Month: June 2006

At one point I thought I’d have to run for president of our local Thurston County YD chapter. But, Hillary stepped in and literally saved it for us. She was at the convention in Yakima, and with a bunch of other hard working YDs, almost pulled off a charter admendment to get the state party…

Shaun has a pretty good reaction to what Joe Trippi wrote: The best place for people with any degree of progressive instinct to be is right where Joe says he’s sticking – inside the Democratic Party until we’re in charge of it. But, it left me wanting because there are a large group of Americans,…

Cross posted at printer Democracy Steve is correct when he reminds us that progressive’s shouldn’t hate the game, they should hate the player. It isn’t the fault of the initiative process that it has been hijacked by right wing money makers like Eyman, it is our fault for giving the process over to them. A…

Drinking Liberally minus the drinking: I firmly believe that more young people should get involved in politics. Unfortunately, Drinking Liberally would seem to discourage aspiring young activists who aren’t 21 from taking part, but you can certainly come and not drink. I do. But I think Democrats and progressives ought to figure out a strategy…

My ex-governor is lamer than your ex-governor. Just wanted to point out that Kitzaber is cooler than Locke, always has been. Anyway, did anyone notice from that article that Locke is also a member of the Safeco board? Was he on the board when McGavick got his $17 Million Golden Parachute?