TomInReston | December 19, 2009
A year ago, I had hope.
Not that drink the kool-aid “Yes we can!” kind of hope, but a belief that those who asked me to work for them, asked for my money, asked me to stand outside a polling place all day in the cold February wind or stand in the hot August sun handing [...]
TomInReston | December 18, 2009
Tomorrow will be the second weeked out of three that I’ve been going door-to-door in a snow storm for a Democtratic state senate candidate in a special election in a district that’s not even my own.
I have no idea how many hours I put in during the past general election campaign here in Virginia, and [...]
TomInReston | November 4, 2009
It’s morning on the day after a very tough election night. I’m exhausted and yet convinced that I — and all the volunteers who worked on Dem campaigns — left little or nothing on the table. Virginia Republicans have every right to crow this morning. They handed us our behinds — gift wrapped.
Kos’ analysis is [...]
TomInReston | July 3, 2009
From Nate Silver at 538.com, talking about the Senate and health care:
The insurance industry’s influence appears to swing about 9 votes against the public option. Whatever number of senators wind up supporting the public option, add 9 to it, and you’ll have a decent ballpark estimate for what the level of support might be if [...]
TomInReston | June 30, 2009
I don’t consider myself part of the far left. My views tend to be a little conservative on some issues and a little liberal on others.
I also am definitely NOT a single issue kind of Democrat. I don’t agree with Creigh Deeds on guns, but then I’ve fired one only once, when I was about [...]
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.
