I would like to hear what Gov. Warner has to say about foreign policy. But so far it does not seem to be very encouraging. This includes the article here on the daily kos by  Natasha - link: http://www.dailykos.com/...
And the praise he received from the PNAC's own Richard Perle. link:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/...

I would not normally recommend voting in a Fox News Poll -- The results are usually a forgone conclusions.  This one is a little different:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168286,00.html#poll

The question:

What is your opinion of the federal government's response to this crisis?

Here are the results so far:

a. Great job -- this is a huge challenge     (34%)
 24,148
b. Disappointing     (5%)
 3,771
c. Disgraceful response     (35%)
 25,324
d. Started bad but improving     (23%)
 16,056
e. None of above     (3%)
 2,058

71,357 total votes

Again the link:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168286,00.html#poll

The BusinessWeek Online Poll is now being FREEPED --please Vote Now!
 Only a few hours ago -- only 6% had Bush as great and 79% said poor--now 49.9% say great and only 42% say poor..

The question:

President Bush returns to the White House on Wednesday, Aug. 31, after a five-week vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. What kind of job is he doing as the nation's chief executive?

Here is the link:

http://www.businessweek.com/index.html

Sorry, but since I cannot say that this poll has been freeped--I don't know what else to call it.
Once again let me say that we all know that online polls are not the least bit scientific and they will certainly not in and of themselves change the world.  But, they do have some benefit in shaping perception and sending a message to the MSM. Considering the source of this poll, I think this one is particularly important. The results so far might surprise you - also considering the source.

The Question?

President Bush returns to the White House on Wednesday, Aug. 31, after a five-week vacation at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. What kind of job is he doing as the nation's chief executive?

Here is the link:

http://www.businessweek.com/index.html

Right at the moment, the good guys are ahead with only 40% saying She is a traitor and 55% saying she is a hero.  Still 40% is just a bit scary.

Please take a minute and go to the online edition of the Quad City Times and vote.

Here is the link:

http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/08/27/opinion/opinion/doc430ff76ec419c698558117.txt

We all know that online polls are not the least bit scientific.  We also know that they will not in themselves change the world.  But, they may very well help shape perception.

The question: What should Cindy Sheehan do now?

Continue her protest on the road.
--now at 43%

Protest at Crawford until Bush meets with her.
--now at 10%

Go home
--now at 47%

Here is the link:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-25-peace-mom-tour_x.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno

I just received this E-mail from the good people at bearwitness.org----Link:

http://action.beawitness.org/action.jsp

"Some of you may know about the ongoing genocide in Darfur, even though there has been an appalling lack of media coverage of this tragedy. I have recently joined an online campaign organized by the American Progress Action Fund and the Genocide Intervention Fund to ask our major TV news networks to be a witness to genocide by providing more coverage of Darfur.

To help pressure them, APAF and GIF filmed a TV ad which contrasts the near round the clock coverage of Michael Jackson, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise and the Runaway Bride as compared to the lack of coverage of Darfur. It is an incredibly powerful ad, so powerful that members of our community have donated money to air the ad on the very networks that have not covered the genocide. I have just learned that NBC-4, CBS-9 and ABC-7 in Washington, DC have refused to air the ad.

I am asking you today to please go to www.beawitness.org/action today and tell these stations to air the ad."

again the link:

http://action.beawitness.org/action.jsp

We all know that online polls are far from scientific and they will not in and of themselves change the world.  However, they can help shape perception and bolster the troops.
This is an MSNBC poll going on right now.  
The question: Do you agree with President Bush that anti-war protesters such as Cindy Sheehan are advocating a policy that would weaken the United States?

Here is the link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9052235

This is a headline on todays MSNBC:
"Patriotic camp springs up to counter peace mom's anti-war demonstration near president's ranch"

Here is the link to the full article:

http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/ap08-20-190030.asp?t=apnew&vts=82020051958

Here is the E-mail address if you want to give MSNBC a quick little civics lesson:

letters@msnbc.com

This is the leading newpaper in the area of Crawford, Texas.  It tends to be more fair-minded than what one might expect.

The question:

Should the president meet with Cindy Sheehan?  
  Yes, she deserves an answer.  
  No, he's already said why we're at war.  

At the moment "yes" is ahead--but his could change fast.

Here is the link:

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/20/20050820wacsheehan.html

STAND WITH CINDY SHEEHAN

2000 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SUPPORTING CINDY
by Congressman John Conyers

see this link:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/19/202445/588

SUPPORT THE CRAWFORD PEACE HOUSE

http://www.crawfordpeacehouse.org /

Yes, we all know that online polls are not scientific measurements.  And we all know that in and of themselves they don't change the world.
However, they can--along with many other things help shape opinion.

The first question: Do you agree with Sheehan's views?
No 56%
Yes 44%
Total Votes: 287,235

The second question:

Do you agree with Sheehan's tactics?
No 59%
Yes 41%
Total Votes: 286,501

Looks like the freepers have a head-start.

Here is the link:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050818095409990040&ncid=NWS00010000000001

Yes, we all know that online polls are not the least bit scientific.  We also know that online polls will not in themselves change the course of human history.  But they are in the news.  And news helps shape perceptions.

The question: Was Bush right to appoint Bolton as U.N. ambassador without a Senate vote?

And the link:

http://discussions.wsj.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=wsjvoices&nav=messages&msg=3590

Right now it is running about 53% No 47%yes.

And here is a link to a similar MSNBC online poll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8786809

Of course, these polls are not the least bit scientific.  However, they are reported on TV news and online. Thus they have some value.

The question: Do you agree with President Bush's decision to use a recess appointment to install John Bolton as U.N. ambassador?

Here is the link:

http://www.cnn.com /

Yes, yes I know that online polls are not the least bit scientific.  Nonetheless it won't hurt to see a big majority in a major local TV station"s poll. There is evidence that they may have some "propaganda" value. Let's give this campaign every boost we can give it.

Here is the link to the poll:

http://wkrc.com/

Again, here is the link to help with Paul Hackett's campaign:

http://www.hackettforcongress.com/

The State of Maine's Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has certified the necessary signatures to place on the November ballot an initiative that will repeal the states' gay righs laws.

Here is a link to an article about the matter:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050729/ap_on_re_us/maine_gay_rights

To help defeat this hateful initiative--see this website:

http://www.mainewontdiscriminate.com/

Well granted, online polls are hardly scientific-but they may have some affect in shaping opinion.
The question is:--Do you think Supreme Court nominee John Roberts should be confirmed?

Here is the link to the MSNBC Poll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3080261

As of this posting the results are 52% No--48% yes.

Already there are more than 120,000 votes cast.
The question is, Is Judge Roberts a good choice for the Supreme Court?

Here are the current results:

Yes 47%
No 28%
I don't know enough about him 25%
Total Votes: 123,965

Here is the link:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050719085909990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001

We want to keep the pressure up on this matter so that it does not disappear from the news after a week or two, especially with the Supreme Court story coming up.  The question is:

-Do you agree with Pres. Bush's handling of the CIA leak investigation?

Here is the link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3080261