As the primary process comes to a close, it’s time to turn our eyes to the November presidential election. It’s not too late to let your voice be heard; it’s not too late to register to vote, and to vote for change. Obama ’08
Category Archive: Politics
Mar 27
Thoughts on Iraq
It’s late, I’m supposed to be working on something else, and I’m tired, but I had to write. I got an email tonight from an old friend from high school who leaves his wife (another friend from high school) and young daughter tomorrow to go to combat training in Wisconsin. He deploys to Iraq in …
Feb 06
Super Caucus!
I just returned from my first-ever caucus experience, tucked my exhausted children into bed, and as I promised yesterday, am sitting down to give you the scoop. There were many things that made the night exciting, like the fact that instead of a teeny little caucus for Precinct 003 (Lyons & immediate surrounds, probably less …
Feb 04
Get out and Caucus!
Tomorrow is the biggest primary election in history with 21 states casting their votes in the Presidential Primary. If you are a registered voter, consider finding your polling place and casting a vote tomorrow. Voter turnout so far in the primary process has been at unprecedentedly high levels and I like to take that as …
Feb 03
You Tube & the 2008 Election
There is no longer any doubt that the Internet is changing politics and campaigning in the United States and around the world. An interesting twist that’s coming up during this year’s election mania is, of course, YouTube. I haven’t always been a huge fan of YouTube, in part because of the quantity of crap that’s …
Jan 27
I’m a believer!
I’ve been careful not to comment on the presidential primaries currently underway because, although I have had a favorite candidate for some time, I just wasn’t sure he was going to be able to pull it off. Tonight, I’m feeling a little more sure. Barack Obama made a believer out of me not when he …
May 05
Food for thought…
This week, I twice fell prey to savvy marketing. Or, more specifically, I fell prey once, my son fell prey once, and I caved to avoid a tantrum in the supermarket Gabriel loves anything with a picture of a baby on it. He loves the diaper aisle, my Mothering magazines, or anything else displaying images …
May 05
Laughing, Laughing, Laughing
You gotta love Bill Maher. OK, you don’t have to love Bill Maher, but I do, and I got a kick out of his ruminations about a recently-discovered memo from one of Mitt Romney’s political strategists that says “Hillary=France”. Now before you get all self-righteous, I’m not a huge fan of Hillary (I’m currently on …
Mar 08
Avoid Another Costly War
Even as the war in Iraq continues to progress (or digress…), Iran continues to work on developing its nuclear program. Although the thought of such an extremist government having nukes is frightening, equally frightening is the prospect of another war in the Middle East that our brave soldiers cannot possibly win. Wes Clark has a …
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