Vote For TOD*  (The Other Dude) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 How Bad Is It?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Well, this sleeping giant, the American people, are now fully awake to the antics of this congress, and, boy are we pissed!  We are also born with an inalienable right that is more powerful than any sword to do something about it.  Yet it is something that the Congress of the United States would simply have us hand over to any foreign national that might wander across our border wrapped in his own flag and demanding we give him equal rights.  Ensconced in this inalienable right is something that will be played out in every city, county and state in our nation during the next ten months.  Uniquely wielded, it can be very powerful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It is the VOTE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 can understand all the complaining illegals.  The following is a short refresher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 There are 435 congressional districts (CDs) in the United States.  Each one is headed by an elected official, a United States Congressman, who is a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.  These individuals are elected, or in the case of our overly exclusive system, re-elected every two years.  Many of them are opposed, but the list of contested races becomes fewer every year because it generally takes at least a million dollars to be competitive in a congressional race.  The incumbent almost always has at least this much money in their campaign account because sitting congressmen spend far more time raising money than they do legislating. It is also far easier for a sitting congressman to raise money than it is for a challenger, even a well qualified aspirant.  This is because people who contribute heavily to congressional campaigns, they are called ‘fat cats”, like to give their money to the candidate they think most likely to win.  With a re-election rate in the congress of 93% or so, even including attrition such as dying in office, becoming senile and retiring, or worse, not retiring, or going to jail, it’s a pretty sure bet that the incumbent always wins because the playing field is far from level.  On the other hand, a challenger to a seat must either fund his or her campaign themselves, of raise the money from family or friends, which is tough because their initial thought is that you have lost your mind, or solicit contributions from acquaintances or political junkies who pity you.  Believe me, I have been there, done this.  Oh, yes, this job that requires at least a million dollar buy-in pays about $170,000 a year, and requires a lot of overnight travel.  Some hotly contested races such as an open seat between two well known candidates, as in war heroes, sports notables, celebrities, or porn stars easily go into the tens of millions of dollars, funded usually along party lines by party “fat cats” and Political Action Committees (PACs).  Senate campaigns follow the same basic principles, but there are only two senators from each state and they are allowed to serve a term of six years instead of two.  The challengers to senate races are usually better known and generally possess a strong political resume and they have usually been carefully recruited to run by the Republican or Democrat party.  The reason the senate terms are three times as long is because they must raise at least ten times as much money to make a creditable bid.  A senate campaign can cost $100 million[4] .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 But…. What If?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 What if your opponent had only an 11% approval rating?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Could this candidate win?  America’s future might depend on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 First, we must sell the idea that the ONLY way to bring about meaningful change in this country is to, ideally, elect an entirely new congress[5].   Secondly, we must rely totally on the internet to get this message out there and keep it out there.  We must rely on the bloggers to insure that every voter in this country knows what is coming down and why this is necessary for the future of our country.  Then we must get enough voters to buy into it to pull it off.  The basic premise is very simple. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 On November 4, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents must all agree to vote for only the candidate who is not the incumbent in all 435 House of Representative races and 33 Senate races throughout the entire country.  This means that Republicans might be required to vote for Democrats, and Democrats might be required to vote for Republicans. This may be a little easier on Independents because they don’t necessarily have a political affiliation; however, the Independent vote is extremely critical to the success of this plan for that same reason.  There will be a lot of hard-core party members who will not buy into this plan at all.  There is a cadre of politically astute citizens in every county and congressional district in the country who work hard to support their respective party.  