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“I oppose new road building in our
pristine national forests. Their ecological, recreational and riparian values
are far greater than anything a logging company could gain from their timber.
Under certain circumstances, the lumber industry can and should thin and
harvest trees in roaded areas near communities, so long
as they also clear the undergrowth that feeds wildfires.”
(Governor Bill
Richardson)
Unfortunately very
little has been said during the presidential campaign about
the damage that the Bush/Cheney gang has done to our natural resources.
February
1, 2008
COMING
EVENTS
Saturday, February 2 --
10:00 A.M.
Democratic Headquarters
The
Platform Committee will meet to finish the proposed Clinton County Democratic Party
platform that will be debated and voted on at the convention on March 15. They plan to work on the health and human
services section at this meeting. Bob
Krajnovich is chair of the committee and Tom Gibbons is the secretary.
.
Convention Committee Meetings at
Saturday, February 9 at 10:00
A.M. Arrangements Committee
Saturday,
February 16 at 10:00 A.M.
Credentials Committee
Tuesday, February 19 --
7:30 P.M.
Election of officers and
organizational meeting of the new
Saturday, March 15
Registration begins at
9:00 A.M.
Delegates who are pledged to Senator John
Edwards may shift to another candidate or stay uncommitted since Senator Edwards hasn’t endorsed another
candidate. Don’t
forget that you are still part of the Democratic process and will be taking
part in the debate concerning planks in the Clinton County Democratic Party
Platform.
FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED FOR CONVENTION LUNCH
If you would like to donate food for the
convention lunch, call Charlie Smith, chair of the arrangements committee. We will need meat for sloppy Joes, chips,
mustard, buns, potato salads, coleslaw, desserts, donuts etc. We are expecting about 200 people.
Call Charlie at 243-3031 or email him at charliesbluff@iowatelecom.net
THIS MUST BE
THE TYPE OF LIMITED REGULATIONS REPUBLICANS WANT
Republicans
are under the delusion that big corporations can be trusted to do what is good
for the public just out of the goodness of their hearts. Democrats recognize that all of us act
together to help one another and that representative government is the vehicle
by which our wishes are carried out.
Government requires the participation of all of us. The policies of corporations are mainly
determined by extremely high paid executives who have only profits as their
motive.
Moving
Right Along
THE
The
January Iowa Caucuses are over. Iowa
Democrats, however, continue their work.
The county party is now working on the Clinton County Democratic Convention. It is scheduled for Saturday, March 15th
at the
The
planning includes a Platform Committee
that is writing a proposed county platform to be debated at the county
convention. The Credentials Committee is working on names and addresses of all the
delegates and alternates from the caucuses.
All the delegates will be mailed a complete packet of information that
will include the proposed platform, the rules and other information about the
convention. Alternates will get a
postcard with the time and place of the convention with an invitation to
attend. Several delegate seats were not
filled at the caucuses so alternates will be needed to fill those seats as well
as well as the seats of delegates who might be ill or have other unexpected
plans.
The
Rules Committee is planning the
direction of the convention and will have their suggested plan in the mailing
to all delegates. The Arrangements Committee is planning the
set up at the college and providing coffee and rolls when people register as
well as a lunch for a convention break around noon.
February
will mark the beginning of the new
central committee with the people elected at the caucuses starting their
two year term representing their precinct or township. Their first meeting will be Tuesday, February 19th at
Democratic Headquarters. They will elect
officers for the next two years, look at a proposed budget and begin filling
openings in those areas that didn’t elect committee
people. All central committee members
are notified about the time and place of the meeting about a week before by
email or postcard.
--Jean Pardee,
SERIOUS PROBLEMS
OCCUR WHEN WE DON’T PLAN LONG TERM
“Georgia has endured its worst drought in a
century. Republican Governor Perdue and his
fellow elected officials have allowed wasteful irrigation of
IT’S TIME TO DEPORT ALL THE TEXANS FROM
“If by a ‘Liberal’ they mean someone
who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid
reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health,
their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil
liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and
suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘Liberal’,
then I’m proud to say I’m a
‘Liberal’.” (John F. Kennedy)
February 8,
2008
COMING EVENTS
Convention Committee
Meetings at
Saturday, February 9 at 10:00 A.M. Arrangements Committee
Saturday, February 16 at 10:00 A.M. Credentials Committee
Tuesday, February 19 -- 7:30 P.M.
