Author: PsiFighter37

It’s never too early to start campaigning

(cross-posted at Daily Kos) In the 2006 election season, Democrats picked up 30 seats in the House and 6 seats in the Senate. Because senators have 6-year election cycles, there’s not an immediate need to worry about their...

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The 2006 Democrats of the Year

(cross-posted at Daily Kos) Many of us have met Time’s choice for Person of the Year – You – with some derision. If the criteria of the award were to be literally followed (“the individual or group of...

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On launching a new blog

(cross-posted at Daily Kos) Launching a new blog is difficult. This probably doesn’t come as much of a revelation to many here; getting an audience and attracting readers on a consistent basis is hard to do. In the weeks...

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Barack Obama is the next generation

(cross-posted at Daily Kos) In October of 2004, a couple weeks before the election, I had the privilege of attending a rally for the Democratic challenger to Senator Arlen Specter, Joe Hoeffel, at which Barack Obama was present....

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Being a progressive is mainstream

(cross-posted at Daily Kos) Don’t take it from me that the agenda of John Edwards is ‘progressive’ – that’s what the mainstream media is stating. On the heels of the news that Edwards is will...

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