I got a present on my birthday, today.

John Edwards, will in a few hours formally announce his candidacy for the President of the United States, from a home that he has been helping restore in a New Orleans neighborhood.

Edwards the Vice Presidential candidate in the 2004 Election, will announce for his own run today December 28th, 2006.

In 2003 John Edwards said “I run for president to be champion -- to be a champion for the same people I fought for all my life, regular folks.”

He has done nothing since then in my eyes that deviated from that goal, he is still a Champion of the people, he is regular folks himself.

After explain some of his ideas, he went on to say, “So for me, this really boils down to a pretty simple thing: I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life, regular people. I want to lay out a vision for America that's based on their view, based on their perspective and based on ideas that will make their lives better. And I am absolutely happy to be judged on the basis of my ideas and on the basis of my vision for where this country needs to go. And I will continue to talk about new ideas as this campaign goes forward.”

Well John, here is one Democrat who welcomes you with open arms, who thinks its time this country woke up to the fact that we need a regular guy in the Whitehouse.

While I won’t speak for the membership of the WeDemocrats.org group, they will decide that at our Annual Meeting in June, I will as of this moment give you my personal endorsement for what its worth.

Thanks for the birthday present!

Ron McBride
Founder & Chairman
www.WeDemocrats.org
Come Join the 1,661 proud members who have joined in the 11 weeks since our formation.

Gerald Ford, former President of the United States, died today December 26th, 2006. One day after Christmas, a day he loved.

Many will remember that it was President Ford who became the first President or Vice President to ascend to the office without being elected.

Gerald Ford, was appointed Vice President when Spiro Agnew of former governor of Maryland, resigned over corruption scandals, by then President Richard Nixon.

This was done under a recently passed law at the time, that gave the President the power to do so.

Ford was the first and only man in history to hold the two most powerful jobs in our nation, without the benefit of being elected to those offices.

Ford will probably be remembered for two things first and foremost was when he pardoned the resigned former President Richard Nixon of any and all crimes. Second for being a straight shooter who helped heal the wounds of Vietnam and Watergate.

Some of his first words in office were, "Ladies and Gentlemen, our national nightmare is over." words that would prove true as can be seen now 33 years later.

WeDemocrats.org joins the nation in mourning the passing of one of our elite, a former President of the United States of America, may he rest in PEACE!

Ron
WeDemocrats.org

As I sit here at the computer the night before Christmas, I am thinking
about all of you who have been so loyal this year, who have and are
working so hard to make WeDems a reality. And I am overwhelmed.

And when I mailed your Christmas greetings, I couldn’t help but think of our fellow members that we have no way of contacting namely those in DFA, so I decided to send a Christmas Greeting this way.

Then there are those of you who are readers of the blogs, so this is for you as well.

I could write a long piece and promote and push all kinds of agendas,
but I won't, not today.

Marie and I just want each of you to have the best Christmas ever, to
find peace and goodwill towards all men. Enjoy tomorrow.

Ron
RonMcBride@WeDemocrats.org

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that works at the precinct level!

Dear friend,
The WeDemocrats.org group is looking for committed, energetic members who want to join and help created the largest Democratic support group in America. It is an excellent chance to be part of shaping the future of politics and the Democratic Party.
We are accepting memberships now, and willing to accept entire groups, these groups do NOT have to forego their present organization, all we ask is that they work with us toward a common goal.

WeDems are committed to progress, freedom, environmental and equality issues, and welcomes applicants from diverse communities.
WeDemocrats.org is firmly committed to the Howard Dean vision. We are looking for people who are interested in working within this model.

We are also looking for candidates who are:
· Dedicated to the fact that WeDems exists so that American voters can participate fully in the political process
· Interested in promoting the use of the Internet (Netroots)
· Committed to working directly with people in the precincts (Grassroots)

What is in it for you
Becoming a member will give you a chance to meet and work with people from across the nation. You will be able to develop skills in new areas and contribute to strength of progressive Democrats.
WeDemocrats.org will also give you an orientation to politics, to WeDems and what it means to be a member of a netroots/grassroots organization. WeDems will train and support you in not only your organizing endeavors but should you want to run for office, we will train and support you there as well.

Are there any costs involved in being a member
All organizers and staff, are volunteer positions. WeDems will cover all travel, accommodation and meal expenses of staff members as set out in our Expense Policy. Most meetings take place in your local area. You will be required to be an individual member of WeDems, which requires NO membership fee.

Time commitment
For most Staff Positions, the first term is for two years. The position will then be up for election every year. The County Committees meet a minimum of four times per year. We recommend that meetings not run over three hours: and be held on Friday and/or Saturday. State Committee meeting only takes one day twice a year, but usually in conjunction with other meetings, such as standing committee meetings, etc. Precinct Organizing requires a lot of time, but can be adapted to your schedule of available hours.

· More Information
If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, we would love to have you. Please contact us: at WeDemocrats.org or write me personally ronmcbride@wedemocrats.org, if you have any questions or need help.

WeDemocrats have moved to our own blog at: http://wedemocrats.org/blogs/blog

We will continue to post here on occasion, but most posts by our BLOGGING CORPS some 255 strong will be on the new blog called by the same name WeDemocrats.

WeDems welcome any progressive, be you Republican, Democrat, Green, or whatever party. We are a Democratic organization of 1,332 members as of this date.

Ron McBride
ronmcbride@wedemocrats.org
www.wedemocrats.org