by Lucas O'Connor [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Dick Price
Northeast Democratic Club of Los Angeles

In 1971, a group of veterans—current Massachusetts Senator John Kerry prominent among them—staged a protest called “Winter Soldier” that helped end the Vietnam War but that also unfairly saddled the Democrats with a “soft on defense” label that dogged the Party for decades.

Today, a new generation of antiwar veterans similarly hopes to help end the Iraq War with its own Winter Soldier protest. But with “Certified War Hero” John McCain heading the Republican presidential ticket, the question already arises whether Democrats will once again suffer at the polls for years to come for ending another unjust, unwise, and immoral war.

In his first-time political campaign for a city council post in a suburb south of Los Angeles, Iraq War veteran Tim Goodrich (pictured) might help answer that question.

A Family Tradition

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Over the flip you'll find some events, I'll add more events as people add them to the comments.

Thursday, 1/31:

Debate! At Kodak Theater in Hollywood

5PM local time. 

Friday 2/1:

Special Obama Event with Senator Ted Kennedy

Beebe Memorial Cathedral
3900 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Doors Open: 2:00 p.m.

Directions & RSVP:
http://ca.barackobama.com/oaklandkennedy

The event is free and open to the public.

Sen. Clinton Rally

Date: Friday, February 1, 2008

Location: Cox Arena at San Diego State University

Public Line: Begins at 8:00 AM, Public Admission to the arena: 12:30, Senator is scheduled to speak: 1:30 PM

Admission is free. Parking is available. San Diego State is located at 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182.  

Saturday 2/2:

Obama Canvass Kick-off Rally with Senator John Kerry

Everett Middle School Auditorium
450 Church Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Doors Open: 9:30 a.m.

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

This Week (ABC): Republican Presidential candidate, Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and Vietnam veteran Senator John McCain (R-AZ) joins George Stephanopoulos to discuss when and whether American troops should begin withdrawing troops from Iraq and whether the Iraqi government has successfully met the benchmarks for progress set by Congress.Then, we get the Democratic response from another Vietnam veteran, former Presidential candidate, and member of the Foreign Relations committee, Senator John Kerry (D-MA).

Roundtable: Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and George Will debate the week's politics. Plus, Actor Alan Alda, author of the new book, "Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself" on living a meaningful life. And, as always, "This Week" honors lives of note In Memoriam, and catches up on the best in political comedy in the Sunday Funnies.

Face the Nation (CBS): Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Former National Security Advisor Gen. Brent Scowcroft discuss Iraq, Gonzales and Politics.

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Senator John Kerry topped George W. Bush by nine points in 2004. But if the election were held today, Sen. Hillary Clinton would destroy her GOP rivals by twice that, according to a Survey USA poll out today.
 
The company also polled the favorable ratings of California's two U.S. Senators. Senator Feinstein has a 52-41 percent favorable rating; Boxer is at 50-44 percent. Both draw their strengths from overwhelming support from female voters.
 
Here are the results of the presidential matchups:
 
Clinton (D) 56 
Giuliani (R) 39
 
Clinton (D) 59 
Thompson (R) 34
 
Clinton (D) 60
Romney (R) 32