Celebrating of My New Home - Tell Me Your Opinion!

Sitting here watching the SD Special Election results roll in. Looks like Herseth will win, but it could be a long night.

I'm having a hard time getting any of my friends to comment on any of my diatribes on my blog, so I want to float an idea that I had for my housewarming party and ask you to respond. As most, if not all, of you know I just relocated to a decent studio on the Upper East Side, near the building I was raised in. Numerous friends have asked about a housewarming party and a few have even mentioned that they intend to get me a housewarming gift.

My thinking is to turn my housewarming party into a fundraiser for ACT (Americans Coming Together) and MoveOn.org. I will buy all the beverages and food and tell my friends to come and donate the money they normally would have spent on drinks to either cause. People who wanted to give me a gift will be encouraged to donate that money to the cause. There will be no preaching or lobbying at the party; people will just be given an active forum to donate. My non-politically inclined or even the few Republicans should not feel unwellcome or left out.

My thinking is that since most of my friends are not very politically inclined, they never give to important causes. Even if it is only a $10 donation, giving money to a cause is very empowering as it reminds you that you have power in this country (especially in New York City where our votes often seem pointless as the outcome is extremely predictable). So my questions are:

Is this a fair request?

Will people be offended?

And another thought, if my point is really to spur involvement,

Should I have info and forms for Republican PACs also?

Please let me know your thoughts...