Free bus to the rail stations

We could take dozens of cars off the road and alleviate the parking problems at the Whitford and Exton SEPTA rail stations with one simple solution. We need to revive the circulator bus that takes people to and from the stations during rush hour.

Public transportation is only successful when it is dependable. This time we should insist on a committment to success. The buses should be consistently on-time. They should also be fare-free. Fare-collection is an unnecessary burden on drivers and slows down operation. In addition, there is a lot of expense and frustration associated.

This service, combined with the DVRP Emergency Ride Home Plan . Would solve transport and parking problems for many. SEPTA would save by not having to invest as much in parking expansion and maintenance. Everyone would benefit from the reduced traffic.

For more info on public transit see the excellent TMACC site.

Volunteer Recruitment?

I was more than a little aggravated when I went to our polling place today [4/22]. A table was set up with a sign that said, "Support the Democratic Party in November." The table was filled with Hillary Clinton pamphlets. There was nothing for Obama. The message that gave me was, "If you're an Obama supporter don't bother signing up." I was really annoyed but didn't want to get into it with the person there because [my son] was with me. Very very disappointing. Why would they want to drive away potential supporters? - M.K. WW4 Dem

Election Results WW4

Our blog is back!

Hi everyone,

Hope you didn't forget to vote today. Good job!

Our blog was attacked, but we survived and we are back in business.

Check our numbers box on the right... we are up to 1,093 Dems from 919 last fall. And we have two new block captains in the last couple weeks. In addition, I may have found a committeeperson to replace me when I move to Philly sometime in the next few months.

Don't be afraid to be a block captain! Who is going to criticize you? If they can do better, let them step up!

Current block captains. I will be sending out updated lists. This may take weeks. If you are in a hurry, let me know. Also, I have a lot of notes from canvassing that will never make it into the database... like who is nice and who is not. I will be happy to come over and go over your list and compare notes if you like.

Obama's Pennsylvania Speeches

If you missed Barack Obama as he passed through Chester County, you can see his speeches on youtube... click here.

Obama in Chesco Saturday

All events free and open to the public.

11:30 a.m. -- Wynnewood Whistle Stop
Wynnewood Rail Station
East Wynnewood Rd. and Penn Rd.
Gates Open: 9:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m. -- Paoli Whistle Stop
Paoli Rail Station
13 Lancaster Ave.
Lancaster Pike and North Valley Rd.
Gates Open: 12:00 p.m.

3:45 p.m. -- Downingtown Whistle Stop (not 1:30 as previously advertised...)
Downingtown Rail Station
West Lancaster Ave. and Stuart Ave.
Gates Open: 1:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m. -- Lancaster Whistle Stop
Lancaster Rail Station
53 McGovern Ave.
Gates Open: 4:00 p.m.

All events free and open to the public.

Your neighbor's voice

Before Obama came on the scene I was really looking forward to Hillary running. I just really hated her campaign tactics from the get-go. Having her people infiltrate other candidates public forums to put them in a bad light seemed unneccessarily underhanded to me so early on. I really liked Edwards but it just wasn't his time.

I was concerned about Obama's lack of experience but despite Clinton's claims, she doesn't have a lot more experience than he does. Frankly, none of the candidates has experience being a president so the next question for me is leadership and connections. Obama has proved he can pull people together. I'm reading his first book now and it's a little bit self-serving but insightful into his good character nonetheless.

I kept going back and forth, reading as much as I can about both candidates but the continued negative campaign tactics and the Bosnia under fire thing really pushed me over the fence and squarely into the Obama camp. As a woman who had to struggle to be successful so my daughter doesn't have to, Hillary still resonates with me and if she turns out to be the popularly selected Democratic candidate than I'll wholeheartedly support her.

I just think there's more to selecting a candidate than being a woman or being a minority. The bottom line is that we have been crying out for leadership with integrity and I think we're most likely to get that from Obama so unless I see otherwise from him, he's getting my vote in the primary.

Thanks for sharing your thooughts with me. All in all this whole thing has been so good for Democrats and the election process, hasn't it?

from L.R. - ww4 democrat

Who wants to Canvass?

Obama canvassing is going great! We are meeting the newly registered voters. As block captains, we are building ties with voters so we can have a strong party for the future.

Last night we skipped about seven houses because they are already on our email list. So get on the list and we won't interrupt your dinner!

We have covered the neighborhoods of two block captains - time is short - who is next?

Clinton attacks are wrong

The negative attacks on Obama by Clinton are the wrong way to promote the Democratic Party.

Now, to get back to the issues:

Tired of traffic congestion?
Tired of oil wars?
Tired of tax money being given to the wealthy?
Tired of corporate money controlling politics?

Take action. Get Involved.

More Obama Canvassing

We will be canvassing for Obama in WW4 again on Monday night - 6 pm. Let me know if you want to go with us.