FOLEYGATE RESEARCH(vanity)

I wrote this to you all last week(just didn't send it)....since then, much has come to light! My stuff has been sent to the FBI and Hastert's office from a (you'll love this).....KINKOS....lol.

However..the FBI has my real name and all relevant info, should they ever give a damn.

But this much I have ready to go tonight. Please excuse the typos, the somewhat disjointed format, etc.:

Many of you have written and asked me to let you know what my research into the whole Foleygate has revealed and I think it is time to put it out there and let you folks decide. Whether or not it is later to be discovered as a piece of this Foley Scandal, IT IS STILL EXTREMELY DISTURBING! When several Freepers brought up blogactive.com the first day the scandal broke, I went there to see what it was all about. It disgusted me the minute the first page opened and it was obvious this man was a vicious little gay blackmailer and extortionist! After reading through the site and doing some googling around with his name, MR. MIKE ROGERS could be nothing but the prime ‘suspect’ in this whole affair. As most of you know by now, he admitted as much. So while the really good freeper’s were getting to the bottom of the immediate questions, like who were the actors, who sent the emails and instant message and who knew what and when, I was still trying to google Mike Rogers into the bottomless pit of the internet….lol. A fellow freeper( who doesn’t want to be named) sent me a link to Mike Rogers resume online and that was what really got the ball moving in a more focused direction.

His last known job was listed as a fundraising consultant for Marge Barton & Associates out of NY from 1/97-present. So I started there and from what I can tell, Marge Barton is deceased now, but was instrumental in starting a company called gayellowpages.com (one y, not two). Then I did a domain search on the site where I found it and here is what it turned up:

Administrative Contact : Green, Frances 102315.1754@COMPUSERVE.COM PO BOX 533 NEW YORK, NY 10014-0533 US Phone: (212) 420-1127 Fax: (212) 420-1126

Technical Contact : Ard, Ferrell ** ferrell@BADPUPPY.COM 414 High Point Dr. Cocoa, FL 32926 US Phone: 1-321-631-9500 Fax: 1-321-631-8028

Record expires on 09-Apr-2008 Record created on 08-Apr-1997 Database last updated on 27-May-2006

Now..pay attention to this character above and the address: Ferrell Ard and 414 High Point Drive, Cocoa, Florida 32926

I then decided to go to the website that his email indicated. Badpuppy.com Not going to link it because it is a disgusting gay porno and ‘hook up’ site. I hurriedly copied the URL and went searching domain registers with that site. That domain search turned up other intriguing clues. It is Registered as Bad Puppy Enterprises , Inc. A man by the name of William Pinyon and Ferrell Ard at 414 High Point Drive, Cocoa, Florida. I won’t waste bandwidth printing out the domain results, but you can go look them up if you are interested. I later discovered he has several gay porn sites.

Next I decided to google Ferrell Ard into the wee hours of the morning and here is where it gets intriguing. One link I found for him was on POLITICS1 website:

"Softec Systems is proud to host the Politics1 site and provide it with fast, responsive technical support. We also host the popular HillZoo.com site for Congressional staffers and the homepage of The Congressional Club (the official organization for Congressional spouses). Softec provides a full range of Internet services including website hosting, high-speed dedicated business connections, DS-3 and T1 connectivity, USENET feeds, DNS, email, dual redundancy and website development. Regardless of whether you're running for town council or US Senator, we have affordable plans that will fit your budget. Visit Softec at www.softecsys.net to learn more. Over 17,000 clients in 72 countries around the globe. Principals: William G. Pinyon, Ferrell Ard. Address: 414 High Point Drive, Cocoa, FL 32926. Telephone: 321.634.1878 (Toll Free: 800.766.0795)."

Meet Our Staff At Softec Systems we have put together the finest staff in Central Florida. Executives President and CEO William G. Pinyon Vice President Ferrell Ard Sales Team William Pinyon Ferrell Ard Lisa Turner Web Publishing Team Benjamin Morton Carol Morton David Watson Visual Design David Watson Customer Support Team Supervisor Dick Brown Nick Braun Jeff Goodrich Shawn Layton Mario Davis Software Development Supervisor Max Zechinato Michael O'Neil Pete Hankins Curt Camp Products/Shipping Steven Wojcik Network Administration Ferrell Ard In House Operations Finance David Paquette

NOW, I really could not sleep, so I decided to make a pot of coffee and pull an ‘all nighter’.

