Male

Married to
Whitney Stewart Gravel

May 13, 1930

Unitarian

reading books, reading newspapers, listening to books on my iPod

skiing, tennis, animals, my dog

Mozart, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Edith Piaf, John Lennon

The Lives of Others, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, action movies, suspense movies

Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower by Zbigniew Brzezinski, American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips, Collapse by Jared Diamond, House of War by James Carroll

Rome, NewsHour

"Each generation has a right to choose for itself the form of government it believes most promotive of its happiness." --Thomas Jefferson

Things I've said:

"The only thing worse than one soldier dying in vain is more soldiers dying in vain."

(As to same-sex marriage:) “This country – and this world – needs more love. Love trumps morality, morality trumps politics.”

“Our country needs renewal -- not just of particular policies or of people, but of democracy itself.”

My Issues:

The War in Iraq: Immediate and orderly withdrawal of troops followed by aggressive diplomacy

Iran: I firmly oppose a military confrontation with Iran and advocate a diplomatic solution to the current situation.

National Initiative for Democracy: Empower Americans and turn every citizen into a lawmaker by enacting a national initiative.

A Fair Tax: Eliminate the income tax and replace it with a progressive national sales tax.

Global Warming / Climate Change: We must reduce America’s carbon footprint in the world by passing legislation that caps emissions and improve energy efficiency while generating more energy from low-carbon sources.

Universal Healthcare Vouchers: A National Health Care Voucher plan will provide health care for all Americans.

LGBT Rights: I support same-sex marriage and oppose both the Defense of Marriage Act and the military's 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' legislation.

Prison/Drug Reform: We must de-criminalize minor drug offenses, eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing laws, and increase the use of alternative penalties for nonviolent drug offenders.

Net Neutrality: I support a free and open Internet with no restricted access to any site, for any reason.

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