I hope there was one that calls for same sex couples to be treated under the law.

Ooops - I meant I hope there was one that calls for same sex couples to be treated equally under the law.

Call on the reps to stop dividing Americans [in an attempt] to win elections...???? and do they stomp their foot when presenting this? Jeez, how about real issues.

Tim,

Get the DNC to put up a bat for NOLA -- leave it up through the Spring Meeting.

Let's Go Democrats, Let's Go! (clap clap)

Let's Go Democrats, Let's Go! (clap clap)

Let's Go Democrats, Let's Go! (clap clap)

Let's Go Democrats, Let's Go! (clap clap)

Whooo Hoooo.(kicking my left leg up,waving my pom poms,cheering at the top of my lungs)

:D

The Democratic party I remember always had taking care of those that had less as job number one. The Democrat web site has no poverty agenda or poverty blog. The poor in America have been hit with budget cuts every year for more than a decade. Comprehensive immigration reform will hand over jobs to foreign workers that the poor in America need to survive. If their jobs are going to be given away, then there is an obligation to repair the broken safety net in America. Poverty is still alive and well in America and ignoring the issue is not a moral option!

Before I am attacked and ridiculed again, I am asking for a community blog for poor people under the people link above. Poor people are 30% of the American population and deserve recognition as a community of people just like other communities receive on this web site. Poor people are people too!

forthepoor; Hoooah!!! You tell them!!!
I know a lot more poor people than I do rich ones. I can count the rich people I know on one hand and have a bunch of fingers left over.
Montana has a perennial problem of too few jobs and more people than jobs, which was made worse by a sucession of Republican govenors. Gov. Schwitzer's doing a lot, including bringing state employee salaries up to above poverty level, but there's more to be done.
There are a lot of retired people and seasonal workers here and help for the poor especially during winter time, when the seasonal workers, in tourism and the forest industry, are laid off is of vital importance in this state.
The workers and especially the working poor are the base of the Democrat Party and it's about time the Democrats started working for them again instead of kissing up to the Republi-lite agendas.

Think about all the poverty issues you see posted on these blogs (minus Katrina), near zero! Think about your knowledge of issues and support programs for low income people, probably also near zero. Poverty can be a good issue to help elect Democrats, if your knowledge on the subject is lacking you cannot create supportive arguments. Please post to support a poverty community (Those communities listed under the people links at the top of the page) so the poor community can have a voice here! Also, if you think poverty is a major issue in America, please post in support of poverty being added to the agenda items also at the top of the page.