Each party has a virtual army of like-minded partisan citizens who serve as precinct captains and who hold fundraisers, and who attend state presidential conventions and, if they are well enough connected politically,show up as delegates and alternate delegates to their respective party’s national convention every four years, all on their own nickel, I might add.  I know about these tireless believers because I am one of these tireless believers.  I have worked the precincts and the polls at election time, I have attended the state and national conventions, I have run for national office under my party’s banner, I have worked in the trenches during the infamous hanging chad hand count in Florida following the 2000 General Election, and I have never voted for a candidate from the opposition party in over fifty years.  Nor will I cross the line on November 4th in the presidential race.  I will vote for my party’s nomination for president, and I will work on their behalf throughout the election cycle, just as I am working to support my choice in my state’s primary election, and who might not necessarily be my party’s nominee for the office of president.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 That doesn’t matter. We are demanding change.  All of the presidential candidates have promised to give us change.  I haven’t heard one voice from our congress promising that they will give us the change we demand, and frankly should I hear such a voice I would not believe it, such is their dismal 11% record for even attempting to change the direction in which our country is heading.  That is what this movement is all about.  If only 25% of the party members from each party agree to cross party lines for the good of the country in the congressional races only, those votes and the votes of the independent voters will in all likelihood be sufficient to get the job done. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Third Party voters, such as the Reform Party also have a special role in this plan, perhaps even the most difficult role.  It will be very tempting for the third parties to run their own candidates in some of the races.  Injecting a third candidate would give an incumbent a better chance of retaining that seat, and it would lessen the chance of making the kind of meaningful impact on the entire effort.  Most readers should agree that if the best that a two-party system can produce is a congress with an 11% approval rating,  then the time might be about right to seriously entertain a third party in our political process.  If there is indeed a “pony in there somewhere” it might have a third party’s name on it.  Just so that the “pony” does not turn out to be of the "one trick” variety, it is appropriate to touch on a few other nuances of this potential movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It is suggested that if this plan is even mildly successful it will be repeated in subsequent election cycles until there is sufficient purging of the long-standing congressional membership that a third party would be more viable, or even welcomed.   It is also a distinct possibility that some of the newest members, especially of the House, might be inclined to change their party affiliation to the newly established Third Party, even sooner rather than later. This possibility would be greatly enhanced with a Third Party looked upon as a coalition builder, rather that as a “spoiler”, as has often been the case under the current status quo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Finally, it is speculated that, other than the sitting Members of Congress, the other biggest opponents of this plan would be the two primary parties themselves.  These entities, or more likely the county executive committees who oversee all 435 congressional districts, might be reluctant to recruit, or sponsor new candidates in an attempt to limit non-incumbent candidates. That would seem very shortsighted, but strange things happen in politics.  It is rather speculated that if this movement gains traction throughout the country, these executive committees will strive even harder to field a challenger for every single race just to stay even.  This movement might just turn out to be the best game in town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Time will tell.  This document will enter the cyber-world, and time is very compressed in this new world, perhaps as much as word of mouth to the tenth power.  I predicted in a book I wrote ten years ago[6] that the internet would make it possible to run a political campaign from the comfort of ones own home without ever even getting dressed except to attend a candidate forum every now and then.  Little did I know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Is it possible that bloggers, given as simple, or as complex a concept as “change” can compete quite effectively with the power of the national media for the attention of Americans thirsty for the elusive product know as “truth”.  My contribution has been to merely recognize that change is at hand, identify the obstacle that must be overcome to grasp it, and define the mechanics of pulling it off.  It comes down to “how bad do you want it”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jim Jacobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Rights Reserved January 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1]  The ex-TV anchor in the 1976 movie Network, played by Peter Finch

