CALIFORNIA
* How to hold elected officials accountable: redistrict, open up the primaries and either extend or eliminate term limits (Whittier Daily News)
TEXAS
* Kinky's entertaining campaign with a serious purpose (Texarkana Gazette)
* Kinky, Strayhorn continue petitioning drive (KWTX)
STATE-BY-STATE
* Connecticut: Lieberman independent? (Norwich Bulletin)
* Alabama: Will redistricting ruling be partisan power grab by Dems? (Ledger Enquirer)
NATIONAL
* Independent gov candidacies fight for ballot access against unfair rules (2 artilces - Duluth Superior, Statesman Journal)
* Independents don't trust partisan economic leadership (Gallup)
Yeah, kinky friedman,,,, its all been done before. Its great when someone wants to steal the spotlight off of serious issues.
ReplyDeleteRumour: are you saying that Kinky's campaign is taking away from the "real" issues of health care, the war in Iraq, education, etc.?
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the biggest issue we have in politics in this country is the crisis in democracy - i.e. that the people have no way of discussing, never mind implementing, policy decisions. The good ol' boys' internecine clubhouse needs shaking up, and I applaud anybody willing to take them on.
Are you participating in any campaigns???
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