Reader thoughts? And how's that dry run coming along, Capitol Leader?

Bruce Fein: Contributor
Bruce Fein is a constitutional and international lawyer with Bruce Fein & Associates and The Lichfield Group. He
served as associate deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan and was a member of the ABA Task Force
on presidential signing statements.

Dr. Ronald Walters: Contributor
Mr. Walters is internationally known for his expertise on the issues of African American leadership and politics, his
writing and media savvy. He is director of the African American Leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program,
Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, and professor in government
and politics at the University of Maryland. Author of numerous books and recipients of several awards, Walters also
served as deputy campaign manager for the Jesse Jackson presidential campaign in 1984. He also serves as senior policy
consultant to W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Jack Valenti: Contributor
Jack Valenti has led several lives: a wartime bomber pilot, advertising agency founder, political consultant, White
House Special Assistant, author, and movie industry leader. In WWII he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross,
the Air Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, and the European Theater Ribbon. He co-founded the advertising/political
consulting agency of Weekley & Valenti and in 1951 and was aboard Air Force One back to Washington with President
Johnson where he became the first newly hired Special Assistant to the President immediately following the
assassination of JFK. He became the third man in the Motion Picture Association’s history to become its leader where
he is currently the Chairman and CEO. Additionally he is the Recipient of Legion d'Honneur, the French Legion of
Honor, has his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and named a Life Member of the Directors Guild of America.

Andrew Rasiej: Contributor
Andrew Rasiej is the Founder of the Personal Democracy Forum and has served as an advisor to Senators and
Congressman and political candidates on the use of Information Technology for campaign and policy purposes since
1999. He spearheaded the creation of a NetGuard which will provide emergency technical, communication, and database
support in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist strike, currently being built by the US Department of Homeland
Security. He is the founder and Chairman of MOUSE (Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools and Education), the
co-founder of www.mideastwire.com, and former chairman and co-founder of the eMusic Live. He is a past recipient of
the prestigious David Rockefeller Fellowship.

Micah L. Sifry: Contributor
Micah L. Sifry was an editor and writer with The Nation magazine for thirteen years, writing widely on domestic and
international politics. Since 1997, he has been a senior analyst with Public Campaign, working on comprehensive
campaign finance reform. He has published articles in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The
American Prospect, The Hill, Salon.com, IntellectualPolitics.com, The Nation, and The American Prospect. He has also
written for The New York Times, Newsday, HotWired's Netizen, World Business, The New York Observer, George,
Los Angeles, Elle, Inside Media, The Village Voice, and The Progressive. He is also, co-author of Is That a Politician in
Your Pocket? (John Wiley & Sons, 2004). He has appeared on CBS "This Morning," MSBNC, C-SPAN, MTV News,
National Public Radio, Air America and many talk radio programs, and is frequently consulted as a leading source on
third-party politics by many reporters.