“In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” Barack Obama, January 8, 2008 You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video When I started this blog over a year and a half ago, I had no idea where it would lead. That road leads me today to [...]
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Finally up online. Read closely, you might get a hint at the BIG NEWS!!!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Easily, without question, the finest, most accurate piece of parody John Stewart has ever done.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Excellent. But one thing about the rally proved sparklingly clear: Michele Bachmann is a major star. When she stepped up to the podium on the Capitol steps, the crowd went wild. It wasn’t too hard to imagine the event as a warm up for the 2010 presidential election, where Bachmann might prove a far more viable [...]
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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Modern notes the wicked irony of Dayton mayor Rhine McLin endorsing Lee Fisher in September because of his record on JOBS, then losing her own JOB in November….because of JOBS. Lee Fisher is such a habitual loser, he infects everyone else with losing. But the real kicker is that McLin is about as neck deep [...]
Thursday, November 5, 2009
I’ve had a long, bumpy history with the Great And Powerful Kos. I’ve been banned from his site so many times, I’ve lost count. We mixed it up in the UK in 2005 when he blogged for the Guardian, and I worked for Labour. For a while during the 2006 Senate primary, some of his [...]
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
One year ago today, America elected it’s first African American president. The magnitude tends to get lost in the day to day rough and tumble of governing. But this awesome achievement will only grow moreso the further away from that day we travel. I’ve written before that if Barack Obama did precisely nothing with his [...]
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Cuyahoga County council? Hmmm….
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I don’t know how many times the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has to make a god damned fool of itself before they get the most basic election processes correct, but this is one Tremonster who’s gonna make damn sure it’s documented, even in a low turnout, off year, muny election. Enough is enough already.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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When I was deciding how to specialize my political work, I decided to focus on GOTV (get out the vote). As a field guy, this was natural – most field guys end up being GOTV guys, too. But turnout decides the story, every time, and that’s where I wanted to be – able to effect [...]
Monday, November 9, 2009
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