added back (since we now have the Reality Poll)!
...Hillary returns to Second Place, with Martin Sheen edging Dennis Kucinich for Third. Debbie Stabenow's surge has dropped back to her earlier level of support. Howard Dean 253, Hillary Rodham Clinton 95, Martin Sheen 89, Dennis Kucinich 87, Debbie Stabenow 67, Jimmy Carter 62, John Kerry 51, James Carville 49, Michael Moore 47, Bill Richardson 46, Ann Richards 42, Jesse Jackson Jr. 41, Russ Feingold 40, Dick Durbin 39, George Mitchell 36, Bill Moyers 33, Kweisi Mfume 32, Robert Byrd 31, Wesley Clark 30, Bob Graham 30, Molly Ivins 29, Ralph Nader 28, Nancy Pelosi 27, Tom Harkin 26, Jim Hightower 26, Maxine Waters 24, Gary Hart 23, Carol Moseley-Braun 23, John Edwards 20, Paul Krugman 19, Bill Bradley 18, Dianne Feinstein 18, Robert Redford 13 - Vote in Fantasy Poll #17!
...but Debbie Stabenow has taken a surprising Second from Hillary! Howard Dean 533 Paul Begala will be removed from all future polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #17!
...with Hillary keeping second place ahead of John Kerry. Howard Dean 388; Hillary Rodham Clinton 214; John Kerry 184; Dennis Kucinich 163; Martin Sheen 151; Jimmy Carter 131; Nancy Pelosi 103; Ann Richards 85; Bob Graham 74; James Carville 70; Bill Moyers 69; Molly Ivins 68; Russ Feingold 66; Dianne Feinstein 66; Michael Moore 66; Wesley Clark 64; Bill Bradley 61; John Edwards 61; Ralph Nader 61; Tom Harkin 60; Jim Hightower 60; George Mitchell 58; Gary Hart 54; Jesse Jackson Jr. 53; Maxine Waters 53; Paul Krugman 52; Paul Begala 51; Kweisi Mfume 49; Carol Moseley-Braun 49; Bill Richardson 48; Debbie Stabenow 48; Robert Byrd 47; Robert Redford 42; Dick Durbin 38; Jesse Jackson Sr. 31. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be removed from all future polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #16!
...with Hillary in second place, and John Kerry taking a close third. Howard Dean 427 Joe Biden will be removed from all future polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #15!
...and now Hillary Clinton has taken second ahead of John Kerry. Howard Dean 341; Hillary Rodham Clinton 191; John Kerry 160; Dennis Kucinich 146; Jimmy Carter 100; Ann Richards 81; Martin Sheen 81; John Edwards 68; Nancy Pelosi 66; George Mitchell 65; Russ Feingold 64; Tom Harkin 63; Bill Richardson 62; Wesley Clark 61; James Carville 57; Bob Graham 54; Bill Moyers 54; Robert Byrd 53; Dianne Feinstein 52; Gary Hart 52; Kweisi Mfume 52; Maxine Waters 51; Jim Hightower 47; Jesse Jackson Jr. 47; Carol Moseley-Braun 47; Molly Ivins 42; Michael Moore 42; Paul Begala 41; Ralph Nader 41; Paul Krugman 37; Debbie Stabenow 35; Bill Bradley 34; Dick Durbin 34; Robert Redford 34; Joe Biden 27; Jesse Jackson Sr. 17; Bob Kerrey 16. Bob Kerrey will be removed from all future polls. Vote in Fantasy Poll #14!
...with Hillary Clinton edging Dennis Kucinich for a strong third. Howard Dean 244; John Kerry 122; Hillary Rodham Clinton 112; Dennis Kucinich 103; John Edwards 77; Nancy Pelosi 76; Jimmy Carter 67; Russ Feingold 62; Ann Richards 62; Martin Sheen 62; Gary Hart 56; Maxine Waters 50; Bob Graham 48; Tom Harkin 46; Jim Hightower 45; Bill Bradley 44; James Carville 43; Molly Ivins 43; Wesley Clark 41; Ralph Nader 39; Paul Begala 38; Jesse Jackson Jr. 38; Bill Richardson 35; Joe Biden 34; Michael Moore 34; Robert Redford 34; Robert Byrd 33; Bill Moyers 33; Dick Durbin 32; Dianne Feinstein 32; Bob Kerrey 31; Carol Moseley Braun 31; George Mitchell 29; Paul Krugman 28; Kweisi Mfume 24; Jesse Jackson Sr. 23; Debbie Stabenow 21; Marcy Kaptur 20. Marcy Kaptur will be removed from all future polls.
...with Kucinich a strong third. Here are the results of Poll #11: Howard Dean 217
Here are the results of Poll #10:
over Kerry and Edwards, while Kucinich moves into 4th place. Howard Dean 239 Sarandon will be removed from the poll. Ohio Representative Marcy Kaptur has been added.
"Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)., is undeterred. He has formed a group of 'progressive' Senate Democrats that he hopes will help craft a bolder, more aggressive agenda than the one the party took to voters before last November's election. 'With the Republican monopoly on Congress and the White House, our voice is needed now more than ever,' Durbin said in an interview Thursday. 'We think there's power behind our ideas.' So far, the group has only about a half-dozen members, including Sens. Jon Corzine (NJ), Edward Kennedy (MA) and Russ Feingold (WI)... In the aftermath of the November elections, when the Democrats lost control of the Senate and failed for the fourth consecutive election to regain the House, many Democrats said it was time for a new strategy. As Durbin put it, '[Bush] swamped us. He grabbed the microphone and the message, and we were left behind. What we are trying to do is focus on an agenda and an approach that will help define the differences between the two parties.' "
with Kerry edging Edwards for second.
Reuters reports, "Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin vowed to block funding for the [Total Information Awareness] program now while it is still under development, until Congress can give it a thorough review. 'Our country must fight terrorism, but America should not unleash virtual bloodhounds to sniff into the financial, educational, travel and medical records of millions of Americans,' Wyden told reporters on Capitol Hill. Wyden has introduced an amendment to a large spending package being debated in the Senate that would ban any funding for the program. Feingold introduced separate legislation to suspend the project until Congress gets oversight of it. A third Democrat, Sen. Jon Corzine, dubbed the Total Information Awareness system 'Orwellian,' and a coalition of left- and right-wing groups also denounced the computer dragnet at a news conference."
while John Edwards edges John Kerry.
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Al Gore wins poll #3, with John Kerry second.
"Of all the peculiarities, unanswered questions, and things that simply don't add up about the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the one aspect that keeps nagging at me revolves around our military's incredible lack of response to the hijacking of four airliners. Anyone who investigates this matter will soon find that the United States Air Force and the FAA both have established procedures that have been in place for at least 25 years regarding planes that veer abnormally off course. Specifically, federal law MANDATES that the Air Force must dispatch a plane to investigate why a certain craft has strayed from its predestined route. These interceptors are only allowed to shoot an airliner from the sky under orders from the President, but that doesn't negate that they are still required to investigate the situation in a timely manner...the Air Force KNEW that a jet was headed toward the Capitol, no planes were dispatched to intercept it. Who gave the orders for these planes to 'stand down.'"
The second weekly poll is over, and Al Gore wins again, with Howard Dean second.
Kevin McCauley writes: "The heartfelt outpouring of sympathy among Senators for the unabashed liberal Wellstone is a telling point. The former Senator was a man of conviction, and as noted in much of the coverage of his death--a Senator who often found himself on the losing side of a 99-1 vote, or 98-2 tally with fellow liberal Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Perhaps the mourning Senators envied Wellstone for standing on principles. The Democrats will do a lot better if they show some of the spunk typified by Wellstone, rather than just positioning themselves as the Republican-lite party. A revitalized Democratic party could restore people's faith in Government, and inspire people in other lands about the vitality of the American system - more than any State Dept. propaganda program."
