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, ask me to stand outsidea polling place all day in the cold February wind or stand in the hot August sun handing out [...]
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.
