POLITICAL JUNKIE INFORMATION

This photo shows some of the many Presidential candidates who have been debating each other and competing for their party's nomination. I believe primary elections will begin as early as January 3rd.

Many of us feel that this is way too early to begin this stuff. The cost will be just unbelieveable this election. Others feel that prolonged debate is the only way that Americans can truly find out what the candidates stand for, so as we can avoid some of the mistakes voters have made in previous elections.

For the latter group, TIME Inc. has started a new web-site that is devoted to displaying all the "juiciest political stories" each day. In addition to text information, it contains videos, a daily timetable for TV appearances by candidates, and programs discussing the election. There are links to campaign ads and TV clips from debates, talk shows and YouTube.

The site is orchestrated by journalist Mark Halperin and is called THE PAGE. You can find the site at http://thepage.time.com/

This could be a breakthrough approach in informing voters for this Presidential election!

2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

It's a little early to be attempting to finalize which candidate you are going to support in the 2008 Presidential Election, but since the whole process started so early this time, perhaps not.

A friend forwarded the URL for a website which helps you make up your mind as to which candidate best represents your views. The site has a questionaire that takes just a couple minutes to complete, but gives very interesting results. Try it at

http://www.wqad.com/global/link.asp?L=259460

SPRING ELECTION 2007

A recent Email from Kris Adams-Wendt reminds us that Spring Elections are fast approaching. On April 3rd many local offices and issues will come before the voters. There is also one major Statewide race, that for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Websites for the two candidates are www.lindacliffordforjustice.org and www.judgezieglerforsupremecourt.com

Non-partisan sources of information on this race can be found at the Wisconsin League of Women Voters website www.lwvwi.org, Wisconsin Public Television website www.wpt.org and the Wisconsin Public Radio website www.wpr.org

Wisconsin Public Television will also broadcast a Supreme Court Debate as a "We The People" special on Friday Night, March 30th at 7PM The program repeats on Sunday, April 1st, at 10AM.

We keep telling legislators that people who use libraries VOTE. Let's make sure we do, and that we make intelligent choices.