Today the delegates to the Massachusetts State Democratic Convention endorsed John Kerry for U.S. Senate.  However, his opponent Ed O'Reilly got 22% of the delegate vote giving him ballot access for the State Democratic primary in September.  Come here how it happened, how the convention went, and learn about what else is going in Democratic politics today besides Hillary's speech.

We held caucuses in Massachusetts today to choose the delegates to the Democratic National Convention...and I bet you thought that was all taken care of on Super Tuesday...Find out the real story below the fold.

Hillary won Massachusetts and 61% of the vote in my home county.  The Obama campaign was almost invisible here.  Discover the hows and whys below the fold.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) at a soiree sponsored by our local Democratic Party.  Come here the startling thing he said to me about the 2004 elections.

I had an intimate lunch today with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama...and about 400 of his closest friends.  Come read what Barack had to say on the heels of the NH Primary.

I've been leaning heavily towards supporting John Edwards for some months now.  However, the recent ratcheting up of his anti-corporate rhetoric has lost him my vote.  See my reasoning below the fold.

The Republicans are weak on terror because they are too incompetent to fight it properly, endangering the people of our nation.  Look below the fold to see how we can turn this against them.

The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention today, meeting in plenary session, passed a resolution endorsing the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney.  Come read the resolution, and why this matters.

The Associated Press seems to think that since the President has vetoed the Iraq war spending bill it is up to the Democrats to compromise.
Come see why this is bull****  and how nothing will ever change in Iraq until the mainstream media stop their love affair with this president.  AP Article Says Dems Must Compromise on Iraq

That quote is from the horse's mouth, a soldier I know serving in Iraq.  Come here what our troops really think about this war, and what we should do about it.

Given the recent kerfuffle between Kos and the Rev. Jim Wallis I thought some of you might be interested in my review of Rev. Wallis' book "God's Politics".  I wrote the review in 2005 when the book came out and posted it to my now defunct website.  The review begins with good things to say, but stick with it, the criticism comes at the end.  Ultimately, I am still conflicted about Jim Wallis, his work, and what he stands for.

Deval Patrick was inaugurated today as the second African-American and the first Netroots governor in American history.  The ceremony was very grassroots oriented and a first in many ways.  Here is my first hand account of the day, and why Deval's election is so significant for all of us.

Common sense should dictate when we impeach, on what grounds, and how to sell it to the American people.  Learn about the sensible road to impeachment below the fold.

Tonight we called independent voters to get them to support Deval Patrick for Governor of Massachusetts.  We found that Independent Voters are a different breed than your registered Democrat.  Come see how our admittedly small poll might tell us something about the MA-Gov race.

Ever wonder what happens at those expensive candidate fundraisers?  Come find out as I share the story of my first Democratic Party fundraiser...for Deval Patrick for Governor of Massashusetts.

The Republican smear machine wants you to think Deval Patrick supports letting convicted rapists roam our streets.  Come see how we can use the Republican's lies against them, and how one unscientific poll might tell us how much damage their smears have done.

Last night history was made as the true netroots/grass roots/progressive candidate, Deval Patrick, took over 50% of the vote in a 3-way race for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts Governor.  I have been involved in the campaign for 9 months as a convention delegate, phone banker, and precinct captain.  Come hear how much fun it is to finally be on the winning side, read my analysis of Deval's victory, and what this all means for the larger netroots movement as a whole.

The Christian voters of Sugarland Texas, Tom Delay's hometown, take their values seriously.  To win over these people and the millions like them around the country we have to show them that the Democratic party's values are in harmony with their Christian values.  Fortunately, this is easy.