Senate Republicans voted 48-1 for W-ar, with only Lincoln Chafee (RI) opposed. Dems voted 29-21 for W-ar. Here is the Honor Roll: Akaka (HI), Bingaman (NM), Boxer (CA), Byrd (WV), Conrad (ND), Corzine (NJ), Dayton (MN), Durbin (IL), Feingold (WI), Graham (FL), Inouye (HI), Jeffords (I-VT), Kennedy (MA), Leahy (VT), Levin (MI), Mikulski (MD), Murray (WA), Reed (RI), Sarbanes (MD), Stabenow (MI), Wellstone (MN), Wyden (OR). Call your Senator at 202-224-3121 and express your feelings about their vote.
Thanks to Senator Daschle's tough stance on Bush's politicization of his planned invasion of Iraq, Congress is making significant changes to Bush's war resolution. Nevertheless, "Many Democrats believe Congress is moving too fast and the current resolution still gives Bush too much authority to use force without exhausting diplomatic efforts and international support. 'This proposal is unacceptable. The administration has been talking about war in Iraq for quite some time now,' said Sen. Russ Feingold, D-WI. 'Surely they had the time to draft a more careful, thoughtful proposal than the irresponsibly broad and sweeping language that they sent to Congress.' Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) will make a powerful speech on Friday, and Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) will try to offer alternative resolutions. But the White House says the current language is "take it or leave it." The crucial debate begins next week. Call your Representatives (202-224-3121) EVERY DAY and tell them No War in Iraq!
CNN reports, "Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), called it a 'non-starter' and an 'affront to the Constitution.' 'This proposal is a case of the administration telling Congress to stop asking questions and literally 'leaves it all to us.' To endorse such language would be irresponsible,' said Feingold. The language could lead to a 'miniature Armageddon' or 'potential World War III,' said Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), who said he will write an alternative resolution with fellow liberal Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), that would place more pre-conditions on Bush before he could use force in Iraq. 'Nothing in our intelligence suggests that Iraq is ready to attack Washington or Fort Lauderdale,' Hastings said. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) agreed. 'There is no question that Saddam Hussein is not a nice person or that he's broken the resolutions of the UN, but that does not give us the power to pre-emptively strike a country,' he said. 'Once you start down that road, where do you stop?'" Stop Bush's War!
WashPost reports, "A conservative law school professor nominated by Resident Bush to a federal appeals court tried to assure the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that he would be 'a judge who plays it straight' and who would not allow his personal opinions to affect his judicial rulings. 'I am telling you under oath that I will conscientiously enforce the law, including laws and precedents that I don't agree with,' Michael W. McConnell declared during his confirmation hearing." Now where have we heard THAT bushit before? John Ashcroft made EXACTLY the same promise, and Russ Feingold bought it - and Ashcroft has violated it every day since his swearing-in. Ditto Clarence Thomas. Fool me once, shame on you.. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice - shame on ALL Democrats! Bush has NO mandate - JUST SAY NO to Bush's right-wing Judges!!!
"Bush should ask Congress for authorization before launching an attack against Iraq, two Democrats said Thursday as the administration struggled in its push for international backing. 'The administration should not expect to commit American troops to war with a wink and a nod to Congress,' said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. 'There should be a full debate and a vote. That is what the Constitution prescribes, and that is what the American people expect.' And Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said nothing short of formal approval would be acceptable. 'The Constitution says that Congress has the sole power to declare war," Feingold said in an interview. Not doing so, he said, "is an affront to Congress and to the American people.' The Bush administration takes the position it needs nothing beyond the consent Congress gave for the 1990-1991 war on Iraq to liberate Kuwait."
CNN reports "Thirty-one House members filed suit against President [sic] Bush in an effort to block the president from withdrawing from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. [The Pentagon is ready to begin work] on underground silos for missile interceptors in Alaska. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, the lead plaintiff, said the president [sic] does not have the authority to unilaterally withdraw from a treaty and should first seek the consent of Congress. 'The Constitution of the United States is being demolished and we need to challenge that in court,' he said. The lawsuit... states that while the Constitution is silent on the role of Congress in treaty terminations, treaties have the status of 'supreme law of the land' equivalent to federal laws and that laws can be repealed only by an act of Congress. [Senstor Russ Feingold tried unsuccessfully] to bring a resolution to the Senate floor stating that the president cannot withdraw from the treaty without Senate approval."
Begala points out that while Bush and the Republicans whine about judicial confirmation, the number of judges who have been confirmed by the Senate, now run by Democrats, far exceeds the number of judges confirmed by the Senate for President Clinton when the Republicans controlled the Senate. Why doesn't Bush nominate moderate judges and consult with the Judiciary Committee? Bush lost the popular vote by about 540,000 votes, and he has no mandate to pack the court with right wing judicial activists. Interestingly enough, Tucker avoids this issue, calls it "payback" and plays for his conservative base saying the Democrats are "in the pocket of the abortion industry." And all this time we thought Crossfire was supposed to be an intelligent debate.
"Bipartisanship works best to prevent a situation, and not clean up the mess that has occurred when warning signs were neglected. As we go further into pushing for such an investigation, we must keep the focus on the victims. As in any murder case, and this is such a case, those questions must be asked and they must be answered. We must connect with the voters as to why we are doing so - out of justice for the many victims who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001." So writes Mary MacElveen.
ABC's 'The Note' writes, "We DO have to wonder how a free-market, free-trading, anti-McCain-Feingold guy like Bush, just 16 months or so into his presidency, could have turned the clock back on the farm bill; turned his back on free trade - on the steel protection initiative - more than Bill Clinton ever did; and signed into law a campaign finance bill the White House maintains to this day is at least partly unconstitutional... We can't overstate the spitting disgust that a lot of businesspeople and conservatives openly express with [Bush]'s actions on these scores. They understand and appreciate that a president [sic] sometimes has to be political, but the combined effect of all of these compromises is turning some conservative stomachs. And maybe when Bush says he wants to 'change the tone in Washington,' he really JUST means Washington (not to parse words or anything), which would get him off the hook for [attacking] Texas Democratic Senate nominee Ron Kirk as an 'obstructionist.'"
"Secret court subpoenas, examinations of bookstore records, revised immigration policies and other uses of sweeping new powers have some Senate Democrats taking a new critical look at the USA Patriot Act, enacted in the aftermath of Sept. 11. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), the lone senator to vote against the measure last fall, has been its most vocal critic, warning that the act infringes on constitutional freedoms... Feingold is not alone in his concerns. He has been joined by other Democratic senators, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (VT), Richard Durbin (IL) and Maria Cantwell (WA). The act was hurriedly signed into law with overwhelming approval within six weeks of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington - without hearings or without being marked up by a congressional committee… Feingold and Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) joined a coalition of groups to talk about infringements on constitutional freedoms in the wake of the act." So reports The Hill.
On this Crossfire, John McCain shucks and jives about his loyalty to the Republican Party while it works to undercut pretty much everything he holds dear. He says he doesn't have a problem with that, but Carlson may be right -- McCain and his supporters have no where to go.
Ever wonder why Bush and Ashcroft consider Affirmative Action bad, but racial profiling good? After all, in both
cases, assumptions are made about a person on the basis of their skin color, right? The American Civil Liberties
Union recently criticized racial profiling legislation sponsored by Senators George Voinovich and Mike DeWine
(both Ohio Republicans) as "insufficient to combat the realities of racial profiling." Instead, the ACLU favors the End
Racial Profiling Act of 2001, sponsored by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI). The bill
would prohibit racial profiling, establish remedies for victims and provide for data collection. The bill has bipartisan
support from 16 Senators and 92 House members.
"As the Federal Election Commission begins the task of writing and implementing a soft-money ban and other sweeping changes contained in the new campaign finance laws, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is calling on two Republican commissioners to recuse themselves from the process. In a letter to FEC Chairman David Mason and Commissioner Bradley Smith, McCain and other key sponsors of his reform legislation [Feingold, Meehan, Shays] - asked Smith and Mason to remove themselves from the agency's 'rulemaking' efforts because of their controversial involvement in the Capitol Hill debate over the measure. 'By your inappropriate and ill-advised intervention into the Congressional debate, and through other actions opposing passage of the Act, you have impaired your ability to credibly fulfill your duties as Federal Election Commissioners to fairly write implementing regulations for this new law," the April 10 letter stated." So writes Amy Keller.
