Well, if you're going to do something...

Dive in headfirst, I always say. (Alternate title, This is the most expensive piece of cardboard I've ever rented). I stopped by Magnarelli Headquarters today. Signed up to volunteer, made a donation, got my yard sign (hence alternate title, although of course the donation was optional). As for the volunteering, Bill's campaign's organizing a rally and literature drop this Saturday 10/3/07 at 150 Midler Park Drive, the plumbers and steamfitters local. Also apparently the phone to sign up for election day is 477-0500. Both sides have the opportunity to use this as a forum, if anyone knows what Joanie's up to this weekend, feel free to post it in comments or send me an email and I'll post it.

With regard to yesterday's post, I don't think we'll have a problem with anyone reading it that way, but just in case I in no way meant that you can't be both skilled and smart.

Today our paper starts a "Closer Look" at the candidates for county exec. Bill gets first, and unfortunately for him it may be too close a look, the particular choice of picture is sorta scary. One can only hope they play fair and give Joanie the same too close, black and white, no background shot when hers runs tomorrow.

Today I also saw an election guide in the new times, although it only posted one question per candidate and a lot of candidates didn't respond (including Ms. Mahoney). The main things I noticed were that they reversed the pictures of Dick Brickwedde and Bob Antonacci, and that Howie Hawkin's picture appears to be from like the 80's.

Our gov went to Portugal for a global warming summit, with what the Post-standard calls "International lawmakers." I'm pretty sure NY doesn't make international law. Used to be, this kind of thing, some folks would say this is just the kind of move someone does to run for president, and well, well I'd guess they're right. I still like Spitzer and most of what he's done, but he is surely a political animal.

We seem to now have a prescription drug discount program in the county. All drug stores in the county will start stocking the cards, good for 10 to 20 % on name brands and 20 to 40 on generics. Can't use it with another plan, but good if you don't have one or have a poor one.

Blogging leads to the most interesting conversations. I seem to be having one about the hotties of local politics. I'm just going to say that I met Karen Hanford at an Obama event and didn't have quite the same reaction, but to each his own.

I've been having a lot of fun with google webtracker tools. It appears a lot of people finding me on google are in fact looking for democracywise, a search where I rank #5. The link's to the right folks. I also came up in searches for candidates Deb Moynihan, George Alessio, and Tom Buckel, and in a search for "candidates cny politics." Interestingly, I also came up in a search for "I don't toot my own horn cuz I don't have to." I am apparently # 1 on a search for "debbie moynihan republican for county leg." I'm #7 and 8 on "onondaga county young democrats," by the way. Anyone looking for info on them, I do have it.