right on.

i'm reading al franken's new book and it's hard to put down.

i saw trippi's book and am pretty interested... guh, so many books so little time.

Good for you. If any of 'em complain, tell them to register absentee. I love being able to research things online while filling out my ballot. I'm assuming that's OK...

good luck bucko.

For the first time in a long time Washington is a battleground state (for real unlike the 2000 election). I am working (behind the scenes of course) to make sure that this state goes to Bush this year (it involves stealing the election of course). We have been slowly etching away the Democrat's stronghold here and it is showing. I bet you are worried about it. In the past, you would have not had to spend your time doing this...right?
You should be worried, very worried.

Of course you could just read more of what you have been reading...the Seattle times op-ed etc. The rosy output from Democratic corporate controlled media will only hurt Kerry's chances of winning because a win in Washington State is "assured". Or is it?
The chair of the Republican Party for Kitsap called me tonight and we had a brief conversation that was enlightening. I will not divulge what was said here...but you better show up at the next "protest Bush rally" So the media can put you on TV (again).

Republicans in this state are not "vocal" on the internet about what we are doing because we know that would invite sabotage from wierdo, anarcho-communist, leftist protesters in the Seattle area and we are all working behind the scenes to get out the vote in the states that Democrats once controlled.

Protest signs of Bush depicted as Hitler will only help our struggle to turn America away from National Socialism.
Again Jake, i wish you luck and good will but you have no idea where this election is going bud.

In 2000 Al Gore won Washington with a six point lead. Now Kerry has a 9+ point lead and he is going to win Washington but we will not let Bush buy this state with ad money. Clinton and Dukakis both won here. We also have two Democrat Senators and the Republicans have not lived in the governor's mansion in Olympia in over twenty years. We are going to win this election the same way we won in the past by having more Washingtonians at the polls who share the noble progressive ideals of change that the democratic party represents.

The Seattle Times and PI are partially owned by the Hurst corporation. That is hardly a good example of the "liberal press". Also the Seattle Times endorsed Bush in 2000. I did not go to the welcoming protest last Friday when Bush came to collect his checks from the VPs of Microsoft and other local job exporters. I was out registering new voters and bring in them to the polls. That is a much more effective means of expressing my political wishes than yelling at his limo

Peter my grandpa has a purple heart from fighting the real Nazis and he is going to vote for John Kerry. Don't insult my patriotism. I don't take it lightly.

Tell Chris Vance I said hi.

1) When was your patriotism questioned?
2) What does your Grandfathers service in WW2 have to do with YOU?
3) Don't you think your grandfather and mine who both fought in WW2 would be disappointed by you comparing the POTUS to Hitler at political events?
4) You said your grandpa fought "the real nazis" in WW2. Wouldn't it be fair to say that Al Qaida are worse than nazi's since they want to eradicate both Christians AND Jews?
5) Just answer my first question.

Also, you have selectively quoted Jefferson. Here is Jefferson on taxes...
In political economy, Jefferson's thought began with the right to property, which he understood to be part of the natural right to pursue happiness. As he put it in 1816, the right to property is founded "in our natural wants, in the means by which we are endowed to satisfy those wants, and the right to what we acquire by those means without violating the equal rights" of others. He argued that EXTRA TAXATION OF THE WEALTHY would transgress natural right: "To take from one, because it is thought that his industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers have not exercised equal industry or skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to every one of a free exercise of his industry, and the fruits acquired by it."
Jake, you should have spent a little more time studying our founding fathers views before you quote them arbitrarily, and for your own ends. I have more (right wing) quotes from the founding fathers and if you like, I can provide them to you post haste. (federalist papers etc.)

Just answer my first question as to how I questioned your patriotism and I will shut up.

"will only help our struggle to turn America away from National Socialism."

You insulted my patriotism when you compared Democrats and progressives to Nazis.

It is hard to have a level discussion after someone is called a Nazi.

I did not selectively quote Jefferson I quoted him as you just did.

I never compared Bush to Hitler at a political event. I am not responsible for the action of every citizen who hates the rule of George Bush.

Pete and his neo-con buddies are quaking in their boots. Keep up the good fight Jake. You kick ass!

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We live in a nation of 50%-50%-50% that is those who vote Democratic, those who vote Republican and those who sit and home and eat chips and watch TV instead of participating in democracy.

wow, two parties, that's what I call black ord white democracy :-|

Jim. Nader is a republican funded tool and the Libertarians are hypocrites because they usually end up voting for Bush.

Do some research on the Electoral College and explain to me how the hell a third party can be elected president in 2004.

Magic!

I live in Europe. In my country there are at least four significant parties > 10% you can vote for.

I don't like this left-right wing thinking.

Well Jim in the USA we have a system called the Electoral College. It means that most votes for a third party running for US President are wasted.

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College )

It is not left wing or right wing and it dates back to the signing of the US constitution.

It still did not change the fact that there were more americans who voted for Al Gore in 2000 and there were more Floridians who attempted to vote for Al Gore in 2000. That is fact.

I rudimentarily know about the US voting system because I read a good book about Jefferson and of course the last presidential election.

It is not easy to understand but the E.C. made sense 200 years ago. Nowadays it seems outdated.

I don't know much about Kerry but I heard enough of Bush to know that he (and the people behind him) are not the people I would like in MY government. Yet I'm wise enough that I don't know much about the inner politics in the US, so I can't give you a qualified opinion.

Just so much: I bet in January 2004 with a friend that "Bush won't be re-elected". A bold statement then... now it seems probably.

What I would like to see is more diversity in the political landscape. There no "two sides" there are multiple ways.

Well it would require a massive amendment to the US constitution to get rid of the electoral college. I don't see that happening any time soon.

You can learn more about John Kerry at http://www.johnkerry.com/index.html

No, don't go there, that website is biased! I suggest going to http://georgebush.com/KerryMediaCenter/ and learning the TRUTH. It is completely fair and balanced. Like Fox news.

Then read about how much Bush cares about the economy, the poor, and the environment. It's funnier than anything I could come up with.

Don't you mean http://www.georgewbush.org/ BBQ?

Hahahaha!! That site is funny too, but it's funny on purpose. I also really like Whitehouse.org. Let's hear it for the war on masturbation!

http://www.whitehouse.org/initiatives/purity/index.asp