"Senate Republicans conceded defeat on Tuesday in their effort to kill legislation to reduce the influence of money in politics and, in a sudden reversal, called for prompt passage of the legislation, likely on Wednesday. Seven years in the making, the bill would ban unlimited contributions to national political parties, sharply reduce donations to state and local parties, and restrict broadcast ads by outside groups shortly before elections. 'It's time to bring this to a conclusion,' declared Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott [R-MS]. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle [D-SD] said he would proceed with a previously scheduled vote on Wednesday to end debate. If he musters the needed 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to prevail, as expected, the Senate would then move to final passage, with a vote tentatively set for mid-afternoon. 'We look forward to wrapping up this bill tomorrow,' said Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY] a chief foe of the bill. 'We know it is essentially over.'"
Senator Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) hopes for a filibuster to block campaign finance reform have been crushed. Senators Fritz Hollings (D-SC) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) declared their support for McCain-Feingold, bringing the total to 60 - the number needed to defeat a filibuster. That means McConnell will have to fight this battle in Federal court - which will ultimately put the issue before the Felonious Five. Stay tuned...
"In the run-up to Bush's signing of the USA Patriot Act on October 25, the major papers were spiritless about the provisions in the bill that were horrifying to civil libertarians. It would have only have taken a few fierce columns or editorials, such as were profuse after November 15, to have given frightened politicians cover to join the only bold soul in the US Senate, Russell Feingold of Wisconsin. Now it was Feingold, remember, whose vote back in the spring let Ashcroft's nomination out of the Judiciary Committee, at a time when most of his Democratic colleagues were roaring to the news cameras about Ashcroft's racism and contempt for due process. The Times and the Post both editorialized against Ashcroft's nomination. But then, when the rubber met the road, and Ashcroft sent up the Patriot bill, which vindicated every dire prediction of the spring, all fell silent except for Feingold." So write Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
The St. Petersburg Times writes, "During the confirmation hearing of Attorney General John Ashcroft, Democratic senators wanted to know whether Ashcroft's religious and ideological conservatism would influence federal law enforcement on controversial social issues. At the time, Ashcroft promised to apply the law objectively, even if it meant going against his personal beliefs. Now senators who took him at his word must feel betrayed." In other words, Ashcroft Lied. Which is exactly what we said during his hearings (http://democrats.com/ashcroftlied). Senator Feingold, are you listening?
Can anyone who reads a newspaper doubt that Senator John McCain is right when he calls our current campaign finance system "corrupt"? The only reason his observation is news is that it is a breathtaking admission of honesty from a Republican, which is rare enough to be newsworthy.
John Dean writes: "No hearings were held in either the House or Senate on the USA PATRIOT Act, and few — if any — members of Congress were really aware of what was actually in this massive, complex, highly technical 30,000-word statute...The reach of this new law is far beyond those who appear involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. The USA PATRIOT Act adds a new, and fourth, definition of 'domestic terrorism.' In doing so, they have made many home-grown political activists that have protested their opposition to the programs of the World Trade Organization on the streets of Seattle and Washington into terrorists." Dean adds that, "The USA PATRIOT Act was jammed through the House and Senate, with those calling for regular order being labeled unpatriotic." Many Democrats reportedly opposed this bill, but they were cowed by being called 'unpatriotic,' and reckoned it would pass anyway. Russ Feingold (D-WI) was the only Senator with the guts to stand against this tyrannical bill.
"Bush on Friday signed a sweeping anti-terrorism bill into law, giving police and intelligence agencies vast new powers to 'counter a threat like no other our nation has ever faced.'" Using Orwellian RoveSpeak, Bush said, "Today, we take an essential step in defeating terrorists while protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans." Say what? Is he protecting our rights by giving "police wide-ranging new anti-terrorism powers to secretly search people's homes and business records and to eavesdrop on telephone and computer conversations?" Said Russ Feingold (D-WI), "This bill does not strike the right balance between empowering law enforcement and protecting civil liberties." Russ Feingold was the only Senator to vote against the bill.
"The Capitol and office buildings for the Senate and House of Representatives will be closed starting tomorrow to conduct tests that can detect the bacteria that cause anthrax...The decision to conduct widespread environmental testing in and around the Capitol came in response to Daschle's announcement that 31 people…were exposed to the potentially deadly bacteria when a contaminated letter was opened there Monday...Later in the day, Sen. Russell Feingold's (D-Wis.) office [next to Daschle's] announced that two members of his staff also tested positively for exposure to the bacteria…In addition, anthrax spores were also detected in a Senate mail room in the Senate Dirkson building, sources said…Hastert also reported that a suspicious package that came to his office…It remained unclear as of midday today whether the anthrax spores sent to Daschle's office had indeed been milled to a very fine particle size as some sources had reported yesterday."
The Senate and the House approved the most far-reaching assault on the bill of rights in American history. The Senate voted 96-1 for S. 1510, following the overwhelming defeat of 3 amendments by Russ Feingold (83-13, 90-7, and 89-8). Republican leaders then railroaded a similar bill through the House by 337-79, replacing the PATRIOT bill that came out of the House Judiciary Committee. Stay tuned for more analysis...
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), who cast a key vote FOR John Ashcroft, is now exercising some much-needed oversight over Ashcroft's attempt to rush the repeal of the Bill of Rights through the Senate. Feingold insisted on a Senate debate on S. 1510 so he could offer 4 crucial amendments: "Feingold wants to eliminate a provision in the bill that would allow police to search suspects' homes secretly, narrow a provision that allows federal officials to wiretap telephones, keep the FBI from being able to access Americans' personal records and clarify the federal government's ability to wiretap computers." Call your Senators (202-224-3121) and urge them to defend the Constitution by supporting the Feingold amendments to S. 1510.
House Republicans are doing everything possible to kill the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform plan - known in the House as Shays-Meehan. There will be only one day of debate on Thursday, with an immediate vote. Key members of the Congressional Black Caucus have endorsed the bill, so the only forces trying to kill it are Republicans. They say the public does NOT care about this vote. Prove them wrong - make your Representative's phone ring off the hook! Call 202-224-3121 every hour until the vote is taken on Thursday.
According to former Speaker Jim Wright (D-TX), "House Republican leaders are maneuvering to sidetrack the McCain-Feingold campaign-reform bill, scheduled for debate in the House in July... Dennis Hastert and Majority Whip Tom DeLay have a new ploy: Let the matter come to a vote, but adopt an amended version to require a House-Senate conference.
Ohio Republican Bob Ney is drafting the diversionary language. If at least one amendment can be attached, Hastert may quietly appoint House conferees committed to opposing any conference agreement and stalling the bill to death behind closed doors." You said it, Jim! Hey Jim - why don't you run for Senate next year against Phil Gramm? It's about time he got himself a job in the private sector that he worships so devoutly!
"Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling [5-4] upholding [hard money] limits on political party spending represents a reprieve for congressional Democrats, who had feared they would be dramatically outspent by the GOP if the caps were lifted. Campaign finance experts also said the ruling could boost the prospects for passage in the House" of the McCain-Feingold bill banning soft money. The dissenters were the usual Federalist Society Four -- Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist and Kennedy. In an earlier Washington Post article, Thomas is quoted parroting the usual 'money = free speech' propaganda put out by the Federalist Society. Another Fed-Soc spiel is that lifting such caps would "strengthen the two parties " This really means that powerful networks, such as the Bush 'Pioneers' and corporations, would strengthen their grip on the parties.
In Sierra Leone, Angola and other areas, the already difficult lives of citizens are made all but unbearable by terrorists struggling for control of diamond mines and trade. One favorite form of intimidation: amputating the limbs of small children. Now a bill formulated by two Dems (Feingold and Durbin) and a Republican (DeWine) and supported by Tony Hall (D-OH) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) calls for an end to the trade in "conflict diamonds." We laud and support this critical effort. We also suggest that the bill include funding for isotopic techniques that can identify the geographic origin of diamonds (which would make it easier to enforce the ban on illegal stones). For more on this new technique, see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/03/010313073810.htm AND/OR http://www.findarticles.com/m1200/11_157/61291653/p1/article.jhtml
Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) is completely drunk with power. Even though the Senate passed the McCain-Feingold bill on April 2 - 37 days ago! - Lott has refused to send the bill to the House. Normally, this is done in 5 days. In a remarkable show of anger, 14 Republicans joined the Democrats in a 61-36 vote denouncing Lott's action as "an arbitrary action taken to deliberately thwart the will of the majority of the Senate." Which leaves us wondering - do 36 Senators believe the Majority Leader can veto the votes of the other 99 Senators? Wake up, folks - the Republican Party is truly being run by fascists.
