crossposted at The Agonist

Tonight I will host Into the Night, Jack Riccardi's radio show on 550 KTSA San Antonio's Newstalk.

One of our segments will be dedicated to the net neutrality debate that we are having in America right now. I've invited Sanford Nowlin of the San Antonio Express-News to be on the show (and he accepted).

I've also extended an invitation to Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) to be on the show. They haven't declined but they are wary of appearing on the show becuase of my position in the net neutrality debate. I understand their concerns. But I think I've made it very clear through this blog and my many, many radio appearances that I am most interested in having a fair, open and honest debate.  So, I want to have Rep. Gonzalez on the show to give his side of the story as to why he opposes net neutrality.

Why won't he come on the show? He can call in or come into the studio and sit with me face to face. I'll clear out the whole hour to have the debate if he wants. Give his office a call and ask him to appear on the show: (202)225-3236 or local (210)472-6195.  

So, it is my hope that Rep. Gonzalez will accept my invitation onto the show and prove that he is a good faith actor in this debate.

What do y'all say?

cross posted at The Agonist

Yesterday Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski gave a speech at the Center For American Progress on Iraq. In that speech Brzezinski scolded Democrats about not having a plan:

What troubles me the most is not that which that I have criticized, but that which hasn't happened. That is to say: a serious and comprehensive Democratic challenge on this subject. Democratic leaders have been silent or evasive. They have not offered an alternative to the war in Iraq. It's easy to criticize - that was the first part of my speech. That is easy to do, although some of us did it sooner than others.

With all due respect to the former National Security Advisor, the people at the Center for American Progress and Rep. John Murtha have put forward realistic and responsible alternatives. I've read many of the position papers CAP has put out on international relations, defense issues and Iraq. What CAP, Murtha and PDA (Project on Defense Alternatives) have put forth are very responsible plans. The problem is that Democrats keep repeating (and reinforcing) the same old lines how "we need to get a plan," and "we need to get tough."

more after the jump

Did Bob Gammage, a candidate for Texas governor, vote to give any president the unfettered authority to invade innocent citizen's privacy? Did Bob Gammage vote against the original FISA bill? In conference no less? Did he vote against fundamental constitutional checks and balances? A document indicated he did all the above and the rest of the story can be found at The Agonist.

. . . is about like Pablo Escobar telling John Belushi he has a cocaine problem.