Something we can do

Wanting to exert positive social change people on the left side of the blogosphere have come up with a number of ideas, including boycotting "red-state" companies. I like this idea better.

The Choose The Blue site, though incomplete, is a great start towards advising us on how to send our hard earned dollars in the direction of companies that donate to Democrats.

You know what party a politician supports. Do you know which political party a company supports?

ChooseTheBlue tells you what corporations donated to political parties.

If each American who voted for John Kerry spends $100 in 2005 on a Blue company instead of a Red company, we can move $5 Billion away from Republican companies and add $5 Billion to the income of companies who donate to Democrats.

This will be noticed! Choose where you buy ... and make a difference!!!

I think this is a wonderful idea. As with the financial pressure exerted on Sinclair Broadcasting this fall, it could make a real difference.

As for me, I'm going to have to give up shopping at Target, a store I really like, but which donated $81,133 to Democrats and $208,629 to the Evil Other in 2004. But I'm not giving it up without a fight. I'm writing them a letter of explanation today.