Rachel Murray

Wow, this is incredible. Joe, I had a crush on you in high school when you led the Clarence Thomas hearings and never did I think this could be a reality. Two amazing politicians who believe in so much of what I believe on the cusp of running the country. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better ticket and after the pain of the last eight years, I’m breathing a sigh of relief that there really is hope. Barack, you’ve reaffirmed my belief that you do want progressive change by bringing Joe on the ticket. Joe, go eat up any Republican VP nom in the debates. I know you’ll have room for more. I can’t wait!

Absolutely fantastic. Another reason I love Obama and his campaign style.

Fight the Smears 

Oh Hil, why couldn’t you speak to us? Are you too busy talking to the white working class democrats? Telling your man to hush up and stop stealing the limelight? Have you forgotten about us liberal intellectual gals who rock the Web? Barack hasn’t. Just more evidence that just because someone may look more like me, doesn’t mean they represent me better.

Barack answers questions from the BlogHer community 

Does this smack of ageism? Perhaps. Is it fun AND educational? Most definitely. Who knew penicillin has been around for less time than McCain?

My new favorite website…

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/ 

Okay, we know Barack is a wonderful orator and he’s managed to make the primary election anything but inevitable.

But guess what… it’s not just a show. He’s got smart people supporting him and he’s great on the issues, too. I for one am getting a little tired of all the complaining going on among Hilary fans and camp about how Obama lacks experience, how he doesn’t have a platform, how he’s all fluff and no substance. I’d like to thank Paul for putting this great collection of Obama links together that might help stop this ridiculous rhetoric. I know it’s hard to believe that someone can be a great presenter AND a great intellect. It’s been a while, eh?

2004 was, I felt, a watershed moment for the American people… in a bad way. I somehow have managed to find some hope after the Iowa caucus. Elections really aren’t inevitable. Every vote really does matter. And given all the crap that’s going on today, some of us can even manage to find some hope. Here are two videos I hope you will watch. I hope you vote for Obama if you think he can make a difference.

I do vote in every major election. But I have to say, I was really on the fence about bothering with this one. After 2004, I was crushed, like so many others, at Bush’s second (first?) victory. Edwards excited me, though. But his poll numbers were low and the media was virtually ignoring him. Hilary was “inevitable”. I felt like I had no voice. Unless I lived in Iowa or New Hampshire, my vote for the next Democratic candidate wouldn’t matter on Super Tuesday.

But then Iowa happened. And Hilary came in third. Everyone’s saying how Barack has given them hope. He’s the candidate for hope, for change. After last Tuesday, I believe it. He didn’t just beat the “inevitable” candidate. He beat the media. Voters proved them wrong. MAN, I love it when that happens.

So, I hadn’t registered to vote since I’ve been back in Mass. I did tonight. And what was nice was there was a steady stream of 20- and 30-something’s doing the same thing. Massachusetts will probably nominate whatever Democratic candidate there is in the general election, but it’s nice to know I’ve at least got a vote that matters among us Dems!

To figure out where you stand, check out:

http://www.change.org/presidential_matchmaker

Change.org has a very cool feature called Presidential Matchmaker. I’ve been an Edwards supporter, but this is a bit of an eye-opener. The death penalty is really an important issue for me (I strongly oppose it). Of course, I realize most presidential candidates (or at least electable ones, it seems) are for it, so I gave Edwards some room. However, there was something about seeing it in black and white (or in this case, orange and green) that made me question my allegiance. In any case, I’m most compatible with Barack (go figure), followed by Dodd (who knew?). I’m slightly relieved that I’m not in line with Hilary (something I figured was the case) and disappointed I’m not more in line with Biden (as I still love him from the the Clarence Thomas trial days).  Happily, all Republicans were nicely below the 50% compatibility mark.

If you plan to vote at all in 2008, I’d definitely recommend taking this quiz.

I really need to see Sicko. I know it’s good. It always takes me a little while to see his films. It’s like I have to emotionally gear up for them. And I always finish watching his film feeling satisfied. I feel like there’s someone out there who not only agrees with me, but who’s got the gumption to be vocal about his beliefs. My friends and I are passive. It’s hard making change. It’s just so daunting, so massive. Thank you, Michael Moore for having the courage to do what so many of us won’t.

Michael Moore’s excellent letter to CNN

I just saw this on CNN’s site and something creeped me out a little. For years I’ve been saying that there’s no way someone from the “North” could get elected. But maybe 9/11 really has changed that. I mean, Hilary and Rudy? Barack and Mitt? We may as well take McCain out of the picture, which puts Romney up higher too. Very weird. Clearly another sign that the end is nigh. Or perhaps things are looking up?