Two Fridays ago, while I was driving to work, I heard on OPB that Obama was going to be speaking in Bend, OR. Quick like, I called Michelle and we decided that we were trying to get in. I drove by the ticket place at around 9:30 am, and there were around 75 people there. I wasn't too worried about it until I walked over to the office later on ( Read more... )

I know that everyone's attention is going to be on Rev. J. Falwell's passing this week, which is undoubtedly big news. Jason and I were more concerned about this. I did not vote for JA in the 2000 Senate Elections. I was always worried about him. It was, though, pretty great that he stood up to Gonzales over the NSA wiretap program. It's 100% ( Read more... )

I really hadn't been following the US attorney scandal in the DOJ until about a month ago, when the DOJ started dumping documents. It seemed like every Friday, a couple of thousand of pages would be released to the Senate and the public. They got worse and worse ( Read more... )

I started this journal in 2004 shortly before the general election. I named it "I Still Live in America" to remind myself that, indeed, I still lived in America even as it drifted toward a totalitarian state. More than any issue, the Dems' sweep is about accountability. The American people have reclaimed their role and reminded the ( Read more... )

See THIS???

Fuck yeah, bitches!!!

Maybe that came out wrong.

Can't wait until Thursday.

Happy Day.

MT