things of interest for u.s.

the patriot act is up for renewal. so is VAWA.

yet all the fire from 2004 seems to have been thoroughly squelched. i think i hear crickets when it comes to organizing for actual values legislation. why are dems talking about reframing the values debate, but when given the opportunity (civil liberties, safe families, protecting battered women and children) they are quiet.

I know its fun to march in the streets wearing a "my bush would make a better president" t-shirt. But everyday politics have to become important to young progressives. I promise, this asshole




gets juicy just thinking about the privatization of national forests. We have to be equally energized by boring legislative process.