http://youtube.com/watch?v=N2UesvrH-cs">A Beer With Steve
Steve Novick is running for Senate in Oregon for Gordon Smiths seat.
http://www.novickforsenate.org/Steve Novick graduated from Harvard Law before his 22nd birthday. He has impeccable credentials as a progressive and lawyer. He has been endorsed by Oregon Governor Kitzhaber.
The War In Iraq
Like all five Democrats in Oregon's Congressional delegation, I was opposed to the war in Iraq from the beginning. It was a mistake for Congress to give a blank check to a President who never had a coherent rationale for war. Now, we need to get out of Iraq -- and soon. If the U.S. still has military forces in Iraq when I take office in 2009, I will begin work immediately on withdrawing our troops within six months. I would also push for the new president to take up the Baker Commission's recommendation and try to re-engage the regional and international powers that are vital to helping reduce violence and stabilize the country. I believe that new leadership in the White House, coupled with the clear signal that the Congress will no longer support an indefinite military commitment in Iraq, will create a real opportunity for regional diplomacy to rebalance the burden of reconstruction.
Unfortunately Gordon Smith is running with a 10 million dollar war chest according to a man I was discussing Steve with earlier today.
Posted earlier today:
This morning Thom Hartman was talking about Gordon Smiths 5% net approval rating compared against Ron Wyden's 32% net approval rating here in Oregon.
Gordon Smith has a 48% positive rating vs 43% negative rating making him one Pub we could knock out this year. He had a small spike in Dec 06 when he "came out against the war".
I didn't catch what company they were saying had done the stats or where they can be found online?