Taking a brief break from Presidential politics and the state mishpoche as well, we'd like to introduce Daily Gotham's ActBlue [1] page. Donations raised go to the Progressive candidate in the 13th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th, and 29th Congressional Districts respectively.

As you may additionally notice, we've changed our banner configuration on the side to make room for a permanent ActBlue banner. This banner will stay up in some form until the 2008 election, and we encourage our readers, especially City folks, to give generously.

Someone we'd especially like to make note of is Jon Powers [2] up in the 26th District, running against Tom Reynolds. Both Liza and myself met Jon in Chicago, and we're both impressed. He's a fundamentally good guy, of the sort we need more in Congress of.

While leading his soldiers through one of Baghdad’s most volatile sectors, Capt. Powers witnessed firsthand the devastation and lost opportunities that resulted from the Bush Administration’s mismanagement and lack of planning for post-invasion Iraq. He saw how his and his fellow soldiers’ idealism, dedication and patriotism were dishonored by a government that sent them to war without proper equipment, training or forethought.

The war was far from over when Powers returned home to Western New York, intending to become a full-time social studies teacher in the Clarence public schools. But, moved by his experience at war and driven to action, Powers sought to help those in Iraq whose voices are least heard - Iraqi children, many of whom have known only war their entire young lives. He returned to Baghdad and founded War Kids Relief, a nonprofit organization aimed at assisting the youth of Iraq, providing them the resources and education needed to avoid recruitment by radical and terrorist organizations. War Kids Relief was quickly recognized for its pathbreaking work and was featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams “Making a Difference” series and in a Newsweek cover story.

Now that's a story. Support Jon Powers and our other fine netroots candidates.

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