Monday, October 27, 2008

Updates From Here and There

> Republican Rep. Adam Putnam (FL- 12th) is in a tight race in his district with Democrat Doug Tudor. Tudor is a Navy veteran who is running to help regular citizens. Tudor will not be a servant to the extreme right like Putnam has been over the years. Putnam also supported privatizing Social Security and in 2005 called private accounts for Social Security "palatable." Can you imagine what condition seniors would be in if Bush and Putnam would have gotten their Social Security "reform plans" in 2005?

> In Minnesota, Republican Norm Coleman is in a tight race with Democrat Al Franken. Coleman has been a major cheerleader for the Bush administration and has even been invited to the Bush Texas ranch. That invitation must have been a reward for Coleman's unrelenting support for Bush's policies.

> Ohio voters still have a few days to participate in 'Early Voting.' Vote now to avoid the election day delays.

> Ohio's 15th congressional district has popular Franklin County Commissioner, Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy, running against Republican Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist. Hopefully, Kilroy will win this because Democrats are more motivated and more active in this election cycle.