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Democrat controlled HHS appropriations committee includes Bush's requested 28 million dollar increase in funding for abstinence education. Third party of spine anyone?

Ron Paul has been having some success in small donation fund raising. Also, in most debates, he comes off sounding sane next to McCain and Giuliani. However, don't forget his other political positions other than being anti-Iraq war - anti choice, anti-UN, anti-Darfur Divestment, anti-health care.

And the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't want congress to increase their budget. As to why, well, I guess hiring more people might interfere in all the junkets she takes paid for by the makers of children's products

If the Sunday morning political shows were really news shows, some questions the hosts might ask Biden, Thompson, and Bush

Xmas Wishlist

Honestly, if I don't do this, I fear that deathisyourart will enter the country illegally and torture me with dirty stockings until I give in to the holiday spirit.

Step One
- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two
- Surf around your friendslist (or friends friends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

( My wishlist )

(a copy is posted for dec to stay at the top of my journal)

Alternate wishes ---

Okay, deathisyourart insisted I post alternate wishes for my altruistic (and/or those that can't be accomplished by a foreigner) wishes. Since she scares me a tad, here they are:

alternate wish A: Rec me some interesting people that you think I should have on my flist. They don't have to be into fandom - just interesting folk that post semi-regularly.

alternate wish B: Fic/icons/vids (yeah right on that one) for The Inside.

alternate wish C: Okay, really, Fic/icons/vids for Cupid (the short lived Jeremy Piven show) and well, I just may start a religion in your name.

alternate wish D: Enjoy your holiday season no matter which (if any) holiday you celebrate.