From the DNC:
* As President Obama considers candidates to succeed Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, he will look to individuals who think independently, who have a proven record of excellence, who are dedicated to upholding the rule of law, and who have a clear understanding of the effects of the law in Americans’ lives.Read More »DNC Talking Points: Selecting a Supreme Court Justice
Whether you like it or not, the American people about a year and half ago elected Barack Obama as the President of the United States… Read More »A Message to the Tea Partiers
1. Republicans Lie. I confess, sometimes while driving to work, I switch from NPR to the Sports Junkies, and on Friday this guy calls in to… Read More »Thoughts on Health Care Reform
As part of African American History Month, the Arlington Young Democrats tonight hosted a presentation by Dr. Talmadge Williams on Freedman’s Village and the Black Heritage… Read More »Arlington’s Important African American Heritage
Hot of the presses! Here’s the report of the DNC Change Commission which recommends pushing back early primary and caucus dates and clustering states, making superdelegates pledged to candidates, and improving caucuses. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will consider the recommendations and incorporate them (as appropriate) in the 2012 Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection Plan. Chairman Kaine’s cover letter is below the fold.
DNC Change Commission Report (513.3 KiB, 1,593 hits)
The Democratic Party of Virginia Steering and Central Committee meetings, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, have been postponed due to expected bad weather. They… Read More »DPVA Meetings Postponed
The DNC meets twice a year and the DPVA Central Committee meets four times a year – if we had a DNC Chair who was… Read More »Big Democratic Meeting Weekend
Health Care, Copenhagen, and more.
Jeepers. You wouldn’t think it would be necessary to remind folks about all the good provisions in the current health care bill. Others have looked at the bill in great detail and provided useful analyses. See, e.g, Paul Krugman, Bill Clinton, Victoria Kennedy, Nate Silver, and Nancy-Ann DeParle (Director of the White House Office of Health Reform).
My point is that President Obama has focused intensely on this issue and succeeded in getting support from a supermajority in the Senate for a bill. This necessarily involved compromises – that’s how governing works. And, of course, this isn’t the final bill and, if the Senate passes it, the conference committee can work on further improvements. If the bill dies, it will be another 20 years before another Democratic President summons the courage to try to fix the system. And sure, from a political perspective, delivering on health care reform before moving onto the other issues on the agenda is a good thing for Democrats.Read More »A Good Health Care Bill
If the details of the final bill are good enough for President Obama, they should be good enough for his supporters. A victory for the President… Read More »Health Insurance Reform Now
Great President, great speech. Not every Obama supporter may agree with every word the President says or , e.g., every provision of the evolving health… Read More »Obama, Oslo, OFA
1. No throwing stuff. 2. Effigies okay, but no burning, hanging, or other violence perpetrated upon effigies. 3. For that matter, no burning, hanging or other violence –… Read More »Rules for Civil Political Discourse
If we want to keep moving Virginia forward, we need to elect Creigh Deeds as Governor, Jody Wagner as Lt. Governor, Steve Shannon as Attorney General,… Read More »The Only Poll that Matters: Election Day, this Tuesday, Nov. 3rd
Here are the resolutions adopted at last weekend’s DNC meeting and pictures of Chairman Kaine, the Texas BBQ, and the Texas Capitol dome.
Virginian election update – Virginia national commiteewoman Mame Reiley was re-elected as Chair of the Women’s Caucus and Alfonso Lopez was elected as the Southern Region Vice Chair of the Hispanic Caucus. Read More »DNC Fall Meeting – Day 3
SOUTHERN CAUCUS — The caucus spans states from Texas to Virginia, and includes West Virginia. The Caucus elected new officers, including our own DNC committeeman Lionell Spruill as Southern Caucus 1st Vice Chair. Other officers are Chair Gilda Cobb-Hunter (SC), 2nd Vice-Chair Karla Bradley (ARK), Secretary Lenora Sorola-Pohlman (TX), Treasurer David Parker (NC), and Southern Regional representatives to the executive commitee — Marie Prezioso (W.Va), Yvonne Davis (TX), Mitch Ceaser (FL), and Will Cheek (TN). Gilda is a member of the SC State House and will be an active and effective leader of the organization. Marie was president of the Young Democrats when I was active with that organization and has been an excellent DNC leaader. Alfonso Lopez was very happy to attend his first official function as a DNC member. Read More »DNC Fall Meeting Day 2 – Part 2
Today we will have a general session, regional caucus meetings which will elect officers (Virginia is in the Southern Caucus), and the DNC Executive Committee meeting.Read More »DNC Fall Meeting – Day 2 – Part 1
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE: The Committee, which is chaired by James Zogby (DC) and Maria Echaveste (CA), and includes Barbara Easterlin from Virginia, considered and passed a number… Read More »DNC Fall Meeting Day 1 — Part 2
This morning’s first meeting is of the Association of State Democratic Chairs. This group, chaired by Ray Buckley (Vt.), includes State party chairs, highest ranking… Read More »DNC Fall Meeting – Day 1
All Virginians who want better health care and health insurance reform should support Creigh Deeds. Here’s Creigh’s health care plan. Here’s Creigh’s statement on President… Read More »Deeds on Health Care
In Austin, Texas for the 2 1/2 day Fall Meeting of the DNC. We are at a Marriott about 10 miles from downtown, so not certain will make it to 6th Street. Will try. I’ll be posting updates over the next few days. Here’s the Agenda:Read More »DNC Fall Meeting – Agenda
Northern Virginia’s premier Democratic fundraiser — our 16th Kennedy King Dinner — will be held Friday, September 25, 2009, at Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000… Read More »Get Your Kennedy-King Dinner Tix Now!
I am extremely honored and excited to have been nominated by Governor Kaine to serve on the DNC Credentials Committee. Governor Kaine has also nominated… Read More »Gov. Kaine Nominates DNC At Large, Committee Members
The Democratic National Committee hold its fall meeting on September 10-12, 2009 (Thursday-Saturday) at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. (The DVPA State Central Committee,… Read More »DNC to Meet Sept. 10-12 in Austin
Health Care and a bit more – are we starting to turn the corner and are people starting to focus on the reality of the… Read More »DNC Official Weekly Report – Aug 20
How in the world did the health care debate get so ugly? This isn’t about sacrificing the well being of the American people on the… Read More »Health Care – Reason and Empathy
The DNC has issued a good summary demonstrating why we need sensible health care reform now. For more info: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/commitaugust. See below.
The extraordinary patience of things! This beautiful place defaced with a crop of surburban houses- How beautiful when we first beheld it, Unbroken field of… Read More »Left Coast
40 years on, was it/is it worth it? Should we, as someone suggested to me today, spend the money allocated for the space program to… Read More »Tranquility Base