Cynthia McCarver

My Interests:

Progressive political activities, especially anti-war actions; reading progressive political writers, such as George Lakoff, Howard Zinn, and Paul Waldman; cooking and culinary theory; modern romance languages (perfect French; decent Spanish).

Political Skills:

Yakking on the phone; web page maintenance and other internet work; writing clearly and succinctly; preparing great food for large groups of leftists.

Favorite Quote:

"This nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and (...) this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

About Me:

I inhabit the far-left edge of the Democratic Party. Just drop a quarter in the slot and look through the eyepiece, and you can see us waving.

I think government has the capacity to be a great force for good (except for the current illegal inhabitants of the White House, that is), as evidenced by the 40-hour work week, OSHA, USDA, and so on. I'm a federal bureaucrat myself--I'm a supervisor at the main post office in Nashville, TN 37230-9997, and I think the post office is an excellent example of what's good about government. You put a 39-cent stamp on a letter and it gets from Nashville to Anchorage in three days. That's pretty cool, and that's real value for your money. Which leave me at a total loss to explain the White House and Congress. And don't even get me started on Rex 84, or I'll have to re-line my hat with fresh tin foil.

I'm extremely fortunate to have the world's greatest boyfriend, who's even more of a political junkie than I am. He also possess numerous other attractive qualitiies, which I don't know you well enough to describe.

I try, with marginal success, to keep up with modern rock and alternative rock, but since I prefer bands with a progressive political message, I listen to a lot more Green Day than Postal Service.