Election of officers and organizational meeting of the new
Tuesday March 11 -- 6:00-9:00 P.M.
Democratic Social Event
SAINT
PATRICK CELEBRATION
Remington’s in Frontier Motor Inn
We are planning more social events in
Saturday, March 15
Registration begins at 9:00 A.M.
FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED
FOR CONVENTION LUNCH
If you would like to donate food for the convention lunch, call Charlie Smith, chair of the arrangements committee. We will need meat for sloppy Joes, chips, mustard, buns, potato salads, coleslaw, desserts, donuts etc. We are expecting about 200 people.
Call Charlie at 243-3031
or email him at charliesbluff@iowatelecom.net
Saturday, AprIl 26
Saturday, June 14
For more information about Clinton
County Democrats’ Events
Go to our website:
“As a nation we cannot afford
four more years of uninspired and uninspiring leadership. In our quest for change its time to return to
the fundamentals of experience, ability, respect and character.”
--Reverend
Calvin O. Butts --
HELP BUILD A STRONGER
Join A 2008 Club!
_____ $25.00 Give ‘em Hell
Harry Good Old Boys and Girls Club
_____ $50.00 Andrew Jackson Cabinet
_____ $100.00 Thomas Jefferson Cabinet (includes a ticket
to the 2009 Hall of Fame Dinner)
Send checks to Clinton County Democrats, P.O. Box 1713,
Clinton Iowa 52733-1713
Unions Convince Judge To Slash Bonuses For
After
intense union objections, the $87 million in executive bonuses for
EXPLOITATION
OF NATURAL RESOURCES! DOES HISTORY
REPEAT?
Bought Off by Big
Oil: The granddaddy of modern
corruption cases and its toll on the '20s White House: Big business. Influence peddling. Exploitation of natural resources. These hallmarks of political corruption have
tarnished American government for decades. But in the modern era, political
scandal has virtually no peer in the affair that grew out of a
WHY
WOULD ANYONE BRAG ABOUT BEING A CONSERVATIVE?
The
Conservatives
favor the status quo as it relates to medical care, wages, the environment,
etc. Conservatives want to eliminate subsidies to the arts, abolish public
broadcasting, cut entitlement programs such as social
security and medicaid. They want to reduce welfare spending, reduce
foreign aid, reduce funding for
public education, keep illegal immigrants from receiving public education, reduce environmental regulation and cut
taxes on the rich.
All
the Republican candidates are groveling to be called the candidate of the
conservatives.
GOOD
NEWS OF THE DAY: MITT ROMNEY FADES INTO
THE SUNSET.
“HATE, GREED,
IGNORANCE: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION”
February 15, 2008
FOOD
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR CONVENTION LUNCH
The
response to our request for food donations has been great. However, there are several things that we
still need: 10 lbs. ground beef for sloppy
Joes, 3 quarts of dill pickle slices, 5 #10 cans of Bushes’ baked beans, 3 lb.
of coffee regular and/or decaffeinated), 3 large bags of potato chips, 8 large
plastic serving spoons, desserts:
cookies and brownies, clean up kit (wash clothes, dish soap, gallon and
quart size storage bags for leftovers), 2 rolls of paper towels, plastic gloves
to handle food. We’ll
also need workers to help set up and clean up after the convention. If you would like to donate food for the
convention lunch, call Charlie Smith, chair of the arrangements committee. We are expecting about 200 people.
Call Charlie at 243-3031 or email him at charliesbluff@iowatelecom.net
COMING EVENTS
Saturday, February 16 -- 10:00 A.M.
The County convention credentials committee will meet.
will meet at Democratic
Headquarters,
Tuesday, February 19
7:00 P.M. Reception to honor new members.
7:30 P.M. Organizational Meeting.
The agenda includes: orientation for new members, election of officers,
budget approval, convention
planning, and Hall of Fame Dinner plans.
Tuesday March 11 -- 6:00-9:00 P.M.
Democratic Social Event
SAINT PATRICK CELEBRATION
Remington’s in Frontier Motor Inn
We are planning more social events in
Saturday, March 15
Registration begins at 9:00 A.M.
Saturday, AprIl 26
Saturday, June 14
For more information about Clinton
County Democrats’ Events
Go to our website:
“I see no end to the presence of
(Senator John McCain)
IS THIS THE MAN WE WANT LEADING OUR CONTRY?
