There’s been a recurring criticism against Barack Obama within the presidential primary discussions at MyDD and Daily Kos, and it seems to follow along the lines of a criticism floating through the overall landscape of the presidential primary. The criticism is that Obama is campaigning primarily on his personality and his let’s-work-together rhetoric, and is […]
I find it interesting that fairly important people in Philadelphia politics find it worthwhile to engage in discussion over at Young Philly Politics. I’ve been looking at one thread that’s gotten pretty heated, that focuses on a Daily News report that “outsider” candidate Tom Knox was approached by some top figures in the Democratic Party […]
Please note an update to Wednesday night’s post on the Philadelphia mayoral election aand Chaka Fattah’s decision not to release his tax returns. Thursday’s Inquirer reports that there is, in fact, a confidentiality agreement that allows NBC10 to terminate Renee Chenault-Fattah’s contract if there is a breach of confidentiality. The Inquirer says that Chenault-Fattah provided […]
I find it a little disconcerting that I’ve picked a preferred 2008 presidential candidate before a preferred 2007 mayoral candidate. There is something about everyone in the running that rubs me the wrong way. That may say something about my mood right now. It might even say something good about the crop of candidates, in […]
There was a court hearing today on the challenge to Bob Brady’s spot on the mayoral ballot. The Inquirer’s mayoral election blog was there with live updates, and I was struck with this particular passage:
There’s a lot of testiness in the air, as Brady time and again makes reference to the fact that by sitting […]
I’ve been sitting here at my desk watching a swirl of bad news affecting other people - stuff in the news, stuff that friends are going through - and it made me think a little more about how damned lucky I am. I have a freaking amazing life and I really gotta remember to be […]
Pennsylvania is going to hold hearings about moving its primary up to Feb. 5, along with, oh, roughly every other state. On the one hand, I would certainly love to have the chance to actually vote in a contested presidential primary. On the other hand, this is the sort of thing that makes people say […]
In the intersts of disclosure, and in the interest of having something interesting to say tonight, I figured I’d mention that I just made a (very small) contribution to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. So I guess I’ve hopped off the fence.
I’m a little surprised about that, to be honest. As much as I respect and […]
I imagine there are quicker ways to make a fool of yourself than to make comments about a fellow Democratic senator that sound racially-tinged, on the very day that you officially announce you’re pursuing the presidency. For example, you could do all of that, and then be scheduled to go on The Daily Show later […]
Thus far in the day I’ve been having trouble figuring out what to blog about today. I finally finished that reflection paper, but I’m not really sure how worthwhile that would be as a blog post. And I’ve kinda used up a lot of the pop culture thoughts I’ve had over the weekend. (”A Friend […]