I assume Nepe's promotion of Roger here has more to do with convincing the Sajha community that he's a well-deserved candidate in need of political campaign funding. Of course, that said voting is probably out of the question since most of us most probably aren't his would-be constituents (unless you happen to come from Tracy). The posts so far discloses Roger's opinions, not to mention protruded view of him in glossy snaps. Like anything else that needs to be taken seriously (and since you are asking ppl for money) why not post his CV? I (and I'm sure the rest of the Sajha community) would probably like to know what he's done in the past, his formulated opinions about current issues, etc. before giving our hard-earned tax-deductible dollars. In fact, since he's running for a political office post and disclose everything (facts only please) that you can think of, and we'll decide his worthiness ourselves (ultimately sending his campgain a check if decided so). Note: IMHO, adopting a name for convenience sends a wrong message. Sometimes, you just can't do things b/c it's 'convenient', including changing names. I could've bought it if he had found a new religion, etc. since Roger is a Christian name? Anyway, this is off-topic so I'll leave it at that... -JB