I Was Expecting Your Call, Lee Fisher.
I was hoping to hear from the Lee Fisher for Senate campaign before Election Day, which is tomorrow here in Ohio. I was hoping to get a personal appeal from Lee for my vote, hoping to hear some...
View ArticleOH-15: My Canvassing Experience Today.
I went canvassing this afternoon for Mary Jo Kilroy, Ted Strickland, and the other Democrats who are on the ticket here in OH-15. I had been in contact with Matt Winner, who is with Democracy for...
View ArticleOH-15: Phone Banking for Mary Jo Kilroy.
Having previously done a turn at canvassing, today I did some phone banking for the Kilroy for Congress campaign. I decided to do phone banking because as a dad of 2 small kids, it works a little...
View ArticleOH-15: My Last Stab At GOTV
This evening was my last turn at getting out the vote for Democrats here in Ohio. I will be working Monday and Election Day, and I otherwise don't have any spare time in the evening tomorrow (since I...
View ArticleRobert Reich: The Economy Sarah Palin Depends On
From Robert Reich's Blog, here is something to consider: that the appeal of Sarah Palin is about the white working class, and someone who acts like a populist. And, that the success of her candidacy...
View ArticleTomorrow my wife becomes a citizen.
My wife is from the Philippines. She came to this country almost six years ago on an alien fiance visa. We met online almost two years before that. Now, after marriage and two kids, she is going to...
View ArticleRick Santorum, let me introduce myself.
To Kos: if Operation Hilarity was ever something that we were taking seriously, it's over now, in my mind. Because of this diary by Fred Clarkson(also see this diary by BrooklynBadBoy) and some...
View ArticleDefining Fairness, a Political Struggle
Today I read an article at Time magazine by Jonathan Haidt, the psychologist, who talks about the liberal and conservative definition of fairness. He discussed the difference between Mitt Romney's...
View ArticleSUSA Ohio: Obama 45, Romney 44
I don't think I have seen this poll reported on before now. This is from Survey USA and sponsored by WCMH-TV in Columbus: Obama 45% Romney 44% More details under the zest a l'Orange.
View ArticleOH-Sen: Liveblog of Debate 10/18/12
Good Evening, from Columbus, Ohio, this is liveblog coverage of the Senatorial Debate between Sen. Sherrod Brown and State Treasurer Josh Mandel. I'll be posting comments about the debate as it...
View ArticleNate Silver: Ohio has 50-50 Chance to Decide Election
From this blog post by Nate Silver just out: his forecast is that Ohio has roughly a 50% chance of deciding the election. We are now running about 40,000 Electoral College simulations each day. In the...
View ArticleThanksgiving and the Retail Worker: a Personal Reflection
This battle between retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, and their workers over having to work Thanksgiving is personal for me. Before I re-careered and went into IT, I spent 14 years working in...
View ArticleFor effective change in gun laws, we need to take it to the streets
The shooter incidents just continue. Friday we woke up to another shooting incident at Northern Arizona University, killing one person and wounding 4 more. This is after the shooting incident last...
View Article"Billionaires Can't Buy Bernie"... Draws 2 Middle Fingers
A few weeks ago, I sent a contribution to the Bernie Sanders campaign, and in return, I got 4 bumper stickers. On the back of my Corolla, I put the bumper sticker “BILLIONAIRES CAN’T BUY BERNIE”....
View ArticleStrategic Voting Costs Bernie Sanders in Ohio as Voters Try to Block Trump
Here in Ohio, the primary election played out a lot like it did in other states, where the Republican turnout was a lot higher than for the Democrats. In addition to the higher interest in the...
View ArticleThe First Step to Trump's Agitprop Machine... control your screen
Well, this is an Interesting development:National security officials working for President Donald Trump are considering building a superfast 5G network as an option to counter Chinese spying on US...
View ArticleRobert Reich: The Economy Sarah Palin Depends On
From Robert Reich's Blog, here is something to consider: that the appeal of Sarah Palin is about the white working class, and someone who acts like a populist. And, that the success of her candidacy...
View ArticleTomorrow my wife becomes a citizen.
My wife is from the Philippines. She came to this country almost six years ago on an alien fiance visa. We met online almost two years before that. Now, after marriage and two kids, she is going to...
View ArticleRick Santorum, let me introduce myself.
To Kos: if Operation Hilarity was ever something that we were taking seriously, it's over now, in my mind. Because of this diary by Fred Clarkson(also see this diary by BrooklynBadBoy) and some...
View ArticleDefining Fairness, a Political Struggle
Today I read an article at Time magazine by Jonathan Haidt, the psychologist, who talks about the liberal and conservative definition of fairness. He discussed the difference between Mitt Romney's...
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