Three things that are on my mind this Saturday night: Today’s DC Democratic Convention went off without a hitch. It was a decent exercise in voter outreach and party building, but it didn’t offer much to grow the party. Most of the workshops and such were preaching to the already “indoctrinated” DC Dems, and weren’t …
I’m serving out the end of my term on the DC Democratic State Committee, and one of the big votes is tonight: deciding on the unaffiliated add-on (i.e. sorta-super) delegates and the PLEO (elected official) delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Committee Convention. It’s one of the few votes we make that makes any shred …
It’s been five years since George W. Bush and his theocon cronies, with the complicit support of congressional Democrats, brought the United States to war with Iraq. A needless war. A senseless war. A deliberate diversion from the real war on terror and the pursuit of Osama bin Laden. A war that was more about …
In my nearly four years of serving on the DC Democratic State Committee, I’ve seen some incredibly silly behavior. But tonight takes the cake: why does a party that so overwhelmingly dominates the political landscape in the District feel the need to be so protectionist? It reminds me of the Soviet Union in many respects. …
If you want to affect change in government, have a say in the future of the U.S. policies both at home and abroad, and have a right to complain when things don’t go the way you want them to: VOTE! I’m just a bit miffed that the young folk didn’t turn out to vote in …
Barack Obama keeps gaining in both state races and nationally because he’s remarkably consistent in tone, poise, delivery and focus of message. At stump speeches, town hall meetings, debates and interviews, he’s confident and consistent. It’s a tone he’s stuck with throughout the campaign, with some variations here and there, but nothing that veers too …
The liberal blogosphere has been an incredible group in its rise to power in Democratic and progressive politics. It has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to voice their opinions on political and social issues great and small, and should be commended for it. But in this 2008 cycle, blogs that used to be open …
If you live in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, today is the day! Get out and vote in the “Potomac Primary!” I’ll be casting my vote for Barack Obama. And if this is all weighing too heavily on you, here’s something to watch:
A quick note to the campaigns of Senators Clinton and Obama: Shut the fuck up already! Seriously, this mud slinging has got to stop now. Where’s the talk about actual issues? About what your plans are for the things that are legitimately troubling the people and security of the United States? All of this petty …
On recent political developments: Much as I’m not a supporter of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, I’m pleased that the 2008 Democratic nomination is still a wide-open affair after the initial salvos in Iowa and New Hampshire. Seriously: two lily-white states with mostly rural populations should not be the primary vetting groups for a candidate who is …
