Political Action

So, I wrote about the different reactions that one could have after viewing Moore's movie or simply in light of our current administration's crappiness, and I am going to take that to a slightly higher level.

I am going to advocate a few Web sites/initiatives that exist out there to inform and sway voters to a shift in political parties come November. Now, I know that there are many who feel that Kerry is not really a solution, just an alternative, but in some ways, that is true of each election. And this administration is causing a lot of angst and creating a lot of doubt, so why not embrace a change to see what can happen in the next four years. I think that we have a pretty clear idea what will continue if Brash, I mean Bush, is re-elected.

Some great sites:
Involver. Non-partisan but angry. From their site, "an alliance of independent organizations, venues and artists who are pissed off about the state of our country and are facilitating a new political movement with two solutions: 1. Convincing our generation that we have to get involved in politics in order to fix the big problems. 2. Offering ways to take action that will make the country work for us. We can just get pissed, or we can get involved."

Axis of Eve. "Panties for protest". 'Nuff said.

John Kerry is a Douchebag but I'm Voting for Him Anyway. How can one not check this site out. Written by an ordinary citizen of the United States who recognizes that Kerry is not the greatest candidate ever, but that he is a viable and probably better candidate than W. He basically got so angry with this election and its possible outcome that he created this site. He has 5 essays that he is writing to support this stance. So far, he has two posted with a third coming shortly.

Elections 2004. An incredible resource created and maintained by the Poli-Sci librarian at the University of Michigan. Offers links to and descriptions of election sites, candidate info, important policy issues and a great list of resources on the Web to answer any questions you may have about our political system. Some of the sites are for the UMich community only, but it still provides some good sources and information.

In separate, dinger-related news, Johnny Damon and David Ortiz hit them last night, but it was not enough and NY prevailed. Oh the Sox should be winning so many more games than they do. Sigh.