<HTML> Tom, I really want to thank you for trying to help out. Bob has done all you have described. Down to the smallest detail. He has gone out of his way to remain calm and collected--in the face of repeated verbal abuse from party leadership for not dropping out of the race in deference to the Democrat. If politics were religious, he'd be canonizable right now for his humility and deference to labor leadership. But it's getting late now... He can't wait for the leadership to come over to his side. I have told him to attack, the question is how? I have mentioned going after the leadership, but there's this group mentality that seems to think if you attack the leaders you're attacking workers. He is still deferring though... chuck miller Tom Lehman wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> Dear Chuck, You have to know how to work a room.  For example, an unknown, unendorsed candidate has to go around and introduce himself to all the delegates and as many others as he can.  I recently saw a guy named Louie do a really good job in this type of a situation.  Louie had to have introduced himself to at least 500 people, "Hello I'm Louie ____ , I'm running for____, here is my business card.  Business cards are inexpensive and people will hold on to them.  Be sure and use a union printer. After Louie had introduced himself to everyone, he was invited to say a few words. Thats what he did, somthing like, nice meeting all of you and I'll do a good job for you if I'm elected. Sincerely, Tom bautiste@uswest.net wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>We are going on the fact that wages have stagnated over the last 20 years, remaining level with regard to inflation. He is saying it in this context, as well as the context of CEO salaries rising over 200% during the same period. He is saying that, were the minimum wage to have remained in pace with inflation, it would be about this amount. Of course, he is also saying that everyone's wages/salaries should have been rising during the same period. "Realistically," he is calling for a minimum wage of $9/hour. chuck miller Doug Henwood wrote: > bautiste@uswest.net wrote: > > >Bob Anderson, the Green candidate for Congress, > >actually said the minimum wage should be about $15 right now. > > Since the average wage in the U.S. is now about $12.80, and the wage at the > 70th percentile is about $15.30, this would be quite a stretch. Is this a > revolutionary demand, or just dreaming? > > Doug -- <A HREF="http://www.users.uswest.net/~bautiste/index.htm">http://www.users.uswest.net/~bautiste/index.htm</A></BLOCKQUOTE>  </BLOCKQUOTE>   -- <A HREF="http://www.users.uswest.net/~bautiste/index.htm">http://www.users.uswest.net/~bautiste/index.htm</A>  </HTML>