[2]  In reality, once the illegals get the right to vote, they will vote other new citizens  like themselves into office with the very real possibility of taking over this country without ever firing a shot.

[3]   The congresswoman in my district only got $19.6 million of the total, or about two-thirds of her “share”.  But, not to worry; she spent another $200,000 on a newsletter mail-out to her constituents boasting of this bit of statesmanship.

[4]  The presidential candidates spent a total of $50 million in the Iowa Caucus, a small state with only 7 electoral votes.  This madness is another reason for campaign finance reform.

[5]  Actually, this can’t quite be accomplished this year because two-thirds of the senate, or about 65 senators are not even up for re-election .  The entire House  of Representatives is up for re=election every two years.

[6]   The Golden Goose Ate All The Grassroots, available at Amazon.com and all leading booksellers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE-FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION  -  PART II™

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part I Introduced the potential electorate to a treatise on The Justification For, and a Plan To Replace the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Congress in the 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Election Cycle

By:  Jim Jacobs
(Written March 2008)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There has indeed been sufficient positive response to the subject submittal to warrant a follow-up on our original notion that the biggest “change” needed in this election cycle is to change out the entire United States Congress.  The only exposure this idea has had that we know of has been that generated by Bill Bason’s growing blog of several hundred friends, ex-shipmates and referrals who all share a common trait; we all love this country and most of us are angry and growing more so day by day. This is understandable because not a day goes by that congress doesn’t re-validate their sub-critical 11% approval rating with hourly regularity.  Things like holding lengthy photo op-rich hearings on steroid use by MLB players when the president is begging for the renewal of the expanded surveillance powers bill, the centerpiece of the Protect America Act which expired the day after congress began their extended recess.  However, this dead horse has been sufficiently beaten and the feedback we are getting on our proposal to conduct a thorough housecleaning on the Hill is that it’s a dandy idea, but where do we go from here.  The purpose of Part II is to lay out a cogent plan of execution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 At first blush, the thought of firing the 535 Members of Congress would seem to be a daunting task, to say the least.  It really isn’t.  We have two things going for us that have never been brought to bear in the history of this country.  We have the internet and we are madder than we have ever been at our leadership since the signing of the Declaration of Independence precipitated the Revolutionary War.  The not so subtle difference is that as a result of the Revolutionary War we now have a Constitution that has bestowed upon us, among other things the inalienable right of the VOTE.  We no longer need to rise up and overthrow our oppressor; we band together and VOTE to change it. The right of the vote is the authority that we need; the internet is the means that we have to execute the plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PuttingThe Plan Into Perspective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The first thing we need to do is give ourselves a name, or at least an identifier.  It needs to be something that will transcend borders, be recognizable throughout the entire country, be relevant to every congressional race, while at the same time, be generic and simple. Voila!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Vote For TOD* 

* The Other Dude 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 I wanted something simple and catchy and something that would fit on a bumper sticker or handouts.  I will try to create a persona for ‘Tod”, and perhaps a caricature logo.  With any luck at all, perhaps we can make Tod a buzzword or a folk hero.  Who knows where this might lead.  I DO know that the nation is ready for something like this.  Let’s give it a whirl. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We have also opened a non-partisan new domain under which this movement will be conducted.  That is domain is voteforTOD.org.  A web site will follow under this domain and will be known as www.voteforTOD.org.  My e-mail address is theconn@voteforTOD.org .   Anyone  who becomes a major contributor or a principal in the operation will be similarly listed and reachable. This will identify us and will give us some sort of “unit cohesion”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 He second thing we need to do is all take a deep breath……and divide by 50.  OK, now from 535 we are down to ten or so. Every state is a separate opportunity and every state will have its own activist leaders.  We haven’t worked out the relationship between TOD and the states or various candidates at this time, but if there is to be a connection the various campaigns domains will be required to maintain some reference to “TOD” as their identifier.   Each state will have only two senate races every six years.  This is very manageable.  For the congressional races that will occur every other year, every state will have anywhere from one (1) in Delaware to fifty-three (53) in California.  The state average is probably nine or so congressional races and no more that one senate race every two-year election cycle.  This is far from overwhelming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 The next question we have heard most often is, “Where do we get the candidates”?  The answer is straightforward.  We don’t.  We are not recruiting candidates.  First of all, there is no time.  A few states have already closed their filing deadlines for ballot inclusion for the state primaries.  We are simply selling a mindset and we hope to offer a movement of ever increasing angry supporters who are intent on sweeping out the old and ushering in the new.  This is TOD’s contribution to “change”.  I defy the presidential candidates to define what they mean by “change”.  They all have a tiger by the tail and the whole country has bought into it, and they can’t even define it for us!  Never mind.  We know what change is.  TOD is change! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Vote ForTOD is merely going to leverage the reach and the speed of the internet, the level of absolute disgust of the electorate as it pertains to the crippling effect of the partisan politics of the congress, the rank incompetence of a large majority of the Members that is causing this country to slip right down the tubes, and finally a resounding call for “change” from the masses, and let it all come together into the “perfect storm” to cleanse and replace the legislative branch of our government.  If we miss this window, I’m not sure there will be another opportunity.  As Washington Redskin coach George Allen liked to say, “The future is now”!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Having said all that, many states have later filing deadlines for congressional candidates, some as late as September.  If TOD gains national traction, it is entirely possible that the existence of this movement may well entice candidates to join the fray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Plan of Attack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We have a home, a domain, VoteforTOD.org.  We are copyrighted and protected in our identity. We will get a site up and running.  I will contact as many search engines as I can find and release Parts I and II of Re-Forming A More Perfect Union.  That is merely our charter.  We can refer people to it for our justification, which is “Eleven Percent Approval???  Who needs these guys?  Vote for TOD” or words to that effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The minute this site is on the Web, my next step will be to get it included on the top 25 search engines in the country. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than that, the only further suggestion I might make is to grab your hats; it might be one hell of a ride.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Jim Jacobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Your Subtitle text