Administrative Contact: Ron Gunzburger Ron Gunzburger 409 NE 17 Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1345 US Phone: 954-557-4911 Email:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @politics1.com

Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Register.Com Domain Registrar 575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor New York, NY 10018 US Phone: 902-749-2701 Fax..: 902-749-5429 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @register.com

(MANY MAY KNOW ALREADY) MR. GUNZBURGER IS A PRETTY NOTORIOUS POLITICO FROM FLORIDA. His mother was made famous in the 2000 recount in Broward County. Here is his Wikipedia entry:

Ronald M. "Ron" Gunzburger (b. 1963) is a Florida attorney, communications consultant, and publisher of the Politics1.com website. Born in New England, Gunzburger grew up in South Florida. He earned his B.A. degree in Political Science from George Washington University in 1984, and then worked as a legislative assistant in two Congressional offices on Capitol Hill. He then went to Vermont Law School, where he earned the J.D. degree cum laude in 1987. Specializing in direct mail and message development, Ron Gunzburger worked as a professional campaign consultant for 20 years in over 125 campaigns ranging from municipal races through Congressional campaigns. His innovative and often humorous campaign ads have been featured on NBC's Today Show, CNN's Headline News and in numerous print articles. Selected by the US Secretary of Defense, Gunzburger spent nine days participating in DOD's prestigious JCOC program in 2001. Most recently, Gunzburger volunteered in January 2004 as a Howard Dean campaign GOTV ward captain in Concord, New Hampshire during the primary campaign. He remains active in numerous civic and progressive organizations. A trial attorney since 1988, Gunzburger has previously served as an Assistant Public Defender, an Assistant Attorney General of Florida (RICO Unit, Economic Crimes Division), and as a litigation partner in a large national law firm. Gunzburger was a candidate for Broward County Judge in 1994, losing in the run-off (45% - 149,000 votes). He was again a candidate in 2002, challenging an incumbent Circuit Court Judge in the 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward County) of Florida – in a county where no incumbent circuit judge had lost a race for re-election in over 60 years – but missed qualifying for the run-off by a 2% margin. He is currently General Counsel and Director of Administration for Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish. The South Florida Business Journal honored Gunzburger and 39 others in 1998 with its prestigious "40 Under 40 Award" for achieving career excellence before age 40. [edit] Politics1.com Moving into the realm of new media, he created and launched the Politics1 web site in late 1997. While the site initially published a political newsletter (The Politics1 Report), Gunzburger converted the weekly newsletter into an online blog in late 2001. On May 6, 2006, Gunzburger announced that he intends to run for a Broward County, Florida judge, and turn the day to day operations of his website to his partner, Dana F. Buker [1]. A few days later, he announced that he decided against running for judge, even though it was likely that he would run unopposed, because of his passion for politics [2]. He has therefore resumed running his website. [edit] Family Ron Gunzburger is the son of Sue Gunzburger, who earned national attention for her prominent role in the 2000 Presidential recount as the Broward County Commission Chair who served on the Broward County Election Canvassing Board. Ron got his first political experience working on his mother's winning campaign for Hollywood, Florida, City Commissioner in 1982. In June 2006, Gunzburger went to Toronto to marry his partner of 19 years, Dana Buker [3]. [edit] External links • Ron Gunzburger's biography on his website Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Gunzburger" Categories: 1963 births | Living people | American entrepreneurs

INTERESTING….ISN’T IT? It can be safely assumed at this point in the dig that he and Ferrell Ard know each other in some way, since Ferrell Ard bought ad space on his website. But it is not conclusive. So let’s continue……and leave Ron Gunzburger here for the moment and head back to Mr. Ferrell Ard from 414 High Point Drive, Cocoa, Florida 32926..shall we?