Bush nominee Ted Olson has been caught lying about his central role in Richard Mellon Scaife's "Arkansas Project," the Get-Clinton effort that eventually led to Clinton's impeachment. What is the truth about the "Arkansas Project?" Some of it is hidden in the "Shaheen Report," a Justice Department probe of alleged payments to Whitewater witness David Hale. Who was David Hale's lawyer? Ted Olson. Now is the time for Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena the "Shaheen Report," to find out more about Olson's role in the treasonous conspiracy to destroy President Clinton. Call the following Senators at 202-224-3121: Patrick Leahy (VT), Edward Kennedy (MA), Joseph Biden (DE), Herb Kohl (WI), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Russell Feingold (WI), Charles Schumer (NY), Richard Durbin (IL), Maria Cantwell (WA). Read more about the Shaheen Report at the below site (Disregard the contact info from 1999, which is now outdated).
Ted Olson has been lying to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his role in the Arkansas Project, the $2.3 million project to "get Clinton" undertaken by the right-wing rag American Spectator with funding from Richard Mellon Scaife, the ATM of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. Now is the time to expose this entire "get Clinton" effort for all of America to see. We demand FULL and OPEN hearings into Olson's lies. Call your Senator (202-224-3121) today - especially if his name is Feingold!
The Washington Post is finally getting past its loathing of Bill Clinton, and has discovered what we all know - the Bu$h administration is rotten to the core. "What caught our attention at the 100-day mark... wasn't so much a matter of tone as of smell: the smell - you might even call it stink - of buying and selling access. President [sic] Bush and his party campaigned on a promise of restoring honor to the Oval Office... The fact that the Bush administration, even before most of its officials are nominated or confirmed, feels the need to begin a corrupting and humiliating money chase reflects the dominance that campaign finance has acquired in official life. President [sic] Bush could do something about that: He could promise his support for the McCain-Feingold reform bill and urge the House to get serious on it. Failing that, any change in tone is likely to be overcome by an all-too-familiar odor." Hey - in another decade or two, the Post might even report that Bush stole the election!
"The Senate voted today to approve [59-41] the most wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's campaign finance law since the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, shifting the struggle over the influence of money and politics into a divided House...Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, condemned the [McCain-Feingold] bill last week, and Representative Tom DeLay, the majority whip from Texas, has pledged to 'try anything I can' to kill it."
"On a 84-16 vote, the chamber agreed to amend the bill to raise so-called 'hard money' contributions to candidates from the current limit of $1,000 per year to a new limit of $2,000. In addition, the chamber raised the annual individual contribution limits from $25,000 to $37,500 overall for candidates and political parties for use in direct campaign expenses." Also, the Senate squelched Chuck Hagel's (R-NE) bill that challenged the McCain-Feingold soft money ban. The White House had collaborated with Hagel on his bill to undermine campaign finance reform. The odds say Bush will veto McCain-Feingold, even though he claims to support soft money bans. Don't be surprised if Bush reverses himself like he did on CO2 limits. He is a "Read My Lips" Bush after all.
The McCain-Feingold bill is still alive and kicking. A challenge to the bill's ban on issue ads was voted down, as well as the "non-severability" amendment that threatened to kill it. "On a 57-43 vote, the Senate rejected a so-called 'non-severability' amendment that would have voided all three major provisions of the bill if the courts ruled any one of them unconstitutional." But the Senate did reach a compromise on hard money limits (see next item).
Shrub suffered two huge losses in Senate votes on campaign finance reform. By 60-40, the Senate defeated Chuck Hagel's (R-NE) amendment to keep soft money from corporations and unions. By 52-47, the Senate defeated a tripling of hard money limits from $1,000 to $3,000 per wealthy individual. Bush has publicly supported Hagel's efforts to undercut McCain-Feingold, so this represents Bush's first major legislative defeat. Bush is not invincible - when Democrats are united and fight on principle, we can win.
"If the senators need some encouragement--if they need to know that Americans indeed care--then let the few of us who can afford the time to be here do more to show we care. Let us walk continuously around our Capitol, day and night, while the Senate struggles to free our democracy from the corrupting clutches of big money. While they are doing their best, we will be doing our best with this walking prayer vigil. Those at home, I hope, will call their senators again and demand the passage of McCain-Feingold in a way that will outlaw soft money (huge contributions given by corporations to parties, who then pass it to candidates) and preserve the existing $1,000 limit on hard money contributions (the money given directly by individuals to candidates)." So writes Granny D.
In a blow to Bush and a boost to Senators Feingold (D-WI) and McCain (R-AZ), the Senate overwhelmingly rejected an effort to require unions and corporations to get permission from members or shareholders before using certain funds for politics. Proposed by Orrin Hatch (R-UT), this amendment was considered a poison pill that would have killed the McCain-Feingold bill. The Senators also voted 70-to-30 to require the broadcasting industry to provide discounted television advertising rates for political commercials in choice time slots.
"On Tuesday, March 20, 2001, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell made what ought to be one of the most outrageous statements in American political history: 'The American people are more concerned about static cling than campaign finance...' It doesn't matter if you're Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative. If you love this country, if you hate what our political system has become, that statement ought to make you mad as hell." So writes Democrats.com member Ronald Dickens of Wichita, and he's mad enough to do something about it - collecting dozens of dryer sheets to send off to Republican Senators. Send your personalized "Stop Corruption Now - Pass McCain-Feingold" dryer sheet today to your Senator, Washington DC 20510.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is the leading proponent of corrupt government. For the past 8 years, he has blocked all votes on campaign finance reform. In the first day of Senate debate, McConnell declared that the public was not interested in cleaning up our corrupt political system. "It ranks right up there with static cling," he said. Tell McConnell and his fellow Republicans that you DO care! Take a dryer sheet - new or used - and write "End corrupt politics - support McCain-Feingold!" Then mail it to your Republican Senators (Senator X, Washington DC, 20510). Send one every day highlighting the latest Republican big money sellout.
Granny D walked with Senators McCain and Feingold this morning as they walked to offices of both the Republican and Democratic parties. The senators spoke in front of the two buildings to say that the time to eliminate soft money had come. At noon, Doris spoke on the Capitol steps to a crowd of reform supporters, including a woman who came from California for the occasion, and a mother of two small children who came (with children in tow) from Pennsylvania because, she said, "this is the most important decision that will be made in my lifetime." Inside, debate began on the bill. Chances for passage of a clean bill seem fairly dim. After her speech, she walked seven times around the Capitol (three and a half miles) with friends. She says she will begin again at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
"McCain-Feingold is a pretty modest reform in light of the problem. If it doesn't pass, we'll have to throw up our hands on money in politics the way we have on guns in schools. It will be another national disgrace that we just can't do anything about." So says Mary McGrory. We love you dear.
"With a few days to go before the Senate takes up campaign finance reform, Bush has begun to intervene to influence the outcome. Yesterday the White House issued a set of absurdly weak 'principles' to govern changes in the fund-raising laws that would do virtually nothing to stem the flow of money. The White House is also reportedly supporting Senator Chuck Hagel's efforts to push his own deficient bill as an alternative to the McCain- Feingold soft-money ban. With these steps, Mr. Bush would preserve the unbridled fund-raising that has corrupted American politics." So writes the New York Times.
A massive and unprecedented ocean of corporate and right-wing special-interest money helped Shrub steal the White House. Most Republicans in Congress - led by shameless Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - think this thoroughly corrupt system simply isn't corrupt enough! McConnell is lining up the troops to kill the modest McCain-Feingold reforms.
