This is my second post of the day. Scroll down to read about blood in the supermarket aisles.

All right, here is another worthy bit of justice you can help with. Click here to sign an online petition that will be delivered to Congress by MoveOn.org.

Here is the letter that arrived in my emailbox asking for signatures:

Over the last eight months, we've fought to stop President Bush from getting rid of overtime and to stop the FCC from changing its media ownership rules. Amazingly, we've won. But today, both of these victories are at risk.

Bush is now pushing Congress to approve one of the biggest spending bills in its history -- 820 billion dollars. He's also cutting lots of last-minute, back-room deals that would reverse our victories on overtime and on media ownership, while taking corporate giveaways to a whole new level.

And he's trying to force votes on this 400 page bill before Democrats have had a chance to read it.

Giveaways in the bill include:

• Allowing media giants to monopolize even more local media outlets than before. Companies like Fox that have bought more outlets than current law allows would now be allowed to keep them. In fact, this bill raises the limit to just the amount that Fox needs. (Washington Post, 11/30/03)

• Rolling back rules requiring that people be paid for overtime. Eight million hard-working families count on these fair compensation rules.

These terrible provisions, and others, were added at the last minute by top Republican negotiators. The final bill was first shared with Democrats the day they were leaving for Thanksgiving (Tues., Nov. 25th), in an obvious attempt to force an immediate vote, sight unseen.

Instead, Congress is returning for a special session next week. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Monday, December 8th. The Senate is being asked to approve it on Tuesday the 9th.

Again, please click here to sign. Also, please note that Move On is a legitimate organization that uses the electronic “signatures” it collects very strategically. It’s not like those wacky emailed petitions that one has to forward on to a certain address every fifty entries. This only takes a minute, and it is a very easy way to help face down the horrifyingly corrupt administration in Washington.

I know these past two weblog entries have not been as witty as some, but they raise very important issues that I don’t trust myself enough as a writer to try to make more amusing. Tomorrow, on the other hand, I will be discussing “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” Get here early, the good seats go fast.