Upon further reading on Ferrell Ard, I discovered that our little model businessman is a member in the BBB in Florida:

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Nx8SHz2m7hIJ:www.orlando.bbb.org/codbrep.html%3FID%3D12001172%26cons%3Dy+%22Ferrell+ARD%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=17

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:SjMsu20ZuzEJ:www.cocoabeachchamber.com/home/Pages/MemberSearchAlphaPage.cfm%3Fletter%3DS+%22Ferrell+ARD%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=11

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:hmzMz4wksUwJ:www.law.com/special/professionals/amlaw/lateral/jkl.html+%22Lobby+For+Me,+Inc.%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd

WELL WELL WELL…now we have a good reason to believe Ron and Ferrell are pretty tight! I am not sure when SOFTEC SYSTEMS, which is owned by the GAY PORN KING, got the gig over at HILLZOO. COM or whether Gunzburger was even there when he got it. But it might be a good question for the media to ask him or a grand Jury!!

Domain results for hillzoo.com: Registrant: Lobby For Me, Inc. Lori Walker 7721 Schelhorn Road Alexandria, VA 22306 US Email: *******@lobbyforme.com

Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC. Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Created on..............: Tue, Jul 04, 2000 Expires on..............: Sun, Jul 04, 2010 Record last updated on..: Thu, May 18, 2006

Administrative Contact: Lobby For Me. Inc. Bill Sarpalius 908 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. Washington, dc 20003 US Phone: 4105077865 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @hillzoo.com

Technical Contact: Lobby For Me. Inc. Bill Sarpalius 908 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. Washington, dc 20003 US Phone: 4105077865 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @hillzoo.com

WELL..it is hidden pretty good..but another domain search later under LOBBYFORME and we get this:

WHOIS results for lobbyforme.com Generated by www.DNSstuff.com [Caching always on for search engines and InfoPath]

Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC. Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK [the normal status for a domain when it is locked] Dates: Created 25-oct-1999 Updated 29-aug-2006 Expires 25-oct-2007 DNS Servers: DNS11.REGISTER.COM DNS12.REGISTER.COM

The data in Register.com's WHOIS database is provided to you by Register.com for information purposes only, that is, to assist you in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. Register.com makes this information available "as is," and does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via direct mail, electronic mail, or by telephone; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to Register.com (or its systems). The compilation, repackaging, dissemination or other use of this data is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Register.com. Register.com reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by these terms.

Registrant: Bill Sarpalius Bill Sarpalius 124 Eareckson Stevensville, MD 21666 US Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @usadvantage.us

Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC. Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Created on..............: Mon, Oct 25, 1999 Expires on..............: Thu, Oct 25, 2007 Record last updated on..: Wed, Aug 30, 2006

Administrative Contact: Bill Sarpalius Bill Sarpalius 124 Eareckson Stevensville, MD 21666 US Phone: +1.2024381900 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @usadvantage.us

Technical Contact: Softec Internet Services Ferrell Ard 414 High Point Drive Cocoa, FL 32926 US Phone: 321-634-1878 Email: *******@softecsys.net

LOOK CLOSE…SOFTEC SYSTEMS IS UP THERE….Wonder why he did not provide his email at BADPUPPY over on Capital Hill? Inquiring minds want to know…….. Let’s go back to Ron Gunzburger for a moment…shall we?

(Later, I will post my research on Bill Sarapalius(owner of domain and former democrat member of Congress from Texas)

Gunzburger.com (not linking to these sites and you can probably guess why…but you guys can go….lol) But here’s the Domain search: WHOIS results for gunzburger.com Generated by www.DNSstuff.com [Caching always on for search engines and InfoPath]

Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC. Status: ACTIVE [the normal status for a domain when it is unlocked] Dates: Created 05-nov-1999 Updated 11-oct-2002 Expires 05-nov-2011 DNS Servers: NS1.SOFTECSYS.NET NS2.SOFTECSYS.NET

I was referred to whois.register.com; I'm looking it up there. The data in Register.com's WHOIS database is provided to you by Register.com for information purposes only, that is, to assist you in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. Register.com makes this information available "as is," and does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via direct mail, electronic mail, or by telephone; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to Register.com (or its systems). The compilation, repackaging, dissemination or other use of this data is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Register.com. Register.com reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by these terms.

