Winning is not the only way to make a difference.
Thousands of volunteers working tirelessly throughout the district delivered a message of opportunity, of change, and of hope. We did it with integrity, honesty, and in the tradition of true democratic principles.
I want to thank every one of my volunteers who walked and phoned and blogged from the beginning of this race to the bitter end. You inspired me, you humbled me, you gave me hope for America.
We have been made stronger by your participation. We have new friends and new ideas. We knocked on doors that closed in our faces and knocked on doors that opened to let us in.
I am indebted to you all. I consider you my family and I will take your love and encouragement with me to whatever new opportunities await. We must continue our work.
Debbie Cook
"Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world." -Noah Porter
]]>MSNBC's Chuck Todd said if Obama wins big in California, the GOP will lose two to four Congressional seats.
That's why you've got to help in these next 48 hours. Come by the office and pick up a precinct packet with doorhangers, or help us put the packets together. Call 714-842-6358 to find out what you can do to help.
WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!
]]>"What is desperately needed in the next Congress are individuals of great integrity with fresh thoughts from outside the Beltway, and who also possess a willingness to set aside partisanship and rigid ideology," said McCloskey. "I am confident that she will help bring courtesy and thoughtful compromise back to Washington, and maybe even help restore some of the faith in our system of government that all of us have lost at least a little bit of over the last few years. Dana Rohrabacher is part of the problem."
McCloskey played a key role in former Republican Congressman Richard Pombo's 2006 loss to Jerry McNerney. McCloskey ran a primary race against Pombo, who like Dana Rohrabacher was close friends with Jack Abramoff. McCloskey's campaign slogan was "Restore Ethics to Congress." After losing to Pombo, McCloskey endorsed McNerney.
]]> McCloskey, who became a Democrat in 2007, is a decorated Korean War veteran, winning the Navy Cross, the Silver Star and two Purple Hearts. He co-authored the 1973 Endangered Species Act and he was a co-chairman of the first Earth Day in 1970.]]>Details:
9:30 a.m.: Meet at Chronic Cantina at Triangle Square on Harbor Blvd (at the end of the 55 freeway) to train and get packets.
10:00 a.m.: Head out to walk precincts
1:30 p.m.: Lunch at the Cantina
2:30 p.m.: Walk precincts until 5:00 p.m.
But the poster face for reasonable, responsible development - especially ones that don't rob the public of parks and other valuable open space - belongs to Debbie Cook, the popular mayor of Huntington Beach. A rare breed in OC politics, Cook is articulate, feisty on her cherished issues and yet still principled. In 1990, as a concerned citizen, she helped enact a city charter amendment that required politicians and their real-estate-developer contributors to seek voter approval before they could commercialize any public park. She has also been instrumental in preserving a portion of the Bolsa Chica Mesa from overdevelopment.
This year, Cook, a Democrat, is willing to gamble her political capital to challenge the gorilla of the OC Republican Party: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, the 10-time incumbent who is described by some (okay, by us) as an angry, rambling hodgepodge of steaming partisan flatulence and dubious associations. A Cook victory would give the 46th Congressional District (Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Seal Beach and portions of coastal Long Beach) a fresh voice on ethics, energy and the environment. Oh, and unlike Rohrabacher, she'd probably never lobby for the Taliban. - OC Weekly, Oct. 10
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