When he voted to confirm John Ashcroft, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) said he hoped Bush would reciprocate by naming Justice Ronnie White as a federal judge. Feingold's plea was seconded by Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus during their meeting with Bush last week. It took less than a day for two anonymous Bush aides to say "fuggedaboutit!" Wake up, Democrats - you'll get NOTHING from the far-right Bush administration. Senator Feingold, can you take that vote back?
Like most of Bush's propoganda, the talk of election reform is just window dressing to get people like Tom Daschle and Russ Feingold to give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Of course, he doesn't mean a word of it, not a word.
"[Feingold] said that he might be naive, but we think he's just plain delusional. The Republicans are run like the Mafia; they'll do just what Lott and Bush tell them to." Democrats.com co-founder Bob Fertik had a few other carefully-chosen (well, almost!) words for the Senate Democrats during an interview with Salon.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) hit the nail on the head when he said "maybe I'm naive," before announcing that he would be the only Democrat on the Judiciary Committee supporting Ashcroft. Feingold outlined several "conditions" for his vote, such as Republicans nominating Justice Ronnie White for the next available Federal judgeship. What planet have you been living on for the past 8 years, Russ?? No judge will be appointed in this administration unless they are part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy centered in the Federalist Society!
You would think that the number one pre-requisite for being Attorney General is honesty. But for Republicans, and the lobotomized Russ Feingold, dishonesty doesn't disqualify you from upholding the "rule of law." It's that old GOP double standard at work again. Democrats lie and should be struck down: Republicans lie and should be embraced as people of integrity. That's a crime. But the second crime is that the Democrats in Congress let them get away with it. As for Feingold, someone should check to see if he's from another planet.
Only a week ago, Unpresident Bush made "civility" the centerpiece of his inaugural address. But his Republican Party is already on the attack, calling groups like People for the American Way, NOW, and NARAL "radicals," and accusing them of running a "smear campaign." This is a major test for Bush - is he going to fire Jack Oliver, or is Bush going to break his very first promise after just a week in office? We're watching!!
According to Charles Lewis of the Center for Public Integrity, "how Bush handles [campaign finance reform] will set the tone for his presidency. His hold on power could not be more tenuous. He is the first president in 124 years to occupy the White House without winning the popular vote; the other three chief executives to attempt to govern in that predicament were not re-elected... Will Bush display statesmanlike leadership emblematic of a "uniter not a divider" and boldly break through entrenched Washington inertia and cynical assumptions, achieving a substantive solution? Or will he merely add to the partisan din and ignore or sidestep the subject, the way presidents have for the last 20 years?"
Due to Joe Biden's inept questioning of John Ashcroft, we never get to the heart of Ashcroft's racist sympathies as revealed in his Southern Partisan interview. Of course, Joe Biden was equally inept during the Anita Hill hearings. But, you can be certain that Good 'Ol boy Johnnie was speaking in code words that every closet racist could understand. There is a reason, after all, that all the Bob Jones, Confederacy sympathisizers and David Duke supporters love the guy to bits, isn't that obvious? The Democratic senators(with the exception of Kennedy, Durbin and Leahy) just seem, frankly, too dumb to crack the code it seems. Rusell Feingold, in particular, is either completely loopy or had a frontal ethical lobotomy.
Can the "liberal" Democratic Senators finally show that they can match the conservatives' conviction to their cause? Whatever you say about the right wing, they consistently display a deranged passion for their cause. The Democrats, however, are too often concerned about playing by the rules and acting polite. Take Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), who seems to have had a political lobotomy. Senator Feingold has stated that Ashcroft is just fine with him -- and that Bush deserves to appoint his own cabinet. Is the man a fool, desirous of some political favor from Bush, or just milktoast? How about all of the above. How about if the Democrats don't stop playing nice-nice, Ashcroft will be confirmed and let loose a reign of terror with America's justice system.
BuzzFlash got your attention, didn't they! Well, Bush hasn't appointed Duke, he has appointed his spiritual first cousin Ashcroft. Faced with a holier-than-thou attorney who lied several times over the course of three days of testimony, the Democrats (with the exception of Kennedy, Leahy and Durbin) performed in their usual stumbling Hamlet fashion. Ashcroft generously offered them the opportunity to catch him in his prevaricating, but the ever-congenial Democrats chose not to avail themselves of the offer.
I see the past 12 days as a fascinating glimpse into the future. Email in this case has served almost as a form of telepathy. 10,000 people were all able to communicate to each other at the same time, "I want to go demonstrate, but I don't want to be the only one." Via email, thousands of people communicated to each other that they wanted to come. This solves the most fundamental problem of organizing: getting everyone who wants to take a step forward to all take it at the same time (because nobody wants to be the only one).
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07-Oct-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Dennis Kucinich 188
Wesley Clark 156
Al Gore 145
Jimmy Carter 85
Hillary Rodham Clinton 82
Ann Richards 66
Molly Ivins 58
Carol Moseley-Braun 56
Jim Hightower 53
Bill Moyers 53
Michael Moore 51
James Carville 45
Martin Sheen 45
Tom Harkin 41
Russ Feingold 35
25-Sep-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 194
Dennis Kucinich 165
Al Gore 134
Hillary Rodham Clinton 85
Jimmy Carter 78
Michael Moore 54
Jim Hightower 53
Bill Moyers 53
Ann Richards 52
Molly Ivins 49
Carol Moseley-Braun 47
Martin Sheen 44
Tom Harkin 41
James Carville 35
Russ Feingold 34
Maxine Waters 29
15-Sep-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 142
Dennis Kucinich 133
Al Gore 97
Hillary Rodham Clinton 81
Ann Richards 56
Jimmy Carter 55
Michael Moore 47
Molly Ivins 46
Carol Moseley-Braun 46