    All Politics Is Local......Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.  (D-Mass)
                                                                                                    Speaker of the House  (1997  -  1987)

   All Politics Is Local is the Title of a book written by Rep. Tip O,Neill after he left congress and which he was famous for quoting during his 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Although this ungrammatical line was often attributed to him, it was actually handed down to him by his father after he lost a local race in Cambridge, Massachusetts early in his political career.  I use it here because the quote dates back to a time when Republicans were honorable men and ladies and even the Democrats at least worked at it. Sadly to say, that trait no longer lingers in our congress and therein lies the reason why we must purge the congress on November 2, 2010.  I will use this page to examine and comment upon local races here in Florida and perhaps elsewhere as this Mid-Term election year progresses.  Ed.



20th Congressional District  (CD), Broward/Dade County, South Florida

                                                               DUMP DEBBIE

I don't think this congressional district has ever been under Republican control since its formation over twenty years ago.  As I recall, the district was carved out by gerrymandering by Rep. Danny Fascall (Dan the Ugly) for a protege, Peter Deutsch as one of his final acts before retiring from comgress.   I challenged Peter after his second or third term in what was my political debut, the loss of which is partially described elsewhere within this blog.  Peter was a typical tax and spend democrat who sponsored almost no bills in his House tenure, preferring to spend most of his time fundraising.  Peter would probably still be there but like most pols he longed for the greener pastures of the Senate. The 20th CD probably has more condos full of senior citizens than any CD in the nation, most of who are Jewish. Peter was a nice, young Jewish lawyer who ran great in South Florida but didn't do well when he got back to the South, which starts about a hundred miles north of Broward County.

Enter Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, (Debbie Hyphen).  She literally walked right into Peter's abandoned seat in 2002 and hasn't hit a lick since.  Debbie, like most House Members has never had a real job in her life, having fed at the public trough for most of her adult career.  She came to congress from the Florida State legislature, and the only legislation I am aware of her sponsoring there cost the taxpayers of Florida millions upon millions of dollars to fence in their swimming pools, install automatic alarm systems, and other patio hardening sensors so they wouldn't have to waste time parenting and teaching their kids not to enter their pools without supervision.  To say that she exhibits a "school-board mentality' is probably an overstatement .Her three or four terms in the U.S.Congress have been even less spectacular, depicting her as the epitome of the ilk that needs to be driven out of the congress if it is ever again considered to be functional, viable, and capable of serving the needs of the American people.  She taxes, spends lavishly, and votes the straight Pelosi agenda with absolute disregard for the wants and welfare of her constituents. 

The Democratic Congress is curently embarked on ramming through the most ludicrous, insane piece of legislation that has ever been forced down the throats of the American people.  This bill is 2700 pages of inane trash legislation that was crafted behind closed and locked doors that has not even been read by a singled elected offifial in the congress, and that has been flatly rejected by well over 50% of polled Americans, and which, if enacted will totally destroy the best healthcare system in the entire world while costing trillions of dollars that we do not have.  Debbie has never even read this bill, but she has been on TV and writing Op-Eds in the Sun-Sentinel praising the virtues of this bill and lying to her constituents about how much better off they will become with its passage.

