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Al Ayme, Secretary

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   While drivers were painfully paying up at the pump, (before the drop in gas prices) oil companies have been racking up eye-popping profits while the Republican administration granted subsidies to the oil industry into the billions. ~click here~ to read the story packed with details.
Published: March 9, 2008 OIL REVENUE FROM IRAQI OIL ENDS UP IN NON-IRAQI BANKS (for the last 5 years)

Two senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have requested a full accounting of how Iraq is spending its soaring oil revenue...,

The request, sent Friday to David M. Walker, the top official at the United States Government Accountability Office, estimates that Iraqi oil revenue could skyrocket above $56 billion in 2008, largely because of the rising price of oil....

As a result, the letter from the Armed Services Committee says, "we believe that it has been overwhelmingly U.S. taxpayer money that has funded Iraq reconstruction over the last five years, despite Iraq earning billions of dollars in oil revenue over that time period that have ended up in non-Iraqi banks (for the last 5 years)."
An exposé of Iraq profiteers ~click here to read full story~

We should never forget. We should never allow this to ever happen again.

The Legacy of President George W. Bush.


"I'm absolutely positive history will be kind to this president, who made the right decisions in a difficult time for this nation."
- Bush Strategist Karl Rove


"A legacy is not what has happened in the past. It is what is handed down to the future.

By now, most Americans agree that President Bush’s two terms in office have been a profound failure. For months, Bush’s approval ratings have hovered below 30 percent -- while approximately 70% of the American people disapprove of the job he’s doing in Washington.


What the polls don’t tell us is that in truth, the failures of the last eight years cannot be chalked up to one man – and that means they won’t necessarily be turned around when he leaves office.

The war in Iraq, the floundering economy, the tragedy that befell New Orleans, were the failures of conservative ideology. And they were the failures of every one in Congress who cheerleaded for and happily rubber-stamped the President’s conservative agenda.

The purpose of the Bush Legacy is not to gloat about all that has gone wrong over the past eight years, but to ensure that the legacy of President George W. Bush can be used to ensure that the next eight are drastically different.

We cannot let President Bush and John McCain's version of the past eight years go down in history as the truth – and we cannot allow the conservative agenda to continue to fail the American people.


The conservative leadership in Washington, DC:
  • Misled the American people into an endless war in Iraq that has made the United States less safe, has resulted in the death and injury of thousands of American troops and Iraqis, has cost American taxpayers as much as one trillion dollars, has strained our military to the breaking point, and has prevented us from finishing the job in Afghanistan.
  • Stood idly by while thousands of Americans lost everything during Hurricane Katrina – and still haven’t taken leadership to rebuild the Gulf Coast and help people return home.
  • Allowed trickle-down, laissez-faire economics to help the rich get richer, while regular Americans struggle with soaring gas and food prices, a meltdown in the housing market, and exploding debt during today’s economic recession.
  • Turned control of our country’s health care system over to insurance and pharmaceutical companies, leaving millions of Americans incapable of paying for the rising costs of health benefits and turning emergency rooms into primary care physicians.
  • Broke their promise to America’s children, failing to fund early education programs and No Child Left Behind.
  • Ignored the scientific reality of climate change, obstructing efforts to make our air and water cleaner so oil and gas companies and big business could achieve record profits.
  • Turned their backs on America’s workers, assaulting workers’ rights and impeding regular Americans’ efforts to form unions and bargain for better pay and working conditions.

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Welcome!!! to the Democratic District ~B~ Committee of Norwalk (South Norwalk).

We make every effort to keep voters up-to-date about the issues affecting our city and we bring you the latest news of the political arena, and some entertainment too, with functions and activities.

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TAKE A TOUR OF SOUTH NORWALK AND FIND A COUPLE OF SONO's FAMOUS RECIPES ~click here~

Whenever you have some free time, drop in at our monthly meetings and let's get to know each other and share ideas. Within these pages you find news items, information about elections, dates of our meetings and functions, voters' information and more. Your participation is crucial and your help is highly appreciated. Thank you!


Joe Newell, Chairman

VOTE DEMOCRATIC!!!





VOTE!!! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
(from 6:00AM to 8:00 PM)

Where: (South Norwalk Voters Only)

COLUMBUS MAGNET SCHOOL
46 Concord Street Norwalk, CT 06854
(Chesnut St. at corner of Concord St.)
VOTERS OF B-1 DISTRICT
see printer friendly map ~click here~

NATHANIEL ELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11 Ingalls Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854
(go Ely Avenue towards Wilson Ave, turn left on Ryan Avenue to Ingalls Ave.)
VOTERS OF B-2 DISTRICT
see printer friendly map ~click here~

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELECTIONS, ~click here~(Información para Votar-presione aqui)




















VIDEO: President Barack Obama addresses the nation before a joint session of Congress on
Health Care Reform 9/09/09





VIDEO: President Barack Obama addresses the nation before a joint session of Congress.
In his speech focusing on the economy. - February 24, 2009





VIDEO: Barack Obama Victory (Full) Speech in Chicago, Illimois




VIDEO: Barack Obama speech; Nomination (Full) Speech in Denver, Colorado



TEXT: Barack Obama speech on Iraq March 19, 2008 at
Fayetteville, North Carolina ~click here~







continually updated from thousands of sources on the web

NORWALK NEWS WIRE (up-to-the-minute Norwalk News) ~click here~

NORWALK BOARD OF EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE
TO BOARD OF ESTIMATE QUESTIONS ~click here~


"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their Nation"
-- George Washington - 1789 --

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle"
-- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968 --


MEET CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY ELECTED OFFICIALS U.S., STATE and NORWALK

DEMOCRATIC PARTY MARCHING TO VICTORY IN '2009!!!