Jim Hightower 44
Bill Moyers 43
Russ Feingold 39
Tom Harkin 39
James Carville 37
Martin Sheen 37
Maxine Waters 32
Bob Graham 30
09-Sep-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Dennis Kucinich 264
Wesley Clark 257
Al Gore 257
Hillary Rodham Clinton 176
Jimmy Carter 130
Ann Richards 113
Molly Ivins 103
Bill Moyers 103
Michael Moore 95
Jim Hightower 89
Martin Sheen 78
Carol Moseley-Braun 73
James Carville 69
Russ Feingold 67
Bob Graham 61
Tom Harkin 60
Maxine Waters 53
Jesse Jackson Jr. 39
Debbie Stabenow 39
11-Aug-03
Campaign Finance Reform
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Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Bob Graham 3837
Al Gore 2421
Jimmy Carter 1857
Hillary Rodham Clinton 1818
Debbie Stabenow 1783
Jesse Jackson Jr. 1680
Ann Richards 1489
Tom Harkin 1409
Carol Moseley-Braun 1359
Dennis Kucinich 1206
Maxine Waters 1082
Michael Moore 867
James Carville 854
Russ Feingold 787
Bill Moyers 728
Martin Sheen 681
Molly Ivins 666
Jim Hightower 657
Wesley Clark 597
Robert Byrd 379
29-Jul-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Dennis Kucinich 1398
Howard Dean 872
Jimmy Carter 546
Martin Sheen 516
Hillary Rodham Clinton 513
Ann Richards 456
Bob Graham 431
Bill Moyers 431
Wesley Clark 428
James Carville 408
Carol Moseley-Braun 395
Molly Ivins 390
Jesse Jackson Jr. 381
Jim Hightower 377
Tom Harkin 372
Debbie Stabenow 364
Maxine Waters 334
Michael Moore 329
Robert Byrd 313
Russ Feingold 306
George Mitchell 302
22-Jul-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 363
Jimmy Carter 159
Hillary Rodham Clinton 145
Dennis Kucinich 128
Debbie Stabenow 91
Wesley Clark 84
Martin Sheen 83
Jesse Jackson Jr. 76
Bob Graham 73
Bill Moyers 67
Robert Byrd 62
George Mitchell 60
Ann Richards 59
Michael Moore 53
James Carville 50
Russ Feingold 43
Carol Moseley-Braun 40
Tom Harkin 39
Jim Hightower 35
Molly Ivins 35
Maxine Waters 35
Tim Robbins 34
15-Jul-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 636
Hillary Rodham Clinton 378
Wesley Clark 245
Jimmy Carter 244
Martin Sheen 222
Debbie Stabenow 215
Jesse Jackson Jr. 205
Bill Moyers 176
James Carville 172
Michael Moore 172
Bob Graham 165
Dennis Kucinich 164
Tim Robbins 160
George Mitchell 151
Robert Byrd 140
Molly Ivins 137
Ann Richards 137
Jim Hightower 132
Russ Feingold 131
Maxine Waters 119
Tom Harkin 115
Carol Moseley-Braun 115
John Kerry 92
08-Jul-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 368
Hillary Rodham Clinton 202
Martin Sheen 170
Jimmy Carter 153
Robert Byrd 135
James Carville 132
Dennis Kucinich 132
Bill Moyers 131
Ann Richards 130
Michael Moore 124
Tom Harkin 118
Jesse Jackson Jr. 113
George Mitchell 110
Carol Moseley-Braun 109
Wesley Clark 104
Jim Hightower 87
Debbie Stabenow 83
Maxine Waters 71
Molly Ivins 70
Russ Feingold 67
John Kerry 62
Bob Graham 57
Tim Robbins 49
Nancy Pelosi 45
01-Jul-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 267
Hillary Rodham Clinton 162
Martin Sheen 133
Dennis Kucinich 124
Wesley Clark 77
Robert Byrd 70
Jimmy Carter 68
Bill Moyers 63
Molly Ivins 61
John Kerry 60
Michael Moore 58
Ann Richards 56
Maxine Waters 45
Tim Robbins 44
James Carville 42
Tom Harkin 42
Jesse Jackson Jr. 42
Russ Feingold 38
Bob Graham 35
Carol Moseley-Braun 35
Jim Hightower 32
Nancy Pelosi 29
Debbie Stabenow 28
George Mitchell 26
John Edwards 26
Bill Richardson 24
24-Jun-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 292
Hillary Rodham Clinton 183
Martin Sheen 146
Ann Richards 117
Dennis Kucinich 101
George Mitchell 80
Wesley Clark 77
Bill Moyers 65
Jimmy Carter 63
Robert Byrd 61
Bill Richardson 59
John Kerry 50
Michael Moore 49
James Carville 41
Carol Moseley-Braun 41
Tim Robbins 38
Bob Graham 37
Nancy Pelosi 37
Russ Feingold 33
Tom Harkin 32
Molly Ivins 32
Jim Hightower 29
Maxine Waters 29
Jesse Jackson Jr. 28
Debbie Stabenow 25
John Edwards 24
Barbara Lee 24
17-Jun-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 249
Hillary Rodham Clinton 156
Martin Sheen 120
Dennis Kucinich 92
Robert Byrd 61
Bill Moyers 58
Jimmy Carter 52
Bob Graham 49
John Kerry 49
Michael Moore 48
Ann Richards 48
Molly Ivins 45
James Carville 42
Wesley Clark 36
Jim Hightower 34
Bill Richardson 34
Tim Robbins 33
Tom Harkin 32
John Edwards 31
Russ Feingold 29
Nancy Pelosi 27
Maxine Waters 26
Jesse Jackson Jr. 25
Barbara Lee 25
George Mitchell 23
Carol Moseley-Braun 23
Ralph Nader 20
11-Jun-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 228
Hillary Rodham Clinton 107
Dennis Kucinich 96
Martin Sheen 75
Jimmy Carter 53
Robert Byrd 51
John Kerry 51
Debbie Stabenow 51
Ann Richards 46
Michael Moore 44
Bill Moyers 41
James Carville 40
Russ Feingold 37
Molly Ivins 37
Wesley Clark 36
Bob Graham 36
John Edwards 31
Tom Harkin 31
Bill Richardson 28
Tim Robbins 28
Maxine Waters 27
Jim Hightower 25
George Mitchell 25
Nancy Pelosi 25
Jesse Jackson Jr. 24
Ralph Nader 24
Carol Moseley-Braun 21
Barbara Lee 20
Janeane Garofalo 10
07-Jun-03
Gay Issues
04-Jun-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 192
Hillary Rodham Clinton 98
Martin Sheen 90
Dennis Kucinich 83
Jimmy Carter 69
James Carville 69
Robert Byrd 65
Ann Richards 59
Michael Moore 41
Bill Richardson 38
George Mitchell 37
John Kerry 36
Bob Graham 32
Russ Feingold 30
Nancy Pelosi 30
Molly Ivins 29
John Edwards 28
Tim Robbins 27
Wesley Clark 26
Carol Moseley-Braun 26
Jim Hightower 24
Bill Moyers 24
Tom Harkin 23
Jesse Jackson Jr. 22
Ralph Nader 21
Debbie Stabenow 21
Janeane Garofalo 20
Barbara Lee 19
Maxine Waters 18
Dianne Feinstein 16
28-May-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 201
Hillary Rodham Clinton 86
Martin Sheen 85
Dennis Kucinich 79
Ann Richards 75
Jimmy Carter 68
George Mitchell 60
Bill Moyers 47
John Kerry 40
Michael Moore 40
Robert Byrd 39
Russ Feingold 37
Bob Graham 37
Nancy Pelosi 34
Wesley Clark 32
Tom Harkin 30
Molly Ivins 30
Jesse Jackson Jr. 29
Debbie Stabenow 27
Jim Hightower 26
Bill Richardson 25
James Carville 24
John Edwards 24
Barbara Lee 24
Tim Robbins 24
Maxine Waters 24
Ralph Nader 23
Dianne Feinstein 16
Janeane Garofalo 16
Carol Moseley-Braun 16
Kweisi Mfume 11
21-May-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 233
Hillary Rodham Clinton 114
Martin Sheen 108
Dennis Kucinich 77
Debbie Stabenow 50
Jimmy Carter 48
Bob Graham 45
Ann Richards 42
John Kerry 41
Russ Feingold 40
Michael Moore 39
Robert Byrd 37
Bill Moyers 37
Molly Ivins 34
Tim Robbins 32
James Carville 31
John Edwards 31
Tom Harkin 29
Nancy Pelosi 28
Wesley Clark 27
Jim Hightower 26
Jesse Jackson Jr. 26
Barbara Lee 26
George Mitchell 25
Ralph Nader 25
Kweisi Mfume 24
Carol Moseley-Braun 23
Maxine Waters 23
Dianne Feinstein 19
Janeane Garofalo 18
Bill Richardson 18
Gary Hart 14
14-May-03
Terrorism
13-May-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 329
Martin Sheen 193
