Dean in VT today, at AUW convention tomorrow, fundraiser with GLBT later

[madfloridian]

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Monday, Feb. 6, 2006. Nine years after Dean proclaimed that 'money does buy access' in politics, he said Monday that the Democratic National Committee will back Vermont's strict campaign finance law when it is challenged later this month before the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)



Tomorrow Dean, Clinton, and Bayh, among others will speak at the UAW convention in DC.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-06/02-06-06/03world-nation.htm

United Auto Workers president Ron Gettelfinger told about 1,600 union political activists yesterday that the union had "no choice but to dig in for the fight" for a better legislative agenda amid rising health care costs, troubling trade policies and job cuts.
"We cannot sugarcoat what we're facing as working people and as a nation. These are very serious times and it is time for us to take very serious actions," Gettelfinger said. "If we don't stand up, who will?"
His address, opening the union's four-day conference, comes at a difficult time for an industry struggling under intense competition in the North America market and rising costs for labor and raw materials.
Delphi Corp., GM's former parts division, filed for bankruptcy last fall and is seeking steep wage cuts from workers. GM and Ford have outlined restructuring plans that will eliminate at least 64,000 jobs in the next six years.

Union members are expected to hear this week from Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Evan Bayh of Indiana, both potential presidential candidates in 2008, and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean.

And tomorrow night, in spite of the posts here saying he is not supporting the GLBT community....he and Jesse Jackson Jr. have a fundraiser with that community tomorrow night. Of course one magazine (the one that hired Jeff Gannon on) says to protest that event. Protest your own fundraiser? Makes no sense.

Governor Howard Dean
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

and

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
For an LGBT Reception

Tuesday, February 7, 2006
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Halo
1435 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

$625 – Host Committee (Contribute and/or raise $625)
$125 – Individual Ticket

Event Chairs:
Babak Movahedi * Claire Lucas * National Stonewall Democrats
Bill McColl * Young Democrats of America GLBT Caucus

Host Committee
Mario Acosta * Robin Brand * Jerry Clark * Dave DeCicco * Todd Felts
Jay Heavner * David Meadows * Christopher Neff * David Salie
Wayne Skinner * Kurt Vorndran * Cheryl Ann Welsh