Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Pete at Berkeley panel on aftermath of 9/11

Pete held forth yesterday as part of a panel of journalists, historians, legal scholars and public servants at a forum at U.C. Berkeley called, "National Security, the War on Terror, and the Constitution".

"Young people don't seem to care enough to vote," said panelist Pete McCloskey, a former U.S. representative. "Will there be a counterforce for Congress to exercise checks and balances on the president if no one votes?"

Read more in the Daily Californian...

Pete's supporting Charlie Brown against John Doolittle

Pete has endorsed Lt. Col. Charlie Brown, a Democrat who is challenging John Doolittle for the U.S. House seat in District 4 (Roseville area of California). Story is here...