Hillary Rodham Clinton 169
Dennis Kucinich 114
Ann Richards 89
Bill Richardson 68
Carol Moseley-Braun 66
Jimmy Carter 65
Michael Moore 65
Kweisi Mfume 63
Nancy Pelosi 63
Maxine Waters 63
Robert Byrd 55
James Carville 52
Jesse Jackson Jr. 51
Bill Moyers 48
Tom Harkin 44
Gary Hart 44
Molly Ivins 44
Russ Feingold 43
John Kerry 43
Debbie Stabenow 42
Jim Hightower 40
Tim Robbins 40
Ralph Nader 37
Barbara Lee 33
John Edwards 31
Wesley Clark 30
Bob Graham 29
Dianne Feinstein 28
Janeane Garofalo 27
George Mitchell 27
Bill Bradley 17
06-May-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 548
Dennis Kucinich 240
Hillary Rodham Clinton 165
Martin Sheen 135
Jimmy Carter 112
Michael Moore 101
Ralph Nader 93
Debbie Stabenow 77
Ann Richards 75
Tim Robbins 75
Jesse Jackson Jr. 73
Bill Moyers 71
Bill Bradley 59
Nancy Pelosi 58
Molly Ivins 53
John Kerry 51
Jim Hightower 50
Kweisi Mfume 49
George Mitchell 46
Carol Moseley-Braun 46
Maxine Waters 45
Robert Byrd 44
James Carville 41
Bob Graham 39
Russ Feingold 38
Tom Harkin 36
Gary Hart 34
Wesley Clark 32
John Edwards 32
Bill Richardson 32
Janeane Garofalo 31
Dianne Feinstein 28
Bob Fertik 12
29-Apr-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 262
Hillary Rodham Clinton 123
Martin Sheen 116
Dennis Kucinich 84
Ann Richards 66
Michael Moore 63
Jimmy Carter 61
Bill Moyers 61
Kweisi Mfume 50
James Carville 46
Dianne Feinstein 38
Bob Graham 37
Nancy Pelosi 37
Tim Robbins 37
John Kerry 35
Robert Byrd 32
Bill Richardson 32
Molly Ivins 31
Tom Harkin 30
Maxine Waters 30
Russ Feingold 29
Jim Hightower 27
Jesse Jackson Jr. 26
Bill Bradley 24
Janeane Garofalo 24
Ralph Nader 24
Gary Hart 23
Wesley Clark 20
George Mitchell 20
Debbie Stabenow 17
John Edwards 16
Bob Fertik 16
Carol Moseley-Braun 15
Dick Durbin 13
22-Apr-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
15-Apr-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 492
Hillary Rodham Clinton 188
Jimmy Carter 144
Debbie Stabenow 123
Martin Sheen 115
Dennis Kucinich 110
Jesse Jackson Jr. 103
Ralph Nader 97
Kweisi Mfume 91
Ann Richards 91
Bill Bradley 90
Bill Richardson 87
George Mitchell 81
John Kerry 72
Russ Feingold 61
Michael Moore 59
Bob Graham 55
Dick Durbin 53
James Carville 52
Bill Moyers 42
Nancy Pelosi 42
Molly Ivins 37
Robert Byrd 33
Maxine Waters 30
Wesley Clark 26
Dianne Feinstein 26
John Edwards 25
Jim Hightower 25
Tom Harkin 23
Gary Hart 22
Carol Moseley-Braun 18
Bob Fertik 15
09-Apr-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 684
Dennis Kucinich 203
Hillary Rodham Clinton 166
Martin Sheen 166
Debbie Stabenow 153
John Kerry 151
Carol Moseley-Braun 99
Ann Richards 95
Jimmy Carter 90
Jesse Jackson Jr. 84
Bob Fertik 78
Bob Graham 75
Kweisi Mfume 70
Michael Moore 70
James Carville 62
Robert Byrd 52
Gary Hart 52
Jim Hightower 52
Bill Richardson 50
George Mitchell 41
Bill Moyers 40
Nancy Pelosi 39
Russ Feingold 38
Tom Harkin 38
Wesley Clark 35
Dick Durbin 34
Molly Ivins 34
Maxine Waters 34
Ralph Nader 33
Dianne Feinstein 32
John Edwards 27
Bill Bradley 24
Paul Krugman 21
01-Apr-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
25-Mar-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
19-Mar-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Debbie Stabenow 241
Hillary Rodham Clinton 216
Dennis Kucinich 204
Martin Sheen 182
John Kerry 167
Jimmy Carter 148
Ann Richards 120
James Carville 102
Nancy Pelosi 94
Russ Feingold 91
Bill Richardson 77
Dick Durbin 72
George Mitchell 72
Kweisi Mfume 72
Bill Moyers 70
Dianne Feinstein 66
Tom Harkin 66
Bob Graham 64
John Edwards 63
Maxine Waters 63
Wesley Clark 60
Gary Hart 55
Paul Krugman 55
Robert Byrd 52
Molly Ivins 52
Michael Moore 51
Jesse Jackson Jr. 49
Jim Hightower 46
Carol Moseley-Braun 46
Bill Bradley 43
Ralph Nader 42
Robert Redford 40
Paul Begala 39
10-Mar-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
03-Mar-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Hillary Rodham Clinton 263
John Kerry 252
Dennis Kucinich 239
Martin Sheen 132
Jimmy Carter 119
Ann Richards 111
Nancy Pelosi 87
John Edwards 86
Russ Feingold 81
Jim Hightower 78
Molly Ivins 76
James Carville 70
Bill Moyers 70
Bill Richardson 69
Ralph Nader 68
Michael Moore 64
Wesley Clark 63
Maxine Waters 59
Dianne Feinstein 58
Robert Byrd 56
Bill Bradley 55
Jesse Jackson Jr. 53
George Mitchell 53
Carol Moseley-Braun 53
Bob Graham 52
Gary Hart 51
Tom Harkin 50
Paul Krugman 50
Kweisi Mfume 43
Paul Begala 42
Robert Redford 42
Dick Durbin 39
Jesse Jackson Sr. 35
Debbie Stabenow 34
Joe Biden 23
25-Feb-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
18-Feb-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
10-Feb-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
John Kerry 112
Dennis Kucinich 98
Hillary Rodham Clinton 78
John Edwards 74
Russ Feingold 66
Nancy Pelosi 60
Jimmy Carter 57
Martin Sheen 56
Ann Richards 54
Gary Hart 53
Jim Hightower 52
Bob Graham 49
Bill Bradley 45
Tom Harkin 44
Maxine Waters 44
Wesley Clark 43
Molly Ivins 41
Jesse Jackson Jr. 41
Ralph Nader 40
Bill Richardson 39
James Carville 36
Michael Moore 36
Robert Byrd 33
Dick Durbin 33
Dianne Feinstein 33
George Mitchell 33
Carol Moseley Braun 33
Bill Moyers 33
Joe Biden 30
Kweisi Mfume 27
Paul Begala 26
Robert Redford 24
Debbie Stabenow 20
Jesse Jackson Sr. 19
Marcy Kaptur 19
Bob Kerrey 19
Paul Krugman 18
Jon Corzine 15
Jon Corzine will be removed from all future polls.
03-Feb-03
Democrats.com Polls
Howard Dean 217
John Kerry 112
Dennis Kucinich 90
Hillary Rodham Clinton 86
John Edwards 83
Gary Hart 67
Russ Feingold 59
Nancy Pelosi 55
Jimmy Carter 53
Ann Richards 47
Tom Harkin 46
Jim Hightower 45
Bob Graham 43
Wesley Clark 42
Molly Ivins 39
Bill Bradley 36
Dick Durbin 36
Michael Moore 36
Ralph Nader 36
Paul Begala 35
James Carville 34
Maxine Waters 34
Bill Moyers 33
Jesse Jackson Jr. 31
Carol Moseley Braun 30
Dianne Feinstein 28
Robert Byrd 25
Bill Richardson 25
Joe Biden 23
Paul Krugman 22
Martin Sheen 22
Debbie Stabenow 22
George Mitchell 21
Kweisi Mfume 21
Bob Kerrey 20
Robert Redford 20
Marcy Kaptur 20
Jon Corzine 19
Jesse Jackson Sr. 19
Joe Lieberman 16
27-Jan-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
John Kerry 130
John Edwards 103
Dennis Kucinich 93
Hillary Rodham Clinton 92
Russ Feingold 78
Bob Graham 61
Tom Harkin 57
Nancy Pelosi 56
Jimmy Carter 52
Jim Hightower 49
Carol Moseley Braun 49
Bill Bradley 48
Ann Richards 48
Gary Hart 45
Maxine Waters 44
Wesley Clark 42
Bill Moyers 41
Joe Biden 39
James Carville 39
Molly Ivins 38
Paul Begala 36
Jesse Jackson Jr. 36
Paul Krugman 36
Martin Sheen 36
Ralph Nader 34
Robert Byrd 33
Michael Moore 33
Robert Redford 32
Bill Richardson 30
Dianne Feinstein 28
Jon Corzine 27
Dick Durbin 27
George Mitchell 27
Joe Lieberman 23
Debbie Stabenow 22
Bob Kerrey 21
Kweisi Mfume 21
Jesse Jackson Sr. 19
Susan Sarandon 15.
