GREETINGS FELLOW DEMOCRATS!





Executive Meeting

Monday, January 7, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Bryan Library
Refreshments served
All meetings are open





Kick Off for Ray McMurrey for U.S. Senate

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Ray McMurrey
Kick Off in Brazos County
Lincoln Center, College Station
5:30-7:30 p.m.





Don and Maggie on KEOS

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
KEOS
6-7:00 p.m.
Science in the Classroom-or something like that
Don McLeroy and Maggie Charleton
Come be part of the audience or listen at 89.1 FM





“How To Win in 2008”

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Democratic Campaign Seminar
9:00-3:00 p.m.
Register online at www.democratswin.com

URGENT!! If you are interested in being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in August, 2008 you must be trained. This is new. For more information please call Kay Sweat, Senate District 5 Committeewoman at 979-540-8293 (you must dial the 979) NOW!!!!





From the Chris Dodd campaign...

I count the past year of campaigning for the presidency as one of the most rewarding in a career of public service.

Unfortunately, I am withdrawing from that campaign tonight.

But there is no reason to hang our heads this evening -- only the opportunity to look towards a continuation of the work we started last January: ending the Iraq War, restoring the Constitution, and putting a Democrat in the White House.

I know a lot of you came to this email list through a shared desire to return our nation to one that respects the rule of law, and I want to make one thing clear to all of you:

The fight to restore the Constitution and stop retroactive immunity does not end with my Presidential campaign. FISA will come back in a few weeks and my pledge to filibuster ANY bill that includes retroactive immunity remains operative.

You've been an invaluable ally in the battle, and I'll need you to stick by my side despite tonight's caucus results.

So, one more time, thank you for all of your efforts throughout the course of this entire Presidential campaign.

We made a real difference in shaping the debate, and we'll continue to do so in the coming days, weeks and years.

I'll never forget you, and what we've fought for, together, over the past year.

Chris Dodd





Dealing With the Dragon

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Op-Ed Columnist
January 4, 2008

On both Wednesday and Thursday, the price of oil briefly hit $100 a barrel. The new record made headlines, as well it should have. But what does it mean, aside from the obvious point that the economy is under extra pressure?

Well, one thing it means is that we’re having the wrong discussion about foreign policy.

Almost all the foreign policy talk in this presidential campaign has been motivated, one way or another, by 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Yet it’s a very good bet that the biggest foreign policy issues for the next president will involve the Far East rather than the Middle East. In particular, the crucial questions are likely to involve the consequences of China’s economic growth.

Turn to any of several major concerns now facing America, and in each case it’s startling how large a role China plays.

Start with the soaring price of oil. Unlike the oil crises that followed the Yom Kippur War and the overthrow of the shah of Iran, this crisis wasn’t caused by events in the Middle East that disrupted world oil supply. Instead, it had its roots in Asia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/opinion/04krugman.html?_r=1&ei=5088&en=baa71371ab46e9cb&ex=1357189200&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print





Evolution being taught, so call it 'evolution'

Palm Beach Post Editorial
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Evolution is scientific theory. Creationism is religious belief. Only one of them should be taught in Florida's science classrooms.

The state Department of Education holds hearings today in Jacksonville and Tuesday in Miramar on a proposal to explicitly acknowledge that Florida's public schools will teach evolution. That would be one change among many designed to improve science education.

The curriculum already requires science teachers in the state's public schools to teach their students that forms of life change over time. That's evolution in all but name. Still, some groups object to specifying evolution. Inevitably, critics of the change will argue that students who learn about evolution also should study intelligent design, which is creationism that has been repackaged and rebranded.

There is no official proposal to require teaching of intelligent design. Still, as The Post reported this week, some school board members in this area support teaching intelligent design in science classrooms. Those board members include Carol Hilson and John Carvelli in St. Lucie County. Debra Robinson of Palm Beach County has supported it. Martin County's David Anderson opposes the teaching of evolution because "I am a Christian."

In fact, many Christians are persuaded by the extensive scientific evidence that supports the theory of evolution. They also understand that Darwin's theory is about the origin of species, not the origin of life. Acceptance of evolution doesn't rule out accepting the belief that evolution is one of God's tools.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/01/03/a16a_leadedit_evolution_0103.html





Brazos County Democratic Party
P.O. Box 4568
Bryan Texas 77805
979-779-5600 Fax 979-779-5601

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S. Truman, Democrat, President of the United States of America