First off, I want to apologize for the lax pace around here lately. I hope that things will get a bit steadier soon. But on to other business…
Today was amazing. My girlfriend and I went to the Barnes & Noble at Union Square (NYC) and waited two hours to listen to Al Gore speak about his new book, The Assault on Reason. The atmosphere was positively electric as Gore strolled in to a “rock star” reception and delivered a powerful speech on the corruption of reason, media and democracy in the United States over the last six and a half years. Interestingly, former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. was also present for the entire speech and received a friendly shout-out from the former Vice President. And getting to actually meet Al Gore and crack wise about his awe-inspiring triple panel monitor was the cherry on top. I must confess, I ended up as weak-kneed as the giddiest fanboy.
Now, if only we had someone like him running for President…
PS: When I asked, he replied that “yes”, he does indeed read blogs on a regular basis.
I think we all knew that Marshall would not be home free after surviving 2006. I am just not sure how Goddard compares to Collins. Collins was a popular former Congressman who represented a good portion of the current GA-08 until 2004. Goddard has never been through a campaign before. All I know is that it is going to be a tough fight.
Short news article. Miller is still thinking about running.
AWESOME!
truly electrifying to say the least. It was the first time I had seen him speak in person, and wow, I can’t imagine what it would be like to have a man 1000x smarter than the guy who currently lives in the White House and how different the past six years would’ve been under Gore. He’s so intelligent and passionate…I truly, truly hope he decides to run.
With all the problems in the Kentucky GOP the Dems really need to field a top-shelf candidate in 2008.
How ’bout running Ben Chandler with the understanding he’ll get the field cleared for him in 2010 when Bunning is up for election?
Picture Chandler winning in 2008 and Mongiardo winning in 2010.
Has anyone else heard that Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol, C.J.’s assistant, on “The West Wing”) was considering a Congressional run against Jim Gerlach? I read that her father is a judge in PA and she belongs to a prominent Democratic family, so I thought this sounded pretty cool. Anyone familiar with this district? I know Gerlach was one of the lone survivors that we targeted in 06, but it seems that he might still vulnerable to a tough challenger.
Announcing tomorrow, according to this.
He’s a good recruit. His site is here.