Announcing My 2008 Presidential Campaign
I’ve been resisting making this announcement because I thought it was too early. But well-wishers have been asking about my intentions, my competitors are starting their campaigns, and I can’t be left...
View ArticleBill Richardson in Portsmouth
Here’s what I learned my first day on the campaign trail: A lot of people want a new president. They want one badly enough that they’ll trade a beautiful Saturday afternoon for the chance to look at a...
View ArticleA Better Question for Hillary (and the rest of them)
Now that the campaign has started, it seems like everyone wants to press Hillary about her vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq in 2002. She’s been asked to call it a mistake. She’s been asked to...
View ArticleI guess Bill Richardson *did* win Sunday’s Debate
I saw he won the WMUR online poll. And 2 out of 3 debate viewers interviewed by CNN post-debate chose Richardson. And my veteran relatives were won over by his “hero’s health card” for veterans. And...
View ArticleMcCain in Nashua: Last Man Standing?
The last time I saw John McCain, he had just won the 2000 New Hampshire primary. My wife and I, to our own surprise and largely out of apathy with the Gore-Bradley race, had voted for him. As the...
View ArticleI Become a Gravel Delegate
Ultimately all these primaries are about electing delegates to the party conventions. Where do they come from? How do you get to be one? I’m not sure how those questions get answered in the big...
View ArticleConway Daily Sun Endorses Bill Richardson
“Bill Richardson, the only heavy-weight in bout for Democratic nomination” Some excerpts (emphasis mine): Retail politics works. And it’s not overstating it to say that because N.H. voters see, hear...
View ArticleThe Older I Get, The Less I Know For Sure
I almost hate to write anything on this, since there really are no words adequate to describe my anger, chagrin, and disappointment with John Edwards. No need to mention any details here, we already...
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