Al Barger for US Senate
Published August 19, 2004
Rescue American Jobs survey - Revise and extend
I knew it wouldn't likely win me any points with this group when I answered, for example, "I'm 100% in favor of outsourcing." That up-in-your-grill response felt good, though.
End of the assault weapons ban
Senator Bayh probably really thinks in his heart that this ban was a good thing, but Bush absolutely knows better. He's simply whoring for "moderate" votes.
The Democrat National Committee is absolutely right
It tickled me to have a good reason to give a column a title like this. It doesn't happen every day.
Al's Campaign Notebook: Libertarian Party cookout, Bloomington, 9-12-2004
All in all, we had lots of good food, met a few new voters and got to compare notes midway through the campaign.
Al's Campaign Notebook: New Palestine Lions Club Fair, September 11
I spent the afternoon of September 11 campaigning amongst the Palestinians.
Debate Challenge to Senator Evan Bayh
Now, I know that Senator Bayh is a busy man, a big important senator. However, he has no responsibility more pressing than coming home to face his opponents and explain to our constituents why he should be given another term in this critical position.
Al's Campaign Notebook: "It's Politics!" on WKWH, 8-16-2004
This local Democrat was reasonable and balanced as a human being. He exhibited no signs of foaming at the mouth in rabid hatred of the president. In short, he seemed like the nice, friendly Hoosier he no doubt is.
Copyright law as corporate welfare
Copyrights are restrictions on everyone else's freedom in thousands of ways in the name of ONE person or company. Information wants to be free. It's natural that it flows and mingles and gets put back and forward in different forms.
"Social Security," the ultimate ripoff pyramid scheme
By rights, every damned member of Congress -Republican and Democrat- should be doing a perp walk in front of the cameras on their way to penitentiaries for the financial fraud of Social Security - let alone anything else they're doing.
Dumbest campaign ad this year
I'm sure President Kerry would appoint a commission, draft some reports and recommendations, and pass a new Medical Paperwork Reduction Act. Then doctors and insurance companies can each add on a new office worker to ensure compliance with the MPRA.
Al's Campaign Notebook: Ready for Correction in Northeast Indy, August 8
It's always nice when people write me notes telling me how right I am. But heck, I already knew that. I don't learn anything that way. Show me something where I'm wrong, or I've missed an important fact or consideration. You might actually learn me something.
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Good times. Feel free to leave new comments on any of these stories, especially policy things that have bearing beyond my campaign.
I'm pleased to note that my archived campaign website still six months later consistently gets 50 to 100 visitors a day- as much or more than all but a few days of the campaign.
Ya ought to slip over there Eric, and download my two television ads.
Who knows? Evan Bayh's obviously running for president. Maybe I will too.
Maybe this coming year YOU might run for office, Mr Berlin. That'd be groovy. Perhaps you could run for congress as a Green.
Thanks Al, I'll check it out.
Bayh seems to always be one of those dudes who is talked about for the Big Game but never really gains traction. You really think he's jumping in no matter what this time? I wouldn't be surprised to see H Clinton squeeze out all perceived moderates and try to stake down the center-left as early as possible.
Believe it or not I'm something of a centrist Al, so I don't think the Greens would have me (nor would I fit in comfortably with them). I'm more of an Old School Northeastern Dem (which might make me a Commie in some people's books nowadays, who knows?) really.
And running for office? I think I'm a bit too green for that (ha ha) -- perhaps when I'm a bit more gray about the top of my head I'll consider it.
That said, I get far too distracted by movies and books and music and media and the Internet and podcasts and being lazy and on and on to ever be a serious politician...
But if Al Franken can do it (perhaps) maybe I will too one day... it's a wacky world!
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I'm sorry I wasn't around here for the Al campaign days... would have been great fun.
Any future plans to run for office, Al?