Last fall, I made my first donation to a political campaign. Never in my life had I anticipated doing this, but I became convinced of the absolute imperative of returning Congress to Democratic hands, the Howard Dean 50-state strategy for doing so, and the value of small-money contributions in making it happen.
And so, I sent my first political donation ever of $20.06 to Victoria Wulsin (OH-02), a candidate exemplary on her own merit - and a contribution to Ms. Wulsin was also a contribution against Jean Schmidt, one of the most repulsive members of Congress. Later my second contribution went to John Laesch, another excellent candidate in his own right – who also happened to be running against the vile Dennis Hastert.
But like many in the blogosphere, what I want to happen most in politics right now is for Al Gore to run for President. I have long since pledged to myself to work night and day campaigning for Mr. Gore if he decides to enter the race. And over the weekend, I’ve made a resolution to take the ante up one step further. If Al Gore runs for President, then I’m "all-in" – I will donate the maximum contribution of $2,300 to his campaign.
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