Today is the day 87% or so of the citizens of Illinois have been waiting for for a long time. Rod Blagojevich has been arrested.
A good newspaper is the best cure for an antidepressant.
dammit.
Yes, this is a blog called "dammit." If you read the news, you've got a pretty good idea why.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
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