In the interest of pointing y’all towards great election season reading, here are a few choice stories about folks running in the 2006 race:
Via DailyKos
– AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl
–AZ-01: Rick Renzi
–AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth
–CA-04: John Doolittle
–CA-11: Richard Pombo
–CA-50: Brian Bilbray
–CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave
–CO-05: Doug Lamborn
–CO-07: Rick O’Donnell
–CT-04: Christopher Shays
–FL-13: Vernon Buchanan
–FL-16: Joe Negron
–FL-22: Clay Shaw
–ID-01: Bill Sali
–IL-06: Peter Roskam
–IL-10: Mark Kirk
–IL-14: Dennis Hastert
–IN-02: Chris Chocola
–IN-08: John Hostettler
–IA-01: Mike Whalen
–KS-02: Jim Ryun
–KY-03: Anne Northup
–KY-04: Geoff Davis
–MD-Sen: Michael Steele
–MN-01: Gil Gutknecht
–MN-06: Michele Bachmann
–MO-Sen: Jim Talent
–MT-Sen: Conrad Burns
–NV-03: Jon Porter
–NH-02: Charlie Bass
–NJ-07: Mike Ferguson
–NM-01: Heather Wilson
–NY-03: Peter King
–NY-20: John Sweeney
–NY-26: Tom Reynolds
–NY-29: Randy Kuhl
–NC-08: Robin Hayes
–NC-11: Charles Taylor
–OH-01: Steve Chabot
–OH-02: Jean Schmidt
–OH-15: Deborah Pryce
–OH-18: Joy Padgett
–PA-04: Melissa Hart
–PA-07: Curt Weldon
–PA-08: Mike Fitzpatrick
–PA-10: Don Sherwood
–RI-Sen: Lincoln Chafee
–TN-Sen: Bob Corker
–VA-Sen: George Allen
–VA-10: Frank Wolf
–WA-Sen: Mike McGavick
–WA-08: Dave Reichert
With the changing of the leaves comes another missive from Josh A Cagan. This quarter is on Haloween:
Thankfully, the costume manufacturers of America (Korea) are working overtime to churn out newer, sexier ways for women to get back at their parents for making them hot, or something. Some work. Some don’t. And some are just plain odd. Let’s look at a few, shall we?
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Also, he learned how to upload photos.
I’m doing it again. I’m imagining Democrats in control. This has often led me to heartache.
But, my representative Nancy Pelosi is talking about what she’s going to do in the First 100 Hours as Speaker of the House:
From the Washington Post article (via Daily Kos):
Day One: Put new rules in place to “break the link between lobbyists and legislation.”Day Two: Enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Time remaining until 100 hours: Raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, maybe in one step. Cut the interest rate on student loans in half. Allow the government to negotiate directly with the pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients.
Broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds _ “I hope with a veto-proof majority,” she added in an Associated Press interview Thursday.
All the days after that: “Pay as you go,” meaning no increasing the deficit, whether the issue is middle class tax relief, health care or some other priority.
To do that, she said, Bush-era tax cuts would have to be rolled back for those above “a certain level.” She mentioned annual incomes of $250,000 or $300,000 a year and higher, and said tax rates for those individuals might revert to those of the Clinton era. Details will have to be worked out, she emphasized.
I like it when Dem’s talk like winners.
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I was looking around our cabin this weekend and found this half buried out back.
Originally uploaded by b-may.
Yeah — for those of you keeping tabs at home, the Masons are growing. Fueled largely by watermelon, Maggie is hard at work making more of us.
This weekend, while Maggie-plus-one was at BlogHer, I had a constantly recurring thought. I had a quiet weekend — walked around the neighborhood, went for coffee, worked out — but kept thinking the same thing over and over: Everything we do is going to be so much more fun with a baby!
World66 is an odd name for a pretty cool, simple site.
The trick here seems to be visiting very large countries. I think Russia and Brazil ought to be next, to make this thing look really impressive.
create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Cindy Chavez is running for mayor of San Jose. She is looking for a full time scheduler. This is a large mayoral campaign (it’s the size of 2 congressional districts). The scheduler will handle both the political and the official calendar – Cindy is currently the Vice Mayor – and have a significant role in the political strategy of the campaign. Scheduling experience a plus, but not required. Looking for a hard working, organized, politically smart candidate who wants challenge and to get in on the ground floor of a unique opportunity. San Jose is the 10th largest city in the US.
It’s a non-partisan race but Chavez has been endorsed by the Democratic Party. Hiring immediately, please send a resume and references to justinschall AT aol DOT com.