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Today is election day in Washington state and Michigan. The woman pictured above is Darcy Burner, she’s running from Washington’s 1st district, and we need her in Congress. Today is the last day to get your ballots in.
If you’re in Michigan, I can recommend votes for Lance Enderle in the 8th District and Trevor Thomas in the 3rd.
If we want to end these senseless wars once and for all and bring all that money home, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want healthcare as a basic human right, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want equal rights for women and the LGBT community, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want the banksters held accountable, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want to get money out of politics and overturn Citizens United, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want a free and open internet, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want to protect Social Security & Medicare, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want to bring back the assault weapons ban, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we want to protect and strengthen our public education, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we believe in reproductive choice, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we care about our planet and the environment, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
If we believe in cultivating renewable energy sources, we need to elect more progressives to Congress.
Feel free to add your additions to the list in the comments section below. In the meantime, we need to elect more progressives to Congress. If you live in Washington or Michigan, you can start today by voting for Darcy Burner, Trevor Thomas or Lance Enderle. If you’re not in those districts, call the people you know in them and urge them to do the right thing. We don’t have a moment to waste.
This week, Veterans for Peace is holding its annual convention here in South Florida. This morning, I welcomed Leah Bolger, VFP president, to town and to the show to talk about what’s in store… It all kicks off tomorrow (Wed) evening with a talk from Phil Donahue and a screening of his film, Body of War. (The screening is free and open to the public – all the info is here)
Download the program here, and come out to support Veterans for Peace. (Programming note: I am attempting to set up a live broadcast from on site Thursday morning… I’ll keep you posted.)
On Tuesday mornings, we visit with The Political Carnival‘s GottaLaff. Today, she brought us these stories:
The Romneys asked San Diego County for dramatic property tax relief… and got it
Investments in Iran, China, “morning after pill” continued for years after Romney promised trust would sell off holdings
VIDEO: Protest at General Mills by homophobe goes very, very wrong
Book: Pres. Obama “quickly developed a genuine disdain for” Romney that he never had for McCain. “He was no goddamned war hero.”
Mitt Romney “is supporting the restriction of voting rights for as many as 913,000 Ohio veterans.”
Doctors say Susan G. Komen for the Cure used “deceptive statistics” to “sell” mammograms
GOP senators struggle to list Romney’s qualifications to be commander-in-chief. Al Franken: “I gotta hear this.”