 The reason why I am calling Debbie out on this is quite straightforward. She represents perhaps more senior citizens on Medicare and living on Social Security than any other of the 435 members of the House of Representatives.. The district was drawn such that particular effort was given to "roping in" these huge retirement condo complexes housing thousands of senior democratic voters, and giving the 20th CD a 2 to 1 democratic lead over republican voters.  But that's OK.  That is politics. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the republican party drew up the boundaries, which shows you how smart they are. My beef with Debbie is that she is not representing the best interests of these vulnerable constituents who have put her in congress and who have been keeping her there. Taking the biggest hit on this insane proposal are the Medicare recipients who will lose $500,000 Billion in funding for the program while gaining millions of new recipients, many of whom are illigal aliens, with absolutely no plan for increasing the supply of doctors and nurses in sight.  This simple fact alone will guarantee such a rationing of care and services to Medicare recipients that the signing into law of such insanity instantly pre-signs the death warrants of every senior citizen above 70 years of age. 
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About six weeks ago, on one of the coldest days we have had lately, I came out of the Regional Courthouse at Broward and Pine Island, and I noticed two obviously Medicare age ladies in overcoats with a card table set up, and they were soliciting petition supports for  Healthcare Reform or Obamacare.  I stopped and asked them if they were on Medicare and they answered in the affirmative.  One even volunteered that her 92-year old mother, who lived with her was also dependent entirely on Medicare.  I asked them if they were aware of the tremendous cuts that would be applied to Medicare if the bill passed.  They answered that Debbie assured them that Obamacare would make Medicare much better for them.  I asked them who were they gathering the petitions for, and again their answer was that they were doing this "for Debbie". I wanted to scream at them, but I didn't.  I just walked away shaking my head.  It's sad.

But then a miracle occurred!

A few weeks later, I received in the mail a petition of my own from a Karen Harrington, who is collecting signatures to qualify for getting her name on the primary and general election ballots for the coming election.  She needs 4000 signatures.  Of course both my wife and I signed them and mailed them back.  I put a note on mine that said that I had run for this same seat in 1996, and if I could help her in any way I would make myself available. A few days later she called and I arranged for her to meet with a small morning coffee-and-thinking groupof patriots of which I am a member. I spent about an hour and a half in the company of this charming lady and I came away with the distinct impression that things are going to change in the 20th CD.

                                                    KAREN HARRINGTON

Karen has roots in the community she is seeking to serve that go back to 1967.  She has no political experience, which is exactly what we need.  What she does have is 30 years of management experience in  running a family business of three restaurants and meeting several thousand payrolls over the tears.  She has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations and under her guidance, her restaurants have sponsored hundreds of youth and adults over the past 36 years.  She is a two-time cancer survivor and has seen close up and personal the benefits and shortcomings of the American healthcare system.  She has a strong family support system and all, including her two grandkids and her employees, all of whom are firmly embeded in her quest.  In addition to sponsoring and coaching in soccer leagues, she has also played in a women's soccer league. I peg her as the real deal.

The last thing we need to send back to Washington next January is more lawyers or state and local politicians seeking to line their pockets at the public trough. We need people who can run a business,  who have roots in the "real world of our communities", and a commitment to going up there, getting the place back on track, and then coming home and returning to their businesses and family.  Yes, she would strongly support term-limits for congress.   Karen is also running for all the right reasons.  She's mad as hell about the way this country is being run, and she's not going to take it any more, but it's a cool mad, and having faced Peter Deutsch in a brusing race, I would rather run against him again or run against Debbie than to run against Karen.

I urge the citizens of the 20th CD here in South Florida to get to know this lady and to give her your support, your money, and your VOTE.  She has already raised over $100,000 and she's shooting for a million.  She is IN IT to WIN IT.

Jim Jacobs, Ed.
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