26-Jan-03
Congressional Democrats
20-Jan-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 205
John Kerry 121
John Edwards 111
Hillary Rodham Clinton 88
Dennis Kucinich 77
Russ Feingold 68
Bob Graham 65
Jimmy Carter 57
Tom Harkin 55
Bill Bradley 52
Wesley Clark 50
Nancy Pelosi 49
James Carville 47
Jim Hightower 44
Paul Begala 43
Maxine Waters 43
Molly Ivins 42
Ann Richards 41
Michael Moore 38
Ralph Nader 38
Jesse Jackson Jr. 37
Gary Hart 36
Bill Moyers 35
Martin Sheen 34
Joe Biden 33
Bill Richardson 31
Dick Durbin 29
Robert Redford 27
Susan Sarandon 27
Dianne Feinstein 26
Robert Byrd 24
Jesse Jackson Sr. 23
Paul Krugman 23
George Mitchell 23
Jon Corzine 22
Bob Kerrey 22
Kweisi Mfume 22
Joe Lieberman 21
Debbie Stabenow 19
Dick Gephardt 18
Jim Jeffords 18
Gephardt and Jeffords will be removed from future polls. Carol Moseley Braun is being encouraged to run, so we have added her to the poll.
18-Jan-03
Privacy/Surveillance
12-Jan-03
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Howard Dean 208
John Edwards 162
John Kerry 160
Hillary Rodham Clinton 139
Bob Graham 80
Dennis Kucinich 80
Russ Feingold 77
Ann Richards 68
Wesley Clark 67
Jimmy Carter 62
Nancy Pelosi 62
James Carville 54
Bill Bradley 52
Tom Harkin 49
Maxine Waters 48
Bill Moyers 44
Martin Sheen 42
Paul Begala 41
Dianne Feinstein 41
Molly Ivins 41
Gary Hart 39
Ralph Nader 38
Jesse Jackson Jr. 37
Jim Hightower 36
Tom Daschle 35
Robert Redford 34
Dick Durbin 31
Dick Gephardt 30
Bob Kerrey 30
Michael Moore 30
Paul Krugman 29
George Mitchell 28
Jim Jeffords 27
Joe Lieberman 26
Susan Sarandon 26
Joe Biden 25
Robert Byrd 23
Kweisi Mfume 23
Debbie Stabenow 22
Bill Richardson 20
Jesse Jackson Sr. 17
Jon Corzine 15
Gray Davis 13
Gray Davis will be removed, along with Tom Daschle (who dropped out).
05-Jan-03
Polls
Howard Dean 170
John Kerry 170
Hillary Rodham Clinton 87
Dennis Kucinich 67
John Edwards 57
Russ Feingold 55
Jimmy Carter 53
Bob Graham 52
Ann Richards 52
Bill Bradley 50
Nancy Pelosi 49
Wesley Clark 47
Tom Harkin 45
Maxine Waters 43
Molly Ivins 38
James Carville 36
Jim Jeffords 35
Ralph Nader 33
Joe Biden 31
Bill Moyers 30
Robert Redford 30
Martin Sheen 29
Dianne Feinstein 28
Jim Hightower 28
Paul Krugman 28
Tom Daschle 27
Bob Kerrey 26
Dick Durbin 25
Michael Moore 25
Paul Begala 24
Jesse Jackson Jr. 24
George Mitchell 24
Gary Hart 23
Robert Byrd 21
Joe Lieberman 21
Debbie Stabenow 20
Bill Richardson 19
Susan Sarandon 19
Jesse Jackson Sr. 18
Jon Corzine 16
Dick Gephardt 16
Kweisi Mfume 14
Gray Davis 13
Warren Beatty 7
Greg Palast 7
Cast your vote in poll #7!
23-Dec-02
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
John Kerry 261;
Howard Dean 241;
Hillary Rodham Clinton 136;
Russ Feingold 98;
Dennis Kucinich 97;
John Edwards 96;
Jimmy Carter 92;
Bill Bradley 76;
Ann Richards 76;
Nancy Pelosi 75;
James Carville 70;
Wesley Clark 65;
Ralph Nader 63;
Martin Sheen 62;
Tom Harkin 61;
Jim Hightower 59;
Michael Moore 53;
Paul Begala 52;
Dianne Feinstein 52;
Bill Moyers 52;
Jim Jeffords 49;
Maxine Waters 49;
Molly Ivins 48;
Bob Kerrey 43;
Joe Biden 42;
Tom Daschle 42;
Jesse Jackson Jr. 42;
Robert Byrd 41;
Dick Durbin 41;
Bob Graham 41;
Robert Redford 40;
Gary Hart 36;
Joe Lieberman 35;
George Mitchell 33;
Paul Krugman 32;
Jon Corzine 31;
Kweisi Mfume 31;
Debbie Stabenow 29;
Dick Gephardt 25;
Susan Sarandon 24;
Greg Palast 23;
Warren Beatty 22;
Bill Richardson 21;
Gray Davis 20;
Jesse Jackson Sr. 18;
John Cusack 16.
Cast your vote in poll #6!
16-Dec-02
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Al Gore 297
John Kerry 176
Howard Dean 134
Hillary Rodham Clinton 130
Dennis Kucinich 89
Jimmy Carter 83
Russ Feingold 83
Bill Bradley 76
Jim Jeffords 72
Ann Richards 72
Nancy Pelosi 71
James Carville 67
Maxine Waters 65
Tom Harkin 64
Robert Redford 61
Molly Ivins 60
Ralph Nader 60
Martin Sheen 60
Jim Hightower 59
Paul Begala 57
Bill Moyers 57
Robert Byrd 54
John Edwards 51
Dianne Feinstein 49
Tom Daschle 47
Jesse Jackson Jr. 46
Michael Moore 45
Joe Biden 38
Wesley Clark 37
Dick Durbin 36
George Mitchell 36
Bob Graham 35
Paul Krugman 35
Kweisi Mfume 32
Susan Sarandon 32
Greg Palast 31
Debbie Stabenow 31
Gary Hart 30
Jon Corzine 29
Bob Kerrey 28
Jesse Jackson Sr. 27
Joe Lieberman 23
Warren Beatty 21
Bill Richardson 19
Gray Davis 15
Dick Gephardt 15
John Cusack 14
Kathleen Sebelius 12
Gore is out - who is the new favorite???
07-Dec-02
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Al Gore 843
John Kerry 449
Hillary Clinton 375
Howard Dean 352
Bill Bradley 240
Ann Richards 233
Russ Feingold 216
Jimmy Carter 207
Nancy Pelosi 198
Dennis Kucinich 195
John Edwards 193
Tom Daschle 186
James Carville 178
Ralph Nader 178
Dianne Feinstein 161
Tom Harkin 160
Bill Moyers 158
Martin Sheen 157
Michael Moore 154
Robert Byrd 149
Molly Ivins 146
Jim Hightower 133
Paul Begala 132
Maxine Waters 130
George Mitchell 112
Bob Kerrey 111
Joe Lieberman 110
Wesley Clark 105
Gary Hart 96
Susan Sarandon 96
Jesse Jackson Jr. 92
Dick Gephardt 87
Paul Krugman 83
Dick Durbin 81
Jesse Jackson Sr. 76
Jon Corzine 72
Gray Davis 61
Warren Beatty 59
Greg Palast 59
Bill Richardson 56
Barbra Streisand 52
We added Joe Biden, John Cusack, Bob Graham, Jim Jeffords, Kweisi Mfume, Robert Redford, Kathleen Sebelius, Debbie Stabenow.
03-Dec-02
September 11 Coverup
30-Nov-02
Campaign 2004: Democrats.com Presidential Straw Poll
Al Gore 1243
Howard Dean 907
Ann Richards 787
Robert Byrd 726
Ralph Nader 662
Wesley Clark 643
Jim Hightower 623
Gary Hart 567
Molly Ivins 555
Martin Sheen 554
John Kerry 521
Hillary Rodham Clinton 474
Bill Bradley 473
Dick Durbin 441
Warren Beatty 437
Bill Richardson 432
Paul Begala 430
Greg Palast 424
Paul Krugman 411
Gray Davis 398
Jon Corzine 361
Bob Kerrey 328
John Edwards 296
Dennis Kucinich 246
Jimmy Carter 231
Nancy Pelosi 214
Tom Daschle 201
Dianne Feinstein 183
Bill Moyers 158
Michael Moore 151
Maxine Waters 121
Joe Lieberman 112
Dick Gephardt 100
Susan Sarandon 87
Jesse Jackson Sr. 84
Barbra Streisand 52
Al Sharpton 34
As last place finisher, Sharpton is removed from this week's poll.
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