Democracy For the Heart of America

It is a very exciting time to be a Democrat in Missouri. We have three wonderful candidates running for President. I have been volunteering for the campaign of Senator Barack Obama since last February, and I can tell you first hand that we have a lot of people in our state who are becoming excited about politics for the first time in their lives. In fact, we have over 100 people in Belton and Raymore alone that have contacted Barack Obama's campaign, thru his web site and also by phone. This last weekend Senator Claire McCaskill endorsed Senator Obama, she joins with Susan Montee, US Rep.

Is Fred Thompson just trying out for another acting job as President? This lobbyist-turned-actor would have no trouble learning the lines and appearing presidential, but would he have “we the people” at heart and in mind when leading our country? .

To read the recent speech by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson critical of the Cheney-Bush administration and the war in Iraq, click on this link:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4263654.

Excerpted from Harper's Magazine, September 2006 issue:

Percentage of U. S. income in 1983 and today, respectively, that went to the top 1% of earners:
9% and 16%.
Percentage of Republicans and Democrats, respectively, in October 1994 who said they were excited to vote that year: 45% and 30%.
Percentage who said this in June, 2006 about the midterm election:
30% and 46%
Rank of AIDS and pregnancy, respectively, among the top causes of death worldwide for girls aged 10 to 19: