Call for Volunteers to Help with Voter Registration

Linda Brown from Azadvocacy.org needs volunteers! 30,000 voter registration forms bounced by the counties. Terry Goddard says they need to prove citizenship. Though there is no evidence that fraudulent voting has ever happened, the GOP has used this red herring to create an additional hurdle that people who wish to exercise their right to vote … Read more

Tonight’s Lunar Eclipse

In the wee overnight hours tonight, the earth’s shadow will pass across the moon. Below is a chart that will help people in any the Mountain time zone know when to step outside (or set the alarm) and take in the spectacle.

Why is Bush Twice as Popular as Congress?

Why is the Democratic Congress so terribly unpopular with voters? Congressional approval ratings are at a historical low of 18%. I don’t believe that it is because the Democratic Congress is working to improve wages, protecting workers’ right to unionize, improving children’s access to health care, fostering alternative energy and energy independence, enacting the 9/11 … Read more

Biden’s Cathedral

This is the strongest ad running in Iowa today in my estimation. I don’t think that it is enough to overcome Biden’s mis-steps and launch him into the first tier, but it is the sort of resonant, serious, and moving messaging on Iraq that Democrats should be doing. Hopefully, it may help focus Democrats on … Read more