There's a funeral in my town today
Cross-posted from Truth and Progress I thought I was somehow beyond feeling "real" emotion, feeling on the verge of tears, welling up like a kid and wanting to cry. I had even almost gotten beyond...
View ArticleThinking ahead: What should Dem Congress do first? (poll)
No, I'm not getting over-confident (never again after 2004), nor premature, nor taking my eye off the ball. But I do believe there's a whiff of potential Victory in the air for November. And in the...
View ArticleAnyone want a database of all House races?
Cross-posted from Truth and Progress If you're a combined political junky/geek like myself, you may be interested in this. I've gotten a bit frustrated trying to keep track of the changing prospects...
View ArticleClose margins, opposition party, and the permanent campaign
The closer we get to Election Day, the more the expectations and momentum seem to be building toward a likely return to power of the Democrats, at least in the House. With all the shifting polls, it's...
View ArticleMigration of the Elephants: "GOP icons lament party's drift, head for other...
Anyone with any sense of Massachusetts political history knows the names of Saltonstall and Lodge, among the most venerable Republican families going back a century. These were the Republicans who...
View ArticleEarly result bellwethers: what to watch for tomorrow night
Most of us are expecting at least modest gains in the House and Senate, with a strong chance of Dems taking over at least one chamber, while crossing our fingers for a much larger wave. As we hunker...
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The Bird-Magic Coalition
In the wake of the elections, Democratic grass-roots are showering a lot of attention on what is perceived to be a "new type of Democrat", as personified by Senator-elect Jon Tester. An idea is...
View ArticleThe Presidential Nomination Calculus
U.S. Presidential politics, especially the nominating process, is as much spectator sport as a serious political exercise. We are in the habit of choosing favorites and rooting for them, and against...
View ArticleMy Daughter's a Democrat!
No big deal, no surprise, nothing particularly significant happened. It's just that, well, okay, it feels pretty damned good, and I'm pleased to have a forum of virtual friends to brag to. My...
View ArticleModerates winning Iran elections
Too bad they don't have "Democracy" in Iran. Then maybe the people of that country could actually vote according to their preferences, and perhaps repudiate the hard-line extremism of President...
View ArticleThe Unprecedented Presidential Race of '08, Part I
Even though the first Primary of the 2008 Presidential Election is more than a year away, the buzz is already building for what will by any measure by one of the most important election years in...
View ArticleDavid Brooks sings it right: "We Must Save Darfur"
Okay, no, it's not THAT David Brooks (of the NYT)! He probably thinks Darfur is too "polarizing" or something. THIS David Brooks is a musician, composer, and activist, who has produced a new song and...
View ArticleUpdate: There's ANOTHER funeral in my town today!
Just five months ago, I wrote a diary to commemorate the funeral of a local kid from my hometown, who had just been killed in Iraq. I thought I was somehow beyond feeling "real" emotion, feeling on...
View ArticleOur long national nightmare has returned
Here is George W. Bush, March 20, 2007: My choice is to make sure that I safeguard the ability for presidents to get good decisions," he said. "If the staff of a president operated in constant fear of...
View ArticleWho is we?
Usually I feel very connected with the general mindset and philosophy that underlies the progressive agenda emodied in the Daily Kos community. On a few other occasions, I get discouraged and feel...
View ArticleShipping Out and Coming Home
My travels took me through Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport this week, on my way to and from Africa, arriving back this morning, Memorial Day. As it turned out, I encountered large...
View ArticleAre we having fun yet?
Rain cripples New York City transit New York, August 8, 2007. A torrential downpour sent water surging through New York's subway system and highway tunnels and across airport runways Wednesday...The...
View ArticleWhy neither Obama nor Edwards will be our next President
You can take all of your scenarios and hypotheses and theories, all of your sophisticated political analysis and what-if calculations, all of your hopes and beliefs and crossed-fingers and toss them in...
View ArticleOf COURSE Obama can still win!
Jeez, from many of the recent diaries and comments here, you would think that a lot of people on this site just started following Presidential politics last October or something. When Barack Obama won...
View ArticleReminder: Most voters HAVE NO CLUE
On a Yahoo Games chat board just now, the kind of random "conversation" that pops up all the time: "Looks like the Repubs have chosen McCain" "He's better than Obama, but worse than Clinton" My...
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