Netroots Nation is coming up soon. The third annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held July 17–20 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Netroots Nation 2008 will include panels led by national and international experts; identity, issue and regional caucuses; prominent political, issue and policy-oriented speakers; … Continue reading Going to Netroots Nation?
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The Declaration of Independence
Take about nine minutes of your day to review why we celebrate the 4th of July.
Can you pass the test?
From MSNBC: In October 2008 a new version of the U.S. citizenship test will be taken by all applicants. Could you pass it? I missed one. How about you? WordPress.com Political Blogger Alliance
Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009
One of my legislative agenda items for this past General Assembly session was redistricting. Having split control between Democrats and Republicans seemed to be the perfect situation for the passage of some form of bipartisan redistricting. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. And if it didn't pass in 2008, I don't hold out much hope for … Continue reading Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009
Democrats criticizing Democrats
MB has another thoughtful post up today regarding the need for Democrats to criticize Democrats. In it, he refers us to this Glenn Greenwald article. This part of the article jumped out at me: Telling Obama that you'll cheer for him no matter what he does, that you'll vest in him Blind Faith that anything … Continue reading Democrats criticizing Democrats
Tell me it ain’t so, Howard!
I know I'm supposed to just get over Hillary Clinton being out of the race. And I'm trying. But when I was elected as Clinton delegate to the convention, I thought that I would have at least one more chance to cast a ballot for my candidate. Apparently, that isn't the case: Hillary will not … Continue reading Tell me it ain’t so, Howard!
Meyerson on patching up Democrats
Harold Meyerson was a staffer of Eugene McCarthy 40 years ago and offers his perspective on another bruising campaign season in which Democrats were split between two candidates. It sounds eerily familiar: On matters of policy, there were really no significant differences between [Robert] Kennedy and McCarthy. Both sought to withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam; … Continue reading Meyerson on patching up Democrats
The Unit Rule
UVA's Larry Sabato offered an interesting op-ed in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch on the unit rule. Never heard of the unit rule? I hadn't, either. If no one has received a majority [of Electoral College votes] for president and/or for vice president -- the Twelfth Amendment requires the separate counting of ballots for each office -- … Continue reading The Unit Rule
MT/SD open thread
The primary season, which feels like it started two years ago, will be coming to an end this evening. My candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton, will be making a speech in NY, the content of which is unknown. Earlier in the day, the AP reported she would concede tonight but campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe says not … Continue reading MT/SD open thread
Why do we ignore Johnson?
In a Washington Post op-ed, President Lyndon Johnson's special assistant for domestic affairs Joseph A. Califano Jr. discusses the price for ignoring Johnson's presidency. Our nation -- particularly Democrats -- pays a high price for indulging in this amnesia. If we make Johnson's presidency invisible, we break the chain of this nation's progressive tradition and … Continue reading Why do we ignore Johnson?
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