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I'm getting my photo made with Dick Cheney this afternoon


I could, but I won't. Cheney is coming to my town this afternoon to raise money for the Alabama Republican Congressional Delegation. .In fact, he has probably already wasted a bunch of taxpayer money by clogging up the interstates and other highways with his envoy.

To counter this behavior we have set up a Chase Cheney for Change page to support Alabama Democrats and especially AL-03 challenger Josh Segall.

We have only raised $235 and I feel we should be doing much better. Please chip in $5 or whatever you can afford.

1. This is about a number of Democrats that say Cheney coming anywhere to fundraise is ridiculous. Strength is in number of donors not the amount. The republicans are going to have 100 people at no less than $250-500 a pop. That event is not open to the public and is at a very exclusive and historically racist Country Club.

2. Shoal Creek =  From the article Shoal Creek founder Hall Thompson was quoted in the Birmingham Post-Herald in June 1990 as saying his club would not be pressured into accepting blacks as members.
"The country club is our home, and we pick and choose who we want ... ," Hall said at the time. "We have the right to associate or not associate with whomever we choose."

*Are they making a statement by having the event here?  Am I reading into this? Am I not making enough out of this?

3. Read Mooncat's diary for more on this race and Segall. You will be impressed.

4. While the Republicans are bringing in a Washington insider, Mike Rogers campaign manager is saying

"While Mike Rogers is campaigning on constructive, common sense solutions, Josh Segall is running a failing, negative campaign that voters aren't taking seriously," said Rogers' campaign manager Tripp Skipper. "Segall can make all of the false claims he wants about Mike Rogers' record, but nothing he says will cover for his northern Ivy League roots or extreme liberal friends bankrolling his uninspiring campaign."

5. Let's show Mike Rogers and Tripper Skipper that we are going to Chase Cheney out of Alabama and that he is not popular anywhere.

Sign Petition Urging Pelosi to Take Rove Contempt to Final Vote


Today,  the House Judiciary Committee voted 20-14 to approve a contempt petition against Karl Rove.

127,000 signed a petition that was delivered to Rep. Linda Sanchez. Our voice can again be heard as we urge Speaker Pelosi to do the right thing.

I am skeptical as she put it all on John Conyers at Netroots Nation. However, it is now in her hands as Conyers has done his part.

Please click here and sign the petition tonight.

Follow this issue as we find out more at The Progressive Electorate.

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