Cross-posted at Reality Window

MsJoanne posted an item at TPMCafe which pointed to a longer post that she'd done at the zoo about a new book written by Rick Shenkman: How Ignorant Are We? The Voters Choose... but on the Basis of What? Mr. Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the founder and editor of GMU's History News Network website.  

MsJoanne excerpted a few stats I think we all should know about.  

Cross-posted at Reality Window.


Thomas Nephew at newsrackblog attended a Human Rights First session the other day  which he described as follows:

Human Rights First has brought together about twenty pros with significant interrogation experience this week to lobby Congress and the presidential campaigns, and to speak to the public about what works and what doesn't when it comes to gaining credible intelligence -- as opposed to unreliable information -- from interrogations.

Cross-posted with permission from KerryVision

 
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If you liked 'em before, you'll really love 'em now.

 
It's BEAUTIFUL!

For those interested in advocating on the need for increased resources for our VA system, the Charlotte Observer published the results of their analysis of a couple internal VA reports on the timeliness of care being offered to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans on 10-21-2007.

Details below the fold...

Want to know what desperation looks like?

Here's what Bill Frist and Ken Mehlman sent out yesterday in a desperation email fundraiser. They're scared to death that John Kerry and Ted Kennedy ponied up to elect Democrats.

Let's see their $2 million, and raise them.

Have you got your checkbook out yet? Go to ActBlue.com here, here or here and make sure that our Democratic candidates don't miss this "critical opportunity...to reverse the Bush Administration."  

And get ready to vote for "3 at the Buzzer" starting at 7 am eastern, Wednesday on www.johnkerry.com to really scare the Republicans.

Cross-posted at the www.johnkerry.com blog

Disclosure:  After being a supporter and volunteer for John Kerry, I now work with Friends of John Kerry PAC.