I said yesterday I'd finish reading the debate transcript. Can I just say that the debate this week sucked ass? Ted Koppel wanted to talk about nothing but candidate in-fighting. He even admitted as much at the end:

And to all of you, if I may make the observation, what you need every once in a while is someone up here who ticks you off a little bit. You're much better when you're angry.

To assist Al Franken in his quest to spread a new euphemism, you know Koppel was "kidding on the square."

So, yeah, the debate blew. But they're over for now. On to Primary seaon. Things can really change in 2004 for the better. And I hope we're all ready to work for it. We have huge conglomerate conservative media outlets we're fighting against. What can you do? Other than donating money, volunteering, etc., there are other ways you can help defeat George Bush, and it can get pretty subliminal:

You can start a blog. One of the ways Google ranks search results is by the number of web sites that link to a particular hit. By starting a blog (it's pretty easy) and linking to articles that tell the truth about George Bush, you help get that information at the top of the Google pile.

Leave flyers in public places. No one takes things from you if you're trying to hand stuff out, but if you leave a flyer in a seat on the train or bus, in a bathroom, on a table in a coffee shop, you're putting it in a place where someone must touch it to move it. No, flyers aren't exactly the most environmental way of doing it, but they require more energy to dispose them than an e-mail. In this age of PDFs, it's easy to print your own flyers surreptitiously at work and leave them in public places. Plus, the corporation you work for probably supported George Bush, stick it to them by stealing paper and toner.

Many Democratic candidates have downloadable PDFs -- Braun, Clark, Dean, Edwards, Kerry, and Kucinich. No matter who you support, however, we should let the chips fall where they may in the primaries and start getting into people's heads that George Bush is wrong. So try these:

Misleader.org
Neighbors for Peace and Justice

Wear buttons and t-shirts. Advertising is most effective when it focuses on repetition -- the more exposures, the better it sticks in your mind. People on the street will see your button, and the more they see it, the better the chance of it sticking in their mind.

Most importantly, encourage people to vote. There is no better way to defeat the incumbent than by bringing in new voters. There are too many apathetic people, and in many cases, they're the ones that would benefit the most from a regime change in America. You have an 18-year-old sibling or cousin? Make sure he or she votes. I, for one, know all sorts of young kids at school and will encourage as many of them as I can to vote.

If we all work towards one goal -- defeating George Bush (perhaps the Democratic party can get that through their heads) -- we can change our future for the better.