*waves*

I decided to check in for a few.

ta! Feel free to say hi. I'm just chillin now but probably will go out to Arlington for a bit. If there is anyone local are there any good spots to park in Clarendon free? *(I hate meters)

Is anyone going to the inauguration stuff? Plans?

Mr. Bush’s political feat was to bring together social conservatives, fiscal conservatives and moderates into one coalition ( Read more... )

I am glad that african americans are celebrating Obama's run as democratic nominee and while it might make some democrats in conservative districts a bit wary, it is natural ( Read more... )

Some stories from the Washington Post caught my eye today:

First I'd like to look at Michael Gerson's piece, A Phenom with Flaws, which is about Obama's post-partisan candidicay. I agree. He is not without his human side but that is why it is a genuine campaign. I'd say the internet has made the political process much more open then it ever has ( Read more... )

US army increases use of moral waivers to meet demand for troops The US army doubled its use of "moral waivers" for enlisted soldiers last year to cope with the stress of the Iraq war, allowing convicted sex offenders, people convicted of making terrorist threats and child abusers into the military, according to new records released today ( Read more... )

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I'm kind of thinking of writing a book this summer, would anyone buy it? I don't think i explain things well on LJ as its mostly just not long enough of a format and it takes too long to explain in a page what's in my head as i think in multi-variables. I'd probably write on some of the stuff i've touched on in this journal (globalization stuff and ( Read more... )

So the speach obama gave. I kind of saw that he had it in him. That's why i think he has a good shot at the general election if he can make it out of the primaries. He is in the lead, but clinton can still hurt him ( Read more... )

Too bad George Mason lost. I feel bad for coach Jim Larranaga, as he looked sad at the game. He really cares for the school and he's got a lot of talent, he could easily go elsewhere.

So is Barack Obama benefitted in some ways by being black in the democratic primary? -yes ( Read more... )