I am writing to update you on my recent efforts in Congress to help lower gas prices. At over $4 per gallon, there is no issue that I hear about more frequently than the price of gasoline. The rising price of gas is putting an undue economic burden on hardworking Americans. It is an issue that demands the full attention of the President and the U.S. Congress.

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 will help stabilize disinvested neighborhoods, offer relief to families stung by the foreclosure crisis and attract new capital to affordable housing developments that address the needs of low-income renters and homeowners, according to Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the national nonprofit force behind comprehensive community development.

Anyone running a selfhosted (non-Wordpress.com) Wordpress blog using version 2.5 or newer is welcome to test a new plugin a developer friend and I have been working on (he’s done the vast majority of the work - thanks Mike!).

There is a huge shortage of police and prosecutor office staff who truly understand how things like e-mail, websites, and peer-to-peer networks work in the United States and probably other countries as well. To be honest, it is kind of amusing to me watching people talk about Internet technologies when they don’t really understand it. I was raised down south and still can’t bring myself to correct my “elders”.

One of my best friends is developing a plugin based on a favor I asked of him a few days ago. If you see random pages pop up that contain lists of commentators its a result of my testing.
Like this one - Here are the top commentators of 2007.

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Jenny, a 32-year-old African elephant who has spent 22 years on exhibit at the Dallas Zoo, now faces an even sadder fate in Mexico unless the Dallas City Council intervenes at the eleventh hour.

In a letter to the Senate, forty-five leading human rights and global health organizations urge policymakers to address critical shortfalls in legislation that would reauthorize the President’s Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). With the Senate poised to vote on a five-year, $50 billion HIV/AIDS relief package, the organizations call on policymakers to “both set and [...]

The twin brands of “George W. Bush” and “Republican party” have been so devalued over the last 7 years that there is no real incentive for the RNC and other party bodies from throwing bull manure in every direction and hoping some sticks.

GW Bush seems to think that if other nations do the wrong thing, its OK for the US to do it as well.

The GOP is at it again. Both the McCain campaign and the RNC have used some very slimy math techniques along with maliciously false claims to try to run up a huge number of Obama votes for tax increases.