NORWALK ISSUES...!!!         »»»STATE OF THE CITY Update ~click here~

STATE OF THE CITY AFTER THE NOVEMBER, 2007 ELECTION!!!

FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ~click here~

FIND OUT THE EXTENT OF REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION AT CONNECTICUT STATE LEVEL ~click here~

REPUBLICANS CONVICTED OF PEDOPHILIA (child molestation) over 70 cases. ~click here~



Democratic Legislators successfully re-introduced the bond package which passed both chambers of the House and was signed by Gov. Rell. Highlights include, NORWALK: community college system: roof repairs 450,000, 1 million for harbor dredging, 3.005,000 million for flood control, $400,000 for Marine Aquarium, $153,000 for Norwalk transit, $878,050 for Norwalk Hospital, 100% reimbursement for school construction projects, $250,000 Grant to Norwalk Transit District to construct bus depot.


Congratulations!!! to Norwalk Democratic legislators Bob Duff (State Senator, 25th) Bruce Morris (State Rep. 140th) and Chris Perone (State Rep. 137th) for their relentless efforts and hard work on behalf of the People of Norwalk.

Republican Mayor Moccia continues on a path of partisanship and against the best interests of Norwalk's citizens. Mayor Moccia turned his back on city homeowners and taxpayers when he supported Republican Gov. Jodi Rell's prior VETO to the statewide schools system bonding package.

Detrimental Results of Gov. Rell's VETO. Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich and other municipalities welcomed the bond package passed by the Democratic majority. But the lack of a bond package interrupted the flow of state grants for school construction since summer. The fiscal year began July 1, but it was late September before the General Assembly's Democratic majority passed a $4.6 billion borrowing plan. (delay was due to continued opposition by Gov. Rell and Republican legislators)

Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed it (bond bill) in early October, saying it was too expensive. To make amends for the long delay, the General Assembly and Rell estimated how much municipalities lost in interest payments and pledged to provide compensation. The result was adding $2 million to the final package. Some towns were forced to seek "expensive short-term loans" to keep projects moving forward while the bond bill was in limbo.


Dick Moccia, "Politics More Important Than Public Service?"
Norwalk Republican Mayor Dick Moccia on Mayoral Endorsement before the Fairfield County Building Trades. "Two years ago it was a surprise, Moccia said. This time, I really am overwhelmed by you coming here and advocating my candidacy. The office of the mayor is important to me, but your support and your friendship … is more important, and I appreciate that," Moccia added.

Republican Councilman Douglas Hempstead: Republican Solution? Take the funds from the School system. »»» Committee member Douglas Hempstead, a Republican, said "the city could dip into Finance Director Thomas Hamilton's recommended operating budget for the Board of Education to fund a new position in the Department of Public Works to attack the flooding."

COMMENT: Mayor Moccia, »»» When people are suffering you take immediate action and make it your priority or, Could it be that your administration and other Republicans have already forgotten the Republican fiasco of KATRINA?

The Norwalk Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 830 GET UNFAIR PAYBACK AFTER SUPPORTING DICK MOCCIA IN '2005. MOCCIA'S RAZOR THIN '2003 WIN BY 179 VOTES WAS LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO FIREFIGHTERS' PUSH. ~click here~


We can stop Republican incompetence at all levels in November, 2009. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspapers and add your voice to the vast majority of Americans who are suffering the effect of disastrous Republican policies.


SPEAKOUT!!! HAVE YOUR SAY. SEND YOUR LETTER TO MAJOR NEWSPAPERS
NATIONWIDE and/or YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ~click here~
(for local media click "show more newspapers")


~click here~ TO VIEW THE VOTING BALLOT FOR ELECTIONS -
ATTENTION VOTERS: Be sure to complete your vote on the back side of the ballot

~presione aqui~ VEA LA BOLETA PARA VOTAR EN LAS ELECCIONES -
ATTENCION VOTANTES: Asugúrese de completar su voto en la
parte de atrás de la boleta.

Click here to view a video of the Optical Scan Ballot Instructions
Presione aqui para ver el Video de votar en Español

SOUTH NORWALK BRINGS THE CITY OF NORWALK AND THE COUNTRY TO THE FOREFRONT OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY IN WATER FILTRATION.
The Democratic Majority of the ~2nd Taxing District Commissioners~ demonstrate vision and accomplishment to provide unsurpassed water quality and service to half the population of the City of Norwalk with a newly built
state-of-the-art filtration plant, the first of its kind in New England and the best water filter technology in the country.

SOUTH NORWALK IS GOING TO HAVE THE BEST WATER FILTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE COUNTRY. The magazine of the CT, American Water Works. Spring '2007 Issue
Under the leadership of OTHA BROWN, Chair and MARY BURGESS Vice-Chair of the Commission; Commissioners Sylvester Maultsby, Al Ayme and Mary Mann.
IT SHOWS EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY




"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that
the less we use our power the greater it will be"
~Thomas Jefferson - 1815 The Writings of Thomas Jefferson~

"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,
and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose
- and you allow him to make war at pleasure."
~Abraham Lincoln - February, 1848~


Public Law 93-148 93rd Congress, H. J. Res. 542 November 7, 1973
Joint Resolution Concerning the war powers of Congress and the President. ~click here~



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...and you might think that Republicans are doing better in Connecticut than at the National level, well... Think Again, here is why,



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