*The Huffington Post indicated that Democratic Senator Tester of Montana would be posting his schedule on his website. (Check out Sen. Jon Tester's schedule here.) He is showing his constituents exactly what he is doing in the U.S. Senate. Wow. Wouldn't you like to see what every elected official has done each day?
*There was a large anti-war protest in Washington, DC today. New York Times:
Tens of thousands of protesters converged on the National Mall on Saturday to oppose President Bush’s plan for a troop increase in Iraq in what organizers hoped would be one of the largest shows of antiwar sentiment in the nation’s capital since the war began.
The event drew demonstrators from across the country, and many said that in addition to taking their discontent to the streets they planned to press members of Congress to oppose the war....
....The protest was largely organized by the group United for Peace and Justice, a coalition of 1,400 local and national organizations. Included in the coalition are the National Organization for Women, United Church of Christ, the American Friends Service Committee, True Majority, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, CodePink, MoveOn.org, and September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.....
In my opinion, I think it is time for us to let everyone know that we need our troops home now. How will you demonstrate to your friends and neighbors that you want the troops home now?