Organization: Ron Gunzburger Ron Gunzburger 409 NE 17 Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1345 US Phone: 954-557-4911 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @politics1.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Created on..............: Fri, Nov 05, 1999 Expires on..............: Sat, Nov 05, 2011 Record last updated on..: Fri, Feb 24, 2006

Administrative Contact: Ron Gunzburger Ron Gunzburger 409 NE 17 Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1345 US Phone: 954-557-4911 Email: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @politics1.com

AWE…..How sweet. They really do know each other. Looks like that old ‘badpuppy’ and Ron do a lot of business together!! NOTICE THE DNS SERVER!! NS1.SOFTECSYS.NET NS2.SOFTECSYS.NET

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:kynlypEOn4kJ:shamgarreport.blogspot.com/2006/06/ron-gunzburger-marries-boyfriend.html+Ron+Gunzburger&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=7

You guys can google Ole Ron and find out that he dropped out of some race in Florida under pretty intriguing circumstances….. I am sure you can find lots of other connections.

Now we know from other great bloggers work out there the connection between John Avarosis and Mike Rogers…..

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=%22Melanie+Sloan%22+%2B+%22john++aravosis%22&btnG=Search

There is lots more…but this is enough to ask ourselves some very important questions at this point. There are certainly lots of intriguing questions here….. and it may just be nothing (according to the Florida FBI chick I talked to yesterday) In the middle of my story, she asked me what was wrong with this PORNO KING RUNNING WEB SITES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS and why he could not have two businesses.

Enter heavy sigh and a call today to the Texas boys! I doubt they will call me back either…...we’ll see. She just took the info and pretty much tried to get rid of me the minute I brought Ron Gunzburger into the mix!! Maybe she is a democrat….lol… I honestly did not know who the man was before I began this search…..lol

Here are my questions, regardless of whether this SOFTEC SYSTEMS is involved in this particular scandal. Can they capture info on these Congressional Staffers webpages by being the internet provider, etc.? Who hired them and why? AND WHAT THE HELL IS A FLORIDA GAY PORN KING doing hosting web pages on Capitol Hill? Now I understand this is not a government site, but these Congresscritters are not allowed to have campaign type info on their dot gov sites…they have to go elsewhere. How many folks in Congress are using SOFTEC? How many CONGRESSIONAL WIVES ARE?

Interestingly enough..Nancy Pelosi took her blog down a while back! Here is a link to go find out who has blogs on Capitol Hill.

Here is the link: be careful…... I think it is owned by none other than RON GUNZBURGER….lol

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:eZFhmRYtTVIJ:www.pkblogs.com/lawmakers+%22Nancy+Pelosi%22+%2B+%22+Ron+Gunzburger%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10

It came up under a search for connections between ole ‘nancy and ron’…LOL (HAS A CERTAIN SWEET RING TO IT…..) Hey…..maybe these two can run for the Executive Seat at THE BIG HOUSE???????

Heading to bed…..so if this gets posted…I may not be responding to it until the morning. But tell me what you think folks….is there a there there…or have I googled myself into stupidity…..LOL

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:3IXarF5UEIEJ:www.grassrootspa.com/archives/2004_10_01_archive.html+%22Tim+Mahoney%22+gunzburger&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10&client=firefox-aVoters|W|P|chrislilik@gmail.com">http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:3IXarF5UEIEJ:www.grassrootspa.com/archives/2004_10_01_archive.html+%22Tim+Mahoney%22+gunzburger&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10&client=firefox-aVoters|W|P|chrislilik@gmail.com10/20/2004

05:21:26 PM|W|P|Chris|W|P| GrassrootsPA was honored to interview one of the US's premier political web gurus, Politics1.com publisher Ron Gunzburger:

1) Politics1.com is an amazing website, and you do an excellent job compiling breaking political news from all over the country. Tell us how Politics1.com got started, and why. I actually created the Politics1 site out of frustration. In 1996, there were various media joint-venture political sites (CNN/Time had one, Washington Post/National Journal's Hotline and other did another one, CBS and some newspapers did yet another, etc.) that listed all of the major Presidential nominees, plus all of the major party nominees for Governor, US Senate and Congress in all 50 states. The partnerships behind many of these joint venture sites fell apart soon after 1996 and they all went off-line. I waited until late 1997 for something similar to come back online for the 1998 elections but -- when none appeared -- I bought some books at Borders on HTML coding and taught myself how to create a site and do the graphics. My site looked a lot more primitive in the early days -- but the same can be said of any original product (car, computer, calculator) against how much better the new models look. I figured that if I was looking for this info -- stuff like who is running for Congress in Michigan CD-3 (or wherever) and who are the potential candidates for an open seat, others must be looking for it, too. It proved correct because we're still online, we've got a big audience (around 1 million UNIQUE user sessions and over 35.6 million hits per month), and the site is operating in the black.