HELP ELECT DEMOCRATS
HELP BUILD A STRONGER
Join A 2008 Club!
_____ $25.00 Give ‘em Hell
Harry Good Old Boys and Girls Club
_____ $50.00 Andrew Jackson Cabinet
_____ $100.00 Thomas Jefferson Cabinet (includes a ticket
to the 2009 Hall of Fame Dinner)
Send checks to Clinton County Democrats, P.O. Box 1713,
Clinton Iowa 52733-1713
BEWARE OF A SOFT
SPEAKING WAR HAWK!
“It's
clear that Senator John McCain will be the Republican nominee. While the election is a long way off, he's running
neck and neck with Clinton and Obama in national
polls. That's because when people think
of McCain, they think of the media portrayal as a ‘maverick’—they
don't think of him as the man who
helped George Bush launch the
Senator
McCain is a war hero. We respect his
significant sacrifices and military service to this country. Democrats should not attack his record of
service to his country. We should leave the political strategies of personal
attacks to the Republican Party of Karl Rove.
However, we have had many military heroes (MacArthur,
Patton and Sherman) whom we would not choose to lead this country. We should attack McCain’s
policies on the war in
“When
it comes to the war in
SENATOR McCAIN’S
REAL RECORD ON THE WAR IN
“Senator John McCain
presents himself as a maverick and a critic of the
§
Before The War McCain used many of the same arguments as Donald Rumsfeld,
Vice President Cheney and President Bush when advocating going to war with
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS DIFFER ON HOW TO ACHIEVE FAMILY
SOLIDARITY
Both
Democrats and Republicans believe that the strength of American families is
important to our country. Republicans
believe that you can improve family solidarity
and family values with a constitutional amendment and by getting tough by
enforcing the law. Democrats
believe that families need help and understanding. One of the best ways to remove tension in
families is to help families solve their financial problems. This may require government programs that
protect workers from greedy corporate executives and help families with
healthcare, good paying jobs and education. Republicans oppose most government
programs that will help ordinary people.
Democrats believe that families
are important to the strength of the nation and that they need help to survive
not punishment.
“In our
(Comment: According to the Republican candidates the
problem will be solved not by government programs, but by character and prayer.”)
February
25, 2008
COMING EVENTS
Saturday, March 1, 2008 –
2:30 P.M.
will meet at County Junction
Restaurant in Dyersville. The main
agenda item will be to prepare for the First District Convention in Peosta on
April 26. Representatives from
Wednesday, March 5th 6-8 pm-ish
Mac's Triangle -- free appetizers
March
10th 6-8 pm-ish
Millennium Ballroom-O'Brian's Pizza
Tuesday March 11 -- 6:00-8:00 ish P.M.
Democratic Social Event -- free hors d’oeuvres
SAINT PATRICK CELEBRATION
Remington’s in Frontier Motor Inn
Saturday, March 15
Registration begins at 8:30 A.M.
For information about
delivering food for the convention call Charlie Smith at 243-3031 or email him
at charliesbluff@iowatelecom.net
or Pat Outzen at apoutzen@cis.net
Saturday, AprIl 26
Tuesday,
June 3
Saturday,
June 14
August
25-28 National
Democratic Convention in
Tuesday, November 4 We elect a Democrat as President!
For more information go to our
website: http://www.clintoncountydemocrats.org
RE-ELECT
CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRALEY
Congressman
Bruce Braley has made a name for himself as one of
the brightest new stars in the
A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FEBRUARY 19 CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
v
We had a record turn out with many new precinct representatives and
alternates. The enthusiasm of our
precinct leaders is impressive. It is an
indication of a Democratic wave that will sweep Democrats into office on
November 4.
v
John Staszewski, Democratic candidate for
v
Highland
Nichols, Clinton County Chair for the John Edwards campaign, said that he had
talked to Senator Edwards recently and was asked to request that delegates
pledged to him continue to support him at the County convention or until his
campaign pledges are adopted by the leading candidates and as part of the
Clinton County Democratic Party platform.
Senator Edwards expressed his appreciation for the support he received
in
v
Judy Doughty spoke on behalf of the Hillary
Clinton campaign and Connor Anderson spoke for Senator Barrack Obama.
v Election of Officers: