THIS BLACK THURSDAY

For me, it's just another workday. That just means that I won't be watching when Dubya is coronated for another four years.

I've noticed that Florida News has blacked out his page for the day, with only a small message of condolence asking everyone to reflect on our nation's loss...but that tomorrow it's back to work fighting for change.

If you haven't done so, please read the post immediately below this. This "Statement of Conscience" is a wonderful piece of work, and should be read at every "uninagurual"/protest event today.

There is a small group of people from thoughout Polk County that will hold a "Billionaired For Bush" parody this afternoon in front of the Federal Building in downtown Lakeland, many dressed in appropriate attire.

And the I-4 Corridor Association will hold it's monthly meeting this evening at 7:30 in the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Institutional Church, 932 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue at Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland. The I-4 Corridor Association is an informal group of Democratic/Progressive activists from throughout the Central Florida area that has been meeting monthly for nearly two years to help elect like-minded candidates to public office and assist each other across county or other political boundries toward that goal. We have members from a number of counties throughout the region, and are seeking to expand into the Orlando/Daytona Beach area. For example, several of our members went over and helped Buddy Dyer's successful campaign for Mayor of Orlando, mainly walking precincts.

From a group of less than ten when the I-4 band started, we have grown to an average of 40-50 attendees each meeting. We actually had to move our meeting location when the hotel meeting room we had been using became too small for our group. One of our members is a Democratic activist (now the state committeeman from Polk County), as well as a respected pastor in the local African-American community, and he kindly offered his church as a place we can meet.