2) In your opinion, what's the biggest story Politics1.com unearthed? I'm very proud of the work I did with John Gorenfeld (www.IApproveThisMessiah.com) -- who deserves the bulk of the credit for finding the initial story and writing about it -- in exposing the Moonie religious cult coronation ceremony on Capitol Hill. John did a lot of the investigative work and I helped generate a big audience for the story. You've got to remember, John and I were banging away at this stories for about two weeks before any of the mainstream media picked it up. I was rather proud that -- at their National Press Club press conference -- the Moonies singled out both John's site and Politics1 as the two sites they blamed for all the bad press they got on this story. Congressmen Danny Davis, Roscoe Bartlett, Curt Weldon and the others who took part in a ceremony in a Congressional building that placed a crown a Reverend Moon's head so that Moon could then proclaim himself the "returned Messiah" and "the True Parent" was pretty pathetic. I'm also rather proud of a story I didn't write. This year, it seems every closeted gay politician is getting outed. In fact, people who were out for years are amusingly now claiming indignation for getting re-outed (Mary Cheney). I got a tip a few years ago that a middle-aged, bachelor GOP Congressman who was unexpectedly retiring -- just a few weeks after he announced for re-election -- was doing so because a potential social conservative candidate for his seat had threatened to out him as gay. My story wasn't going to be "that Congressman X is gay" but was more focused on the blackmail angle. The state GOP chair even confirmed to me that he was "aware" of allegations similar to the blackmail story I was investigating. In the end, I had an awkward and bizarre phone call with the Congressman and his Chief of Staff (the COS did just about all the talking). Without ever answering any of the story directly -- not the gay stuff or the blackmail stuff -- they pleaded with me not to write the story because the Congressman's parents were still alive and infirm and it would be too embarrassing if they heard about this. I thought the whole thing was pretty sad but, in the end, I didn't write it. I'll admit it was in part because I couldn't pin down which of the potential candidates made the threat -- although I have no doubt that one of them did blackmail this Congressman into quitting.

3) Which story created the biggest positive or negative reaction from your readers? The most positive reaction from readers has definitely been in support of my decision to "adopt" the 1/23 Marines infantry battalion as they were getting ready to be deployed to Iraq a few months ago. The weekly postings from Lt. James Crabtree -- who was a regular Politics1 reader and Marine reservist before being activated -- are very popular. The point of going with this regular series was to show that -- regardless of whether or not each of us supports the Iraq war -- we are very proud of the individual Americans who serving in uniform. I'm certainly split on the issue: I supported (and still support) the Afghan operation, but oppose the Iraq one. The soldiers are not the ones who planned the operation or made the decision to go into Iraq. If people are upset with the war, they should hold our civilian leaders accountable on Election Day. Negative? Well, it seems that every time I write about political cult leader and perennial Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche -- which in unfavorable and infrequent -- the LaRouchies get all worked up and flame me with hate emails. Back in January, LaRouche and I were amusingly staying in the same hotel in Concord, NH, but I had no desire to go over and introduce myself to that lunatic when I saw in the lobby and restaurant.

4) Tell us a little about yourself. You are an attorney and a web journalist at the same time. Is it tough juggling both at once? How much time do you put into each everyday? Short answer: Yes, it's tough to juggle both. My job as General Counsel of a government agency is a full-time job. I write and update the site when I get home in the evening and early in the morning. I'm often up writing until quite late at night. And, on top of these two jobs, I also still do some work as a political communications consultant on local races, serve on two local government boards, and try to find time to work in some roller hockey skating time each week. Maybe this schedule is why I enjoy my vacations away so much! Right now, in these final days leading up to November 2004, I do 40+ hours each week at my day job plus 30-40 hours per week working on the site.

5) What are your favorite websites, both political and non-political? PoliticalWire.com (informative), Electoral-Vote.com (addictive), HockeyLockout.com (I'm still pissed at both sides: NHL and NHLPA), eBay.com (addictive), snopes.com (fun), dictionary.com (I'm always looking words up), NOAA.com (addictive to us Floridians during hurricane season) … plus there are tons of others I check out a few times each week.

