NH mini-roundup
I haven't been following the primaries too closely, because, well, I don't care that much, but a couple of stories have come out this weekend that pertain not only to our top three celebridates* actually campaigning there, but to the tall guy pictured in the sidebar.
First, you all know about that dude O'Reilly shoved, but did you know the dude in question was our own Marvin Nicholson? JK's former bodyman, the Charlie to JK's Jed Bartlett? The whole thing makes me wonder of O'Reilly knew he was dealing with a particularly nice guy. Who calls a 6'8" beef bus "low class" unless they know for sure it's not going to result in a smackdown?
Anyway, props to Marvin for keeping his cool, and making fun of O'Reilly after the fact.
And props to The Dem Daily for sharing the thoughts of Meredith Chaiken, another former staffer of JK's:
In 2004, my anger with George W. Bush directed my support for Kerry: I thought he was most capable of undercutting Bush's monopoly on patriotism and realigning independents with his foreign policy heft.
Today, instead of analyzing the differences between the Democratic candidates and a Republican incumbent, Democrats are looking at the differences within our party, and the differences are largely in the area of leadership. I don't yet know whether I prefer a leader who will advance change incrementally or go for sweeping upheaval; someone who will speak for those without advocates or for everyone. Or perhaps there's something else that separates the candidates that I'm still missing entirely.
And finally, if you want to stroll down memory lane, check out this op-ed from Mary Beth Cahill.
*By celebridates, I do mean celebrity candidates, not dates with celebrities. Dating a celebrity is just silly.
