Month: May 2008

Are you one of the 18%?

As I contemplate the way Americans come to conclusions about candidates that effect their votes (our recent primary in West Virginia, for instance, with a predominance of non-college educated people many of whom believe Barack...

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We Can Call Them

Bumped up so you don’t forget to call now that the long holiday is over. Steven D Some Phone Numbers for you: Howard Dean Chair Dem. Nat’l Committee: 202-863-8000 Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House: (202) 225-0100...

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Bittersweet: A Death and A New Beginning

Today my third novel, CodeSpell, is coming out from Penguin’s Ace division. It’s a great day for me. It’s also a very hard one. In mid-March my grandmother, Phyllis Neese, died. She had a huge role in raising...

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Opposing the GI Bill

State Rep. Rick Noriega provides a flavor of what it will feel like to support President Bush’s veto of the GI Bill in the Houston Chronicle: Unfortunately, my opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, failed to stand up for our troops....

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Say Good-Bye to Red America

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeHoward Dean was of course correct when he said America was really shades of maroon. His 50 State Strategy was specifically designed to nudged...

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