109 Virginia Families
This holiday season, please remember the 109 Virginia families that have been been visited by tragedy as a result of our invasion and occupation of Iraq.I mention Virginia families particularly because...
View ArticleIt's Not A Horse Race
Political campaigns are typically covered as a "horse race." This construction is used to describe how the media typically reports on the "who's ahead, who's behind" of politics, more than the meat of...
View ArticleObama, YouTube and Goosebumps
Has a political speech ever given you goosebumps? A campaign song? An ad? A candidate?How about all four? ("Yes We Can" by will.i.am and many others.)This video inspires goosebumps and joy, while...
View ArticleTxt 2 Vote
In 2004, campaigns started using text messaging to rally voters and increase turnout. The impact of text messaging on electoral turnout has already been observed, for example, it was instrumental in...
View ArticleJim Gilmore's Record
Candidate Jim Gilmore continues his impossible task of rewriting the record of his term as Governor. Gilmore pointed to his success in balancing the budget and creating a revenue surplus while he was...
View ArticleA True Story
There is a man I know. He worked for the phone company, working his way up from a local account representative to heading an entire international subsidiary. Throughout his career, he was a loyal...
View ArticleHoward Dean for VP?
With the results of last night's primaries, much of both the punditocracy and blogosphere has decided that the race is over and Obama will be the nominee. While this is not actually the case, it does...
View ArticleForgive College Loans
The economy has been in the news a lot lately. The debates over whether or not we're in a recession (we are) and whether or not inflation is rising (it is) belie the reality of the situation for most...
View Article"Delayed" Clunker Payments
I listen to "The Morning Briefing" on XM each morning as I drive to work. This morning, they were interviewing Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, and he was complaining about how long it was taking to get...
View ArticleRepublicans Vote For A Public Option
Our Democratic Congress has moved to extend unemployment benefits for people suffering from the Great Recession. Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a...
View ArticleOn A Progressive Echo Chamber
In a time when Democrats control Congress and the White House, many debates in the progressive blogosphere have tended towards questions of what it means to be a progressive Democrat in a time of...
View ArticleWe Can, And We Did
A moment of levity from the healthcare denouement over the past few weeks was the shout of "Yes, we did" from a Congress member during the President's signing ceremony. The President had commented...
View ArticleThere's More To Do
Progress is a continuum, not a light switch.I still want a public option.I still want us to leave Iraq, and Afghanistan.I still want cramdown, and the formalization of the short sale process.I still...
View ArticleDraft David Waldman!
Fellow Kossacks.Help me draft KagroX, our own David Waldman, to run for office.
View ArticleMedicine, Progress, Politics and HIV
An incredible, amazing headline was posted on CurrentTV's website yesterday morning:San Francisco Man First Person Ever To Be Cured Of AIDSIn essence, a bone marrow transplant from a man with an...
View ArticleOriginalism is a Logical Fallacy
I've always been fundamentally uncomfortable with the theory of original intent. Ever since learning about Constitutional interpretation from Professor Abraham at UVA, the idea that our Constitution...
View ArticleMcKinsey: HCR Study "Not predictive"
It turns out that massively flawed McKinsey study about employers dropping coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, didn't count. It was for entertainment purposes only, or something. The survey...
View ArticleReactionism Starts Here
DailyKos is fantastic for getting to what's behind national issues. It does a great job of publicizing community-wide ideas and issues that get no traction anywhere else. It leads the way on stories...
View ArticleVA-10 Democratic Elector, A Story
This year, I have the privilege of being Virginia's 10th Congressional District Elector.I consider this to be a rather incredible honor, and also an example of my family's story coming full circle, in...
View ArticleEvery Race, Every Year
My name is Evan D. Macbeth, and I started doing Democratic politics because of DailyKos. Kossacks really do kick my ass. I have been meaning to "get involved" for something like ten years. Every time I...
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