A few thoughts and observations for the day -

First: Gene Taylor has done it again. This time he was one of only 16 Democrats in the house that voted against the Stem Cell Enhancement Act; this bill passed even though he voted against it; it provided money to spur research that might lead to cures for such things as Autism, Parkinsons, Diabetes, and a whole host of other diseases. What has he got against the sick and suffering of the United States? I urge you to call him and voice your concerns about his voting record that seems to align him more with the neo-cons than the Democratic Party.

Second: The state of Mississippi has just announced that they have discovered that they have taken in some $10 million dollars more than anticipated. What do they intend to do with the surplus? Use it to lower tuition at the state colleges! If you recall Barbour and his cronies cried and screamed that do to a predicted budget shortfall they would have to trim back the states already poor Medicaid program. Some of the state residents that need it most have been eliminated from the program. Why not use the surplus to bring these people back on the rolls? I'll tell you why not - because the people eliminated from the rolls are the poor of the state and most probably vote Democrat, while the majority of the little dahlings that go to college are children of neo-cons. I urge you to call your Senators and Representatives and ask them to make it known to Barbour that the surplus should be used to shore up the worst Medicaid program in the United States.

Third - Are you as sick and tired as I am of the crap Senator Liberman is pulling? Why is he still the chair of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate? Now he is hosting a fund raiser for a Republican Senator. I have called the Senate Majority leader, Senator Reid, and urged him to remove Liberman as chair of the Homeland Security Committee. I urge you to do the same. He can be reached at (202) 224-3542