6) You have a pretty active comment section below each of your stories. How's it feel to know that you have literally hundred of people discussing every little word you write? I enjoy the fact that my site draws an audience that is a good mix of liberals, conservatives and centrists (plus a few rather hardcore left and right and libertarian folks from the political extremes). It makes for lively debates. When the Blogads.com company did a survey of the top political blogs, my site's bloggers were on average several years younger (mid-to-upper 20s) and substantially better educated than the typical bloggers on the other sites. Makes for very spirited debates! My political views certainly seep into lots of the blog articles I post, but I still work hard to present all the key stories and polls (including ones unfavorable to my candidates) -- and I keep the other 100+ pages of non-blog sections of Politics1 completely neutral and balanced.

7) Tell us a little about where you are politically. Will there ever be a Congressman Ron Gunzburger? You're going to get me into trouble here with your audience. I'm currently a registered Democrat, although I've switched parties between D, R and Independent five times to date (although I've been a Dem for the vast majority of the time). I can find much to dislike about both major parties -- although I would like to believe that both sides really do want what is best for this country (even when they disagree about what that is). I worked as a paid campaign consultant in over 120 campaigns during 1982-2002 -- but became so jaded and skeptical towards the political process (and many candidates) that I decided it was best for me to step back for a while. My clients were probably 75% Dems, 20% Republicans, and 5% Independents. As a 12 year old, I first leafleted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 (Rosalyn Carter even came to our house for a coffee in 1975 before anyone knew who her husband was). By 1984, I voted for Ronald Reagan. I initially liked Perot in 1992 -- I even cast a write-in vote for Perot in the GOP primary -- but became disenchanted with him before November (he was just too flaky). I've voted for third party candidates for President more than once over the years. I admire Presidents like Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson -- to pick an R and a D as examples -- because they were both true leaders. To wit: Reagan's aggressive anti-communist agenda and LBJ's civil rights agenda. Agree or disagree with them, they held fundamental beliefs about what was best for America and they won the public over to their side (even when their views were initially unpopular or controversial). By contrast, Presidents who poll nightly and adjust their positions to match frequent shifts in the poll numbers are not leaders -- as anyone can run to the front of a parade and pretend to be leading it. In 2000, I contributed to John McCain's Presidential campaign -- and I still like the guy. I supported the post-9/11 military campaign in Afghanistan (and still want to see Bin Laden captured or killed). I supported the Iraq War -- and think the world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power -- but would not have done so had I known then what I know today (no WMDs ... plus I read the Paul O'Neill and Richard Clark books). I love ice hockey, the Simpsons, Sopranos, The Daily Show and South Park... despise Fear Factor and hip hop music ... never listen to talk radio (left or right) ... and almost exclusively read non-fiction books ... but that's not really politics. I believe the amount of money-corrupt politicians in elective office is very, very few in number. I believe that the amount of ego and power corrupt politicians is rather high. I'm a fiscally responsible, socially liberal, pro-gun rights, environmentalist, civil libertarian ... and, FYI for any of you who liked those Club for Growth anti-Dean TV spots back in Iowa: I hate sushi, drive an SUV, don't drink lattes (but do admit to sipping mochas), pay my taxes (grudgingly), believe in God, love this country, and don't have any body piercings. In 2004, I contributed to Howard Dean and was even one of those who traveled to NH as a Dean volunteer. I was the GOTV captain for Dean in a Concord ward on primary day. I supported Dean for much of the same reason I supported McCain last time: both are populist advocates of real systemic political reform, both are insurgents seeking to break the traditional power wielded by special interest deep pockets, and both offered the hope of bringing millions of disaffected Americans back into the political process. Well, that's more than enough about me to confuse anyone!! I'd certainly like to serve in Congress, but don't envision that happening (nor my running for it). Besides, considering my politics, you and your readers would probably work very hard to see that this never happens.

8) Bush vs. Kerry: How's it going to play out? Are we going to see a repeat of 2000 in your backyard of Broward County again? Yup, this one is going to go down to the wire again. You never know, but we could be seeing Florida-style recounts in several key states in the weeks after November 2 (including, again, in Florida). |W|P|109816378583033349|W|P|GrassrootsPA Interview With Politics1's Ron Gunzburger|W|P|chrislilik@gmail.com10/20/2004 02:31:50 PM|W|P|Chris|W|P|

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