by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

1)      Trashing Patreaus, online.wsj.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118947895012123524.html?mod=googlenews_wsj 

2)      Progressive group endorses Freeborn, Lite, Newman: Democracy for America taps council candidates, citizen-times.com

http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770910020&source=rss

3)      Join 650+ activists already on the call ..., dailykos.com

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/10/14224/2370

4)      Framing carnival, of sorts, tuibguy.blog-city.com

http://tuibguy.blog-city.com/framing_carnival_of_sorts.htm

5)      Party for Alberto, pushingrope.blogspot.com

http://pushingrope.blogspot.com/2007/09/party-for-alberto.html

6)      Foiled by microphones: The testimony that was almost not, politits.blogspot.com

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

After years of evidence that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is both an embarrassment and a danger to the Justice Department, The Seattle Times reports that Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA), "will introduce a resolution today directing the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should be impeached."¹

Democracy for America has been pushing Congress to take this action for months. Over 80,000 members have already petitioned their representatives.²

The Gonzales impeachment resolution is already co-sponsored by five members of Congress. All of them are former prosecutors. Will you join them?

It is urgent that Congress hears from you and your friends today! Sign on as a Citizen Co-Sponsor:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/impeachag

-Sheri Divers

¹ Inslee leading effort to impeach Gonzales
 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003813954_inslee31m.html

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

DEMOCRATS SEEK METHOD IN THIS MADNESS

By Bill Cavala
A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento

So let me get this straight. The GOP Chair, Ron Nehring, has hired an “alien” to be the party’s chief campaign operative earlier this year.

Now this “alien’s” legal status has been questioned by the Bush Administration’s Department of Home Security. Evidently they busted this operative on an immigration issue. Held him in jail for 30 days.

The guy running the operation for the California Republican Party is suing the Bush Administration’s Department of Home Security for millions of dollars.

Not very patriotic. But then, he is an Aussie.

But give him credit. He did try and become a citizen. Why he married not one, but two American women who tried to legalize his status.

Former GOP spokesperson, Karen Hanretty was critical of the hire – not because of his immigration status, but on the issue of his competency (given his newness to the arena) and the fact that there are out-of-work American GOP operatives.

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

• California Secretary for Environmental Protection Adams, Attorney General Brown, and former Assemblymember and Clean Cars Legislation Author Pavley to Testify Today in Washington, D.C.

• New Report Issued by Environment California Documents What States Can Achieve

By Frank D. Russo

Tailpipe standards already in place in California and 11 other states would reduce global warming emissions by nearly 400 million metric tons by 2020 – a reduction level equivalent to taking 74 million of today’s cars off the road for an entire year, according to a new report, "The Clean Cars Program: How States are Driving Cuts in Global Warming Pollution". The report was released yesterday by Environment California, a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization. . It comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing today on whether to give states the green light to reduce global warming pollution from cars and SUVs.