“Yes To McCain” by guest blogger maggisd

How in the world could a life-long Democrat from a family of Democrats possibly vote for John McCain? Mind you, I do not expect him to win nor even come close. But, I would not mind if he did.
It is my best guess that the recent 12 years of Republican Congressional dominance was an anomaly, [...]

The Dean – Obama Party, How We Got Here

It’s hard to imagine a time in the history of the DNC when things looked more gloomy than they did in 2005.  The wounds of the 2000 and 2004 election were still fresh for many and the jingoism of the Bush administration was still popular with many in the country making it hard for the [...]

No To McCain

“Hillary Clinton, she’s my girl,” that is what my friends have heard me say with pride and affection many times.  On the contrary, they also heard me say with passion and disgust, “No way in hell! No-bama-no-way! Not going to happen!”  But alas, to my own surprise, it has become crystal [...]

Unity

Unity, NH
I went back and forth about whether I should go to Unity.   In NH you can be spoiled about the opportunities to attend presidential campaign events,- I had seen Obama four times last year and Hillary twice.  Today’s event was going to be a logistical nightmare to me- requiring an hour’s drive, then a [...]

Tear Down This Damn Fence

Hello all.  Welcome to the Backchannel Blog.  It’s Friday.  As Brian said on Monday we are mostly comprised of Obama supporters that met over at Craig Crawford’s Trail Mix Blog.  There will be different posters everyday and I thought I would take my first shot at telling you who I am.
I am a Yellow Dog [...]

Bill Clinton, The Democratic Party’s Petulant Child

Senator Obama was not running against the policies of the Clinton years but against the manner in which the game was played.