Lois Capps
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By Rep. Lois Capps
Dear Calitics community:
After following your smart takes on California and national politics, I thought it was time I joined the conversation. Here's my first post -- an update on my congressional campaign.
First, thank you for many years of support. Without the help of grassroots activists, I never would have been elected to Congress. And I never would have been able to write the Nurse Reinvestment Act to address our nationwide nursing shortage, help get Health Insurance Reform enacted, protect our coastline from more offshore drilling, vote against the Iraq war, stand up for a woman's right to choose and provide more opportunity for the middle class. I'm proud of my record and can keep going, but my message today is about politics.
This election is different.
There has been a lot of discussion here about the redistricting commission and their new maps.
The new, final map makes my 24th district the toughest Democratic seat to defend in California. No other congressional district has lost as many registered Democrats as mine. For the past ten years, my district had an 18% Democratic registration advantage. Now the seat has only 3% more Democrats than Republicans.
Democratic National Convention--Day 3 Wednesday Podium Schedule
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
"SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE"
Time shown as local – Denver, Colorado MST
Hour # 1 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention
Invocation
Archbishop Demetrios
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America
Presentation of Colors
Colorado Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Franz Wedeman, Thomas Chesner, David Shuker, John Harrington
Pledge of Allegiance
Paul Bucha
Ridgefield, Connecticut recipient of the Medal of Honor for distinguished service as a commanding officer in Vietnam
National Anthem
Robert Moore
Distinguished singer from South Dakota and elected council member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Presidential Nomination Process
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
The name wasn't my idea
Women's Equali-Tea ---primary goal is to rally the troops for obama; possibly a little anxiety about clinton supporters?? or is that just an artefact of honoring stephanie tubbs-jones? hard to say, but clinton is mentioned almost as frequently as obama, and there seems to be a deliberate emphasis on the idea that obama *is* good for women....
Ah yes, feminists = baby killers. Tons of anti-abortion protesters outside the University Club protesting the "Women's Equali-Tea" on Women's Equality Day at the DNCC. Lots of cops, too, just in case any of us butch feministas decide to pop a protester in the mouth. (Kidding! I kid!) Actually, the protesters were by and large young, hip-looking women; whoever coordinated this particular protest was pretty savvy about appearances.
Inside, once again, we have air conditioning. Not quite enough, initially, and I myself am beginning to smell! So unladylike. Cruising the room for a minute, I talk to a few nurses from California who invite me to tomorrow's reception in support of a single-payer health system--GO NURSES--which'll be followed by a Poncho Sanchez concert. But if I attend the concert, I won't be able to pick up Sybil at the airport! Which do I love more, Sybil or Latin jazz? Tough decision....
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