http://eastvalleydems.com/blog The semi-official blog of the East Valley Democratic Club Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:11:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case anyone is still reading this blog, we're going dark for the forseeable future. The server logs show a distinct lack of traffic, and only one person has signed up to be able to comment. I know, there's sort of a catch-22 here, in that our main author hasn't posted ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/05/03/going-dark/ Wrong.A Homeland Security Department spokesman was held Wednesday on felony charges of sexually preying on a detective posing as a 14-year-old girl through explicit online conversations. He was quickly suspended without pay from one of the nation's top crime-fighting agencies. The arrest of Brian J. Doyle, 55, raised doubts about ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/04/05/the-innocent-have-nothing-to-fearright/ Welcome to Bizarro World: as Iraq melts down in the wake of the Shi'a shrine bombing, Bush's top priority appears to be making sure that some of Osama bin Laden's best friends are given the keys to America's ports:From March, 2004:The Central Intelligence Agency did not target Al Qaeda chief ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/02/22/the-weekly-google-the-uea-port-deal/ Well, the Daily Google was a wonderful idea, but given my (non-)copious free time, it was a bit...overly ambitious, shall we say. Therefore, this article series is now called the Weekly Google, and hopefully, it will be a bit more reliable in its release. Pardon our dust and all that. ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/02/07/the-week-in-googling-the-governator/ Below the fold I've listed this week's votes in the House and Senate, and how our local reps voted on each. If you think another rep should be included (i.e. is in the area serviced by the EVDC) drop me a note and let me know. Roll Call votes from this ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/02/03/this-week-in-dc/ Um, I thought we were at war: President Bush will use his new budget to propose cutting the size of the Army Reserve to its lowest level in three decades and stripping up to $4 billion next year from two fighter aircraft programs. ... Under the plan, the authorized troop strength of ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/01/28/bush-to-propose-cutting-guard-and-reserves/ Thank you Senator Feinstein!The last two days have been amazing. Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41 Senators to sustain the filibuster. Three hours later, CNN confirmed our story. ... But even as Karl Rove was ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/01/27/feinstein-supports-filibuster/ Greetings, and welcome to the East Valley Democratic Club's blog. Here, we fight for our basic rights and liberties in the face of an increasingly authoritarian administration in Washington and the vapid Governator here at home. Fighting words? You bet. We are your father's Democrats -- two-fisted, passionate, and ready to ... http://eastvalleydems.com/blog/2006/01/24/washington-monthly/