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Update: Politico’s Part III and IV. From Part IV:
With the public viewing galleries shutting down for the night, Rep. Kevin Brady has just invited everyone down to the House floor to keep the protest going.
It has been quite the scene on the House floor this afternoon, as GOP staff members have kept the chamber filled with an eclectic assortment of people.
Boy Scouts, members of the German army, stray tourists and even members in shorts and t-shirts have all been spotted on the floor at different times.
While Democrats have …

2008 Presidential Election, Government/Politics, OpinioNation, What's Shakin'? »

[1 Aug 2008 | No Comment | ]

One of my brothers told me this story about being in a large classroom in his college campus. It was the afternoon already on an election day, and the professor asked the class who had all voted already.
Only two students raised their hands: my brother (huge conservative) and another student, a member of the college Republican group.
Remember Vote or Die and Rock the Vote?  They did nothing:  young people are still lazy and it’s the older people who generally have their say.  For this reason, I’m starting to …