Some sort of bug limited my participation in the 2nd Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion events - wah! But at least I got to take part in the Great Litany at the Isaiah Wall across from the United Nations Building this past Friday at noon. I'm trying to be well enough to hear Teresa Hommel of WheresthePaper.org speak about electronic voting this evening at my political club. I should be napping instead of typing but I did want to get a few things down which are important:

-- A Wolfowitz in Sheeps Clothing, ie, heading the World Bank -- ain't going to work says Paul Krugman.

-- The Media falling prey to Distraction over REAL News: Michael Jackson and in Congress the Terri Schiavo feeding tube pulling mess, meanwhile Congress ignores all the dying of tens of thousands of innocents in Iraq and in Darfur.

-- Last day of letter writing campaign (even if you read this late: write!) to Congress and President about Darfur -- a real tragedy taking tens of thousands of lives, but no, they'd rather save a brain-damaged comatose woman who has been on a feeding tube for 14 years) to do something -- See savedarfur.org and WRITE / CALL the politicos (let's not call them leaders)

-- Dem's eye slowdown re change in rules to allow GOP neanderthal judicial appointments. (I shouldn't be giving Neaderthals such a bad name! And Majority Leader Frist has the audacity to say "To shut down the Senate would be irresponsible and partisan -- as if shoving down GOP Neanderthals isn't??

-- One out of three West Queens Congressmembers voted Yes on the $82 billion for more war. I'm calling Crowley's office and asking Joe, why??? The vote was 388 to 43 on HR 1268 -- see the house clerk's roll call 77 which might be findable at http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2005&rollnumber=77 -- if the url doesn't change and see how YOUR congressmember voted. Then thank them (like Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney) or say "bad!" or "why?" to those who voted yea. Other New York City Congressmembers voting yes were Ackerman, Engel, Fossella (GOP -- should be Fossil-a), Meeks, and Nadler. Kudos and thanks to Velazquez, Maloney, Rangel, Owens, Serrano and Towns who voted NAY!! Oh, please, way too much war. I have to find out who the 28 are who signed on to the pull out NOW bill - H.Con.Res. 35 (with UN supervision - sensible) introduced by Congressmember Lynn Woolsey who spoke on Air America Radio the other day -- see http://www.woolsey.house.gov/newsarticle.asp?RecordID=402 for more info.

So even home ill and being relatively quiet, I am determined to push on! Weak body, yes -- but, please, God, help me do the work you have given me to do: PEACE!

And peace hugs to YOU,
Kate Anne<BR>

Just read about the Velvet Revolution at BradBlog.com and took the leap and joined it -- See http://www.VelvetRevolution.us/about.php Hey, given how I felt about the results of the 2004 election (STOLEN AGAIN!), I am a prime candidate, but there are a lot of good (read: LIBERAL/PROGRESSIVE) groups who are aligned with VR. Check out BradBlog.com and Velvet Revolution and look for more on this later. (Rushing to work, Kate, rhymes with Late -- but I've been celebrating my birthday and the celebration continues.)

Peace Hugs,
Kate Anne