I am a college student, working hard in school to get an education, and to hopefully get out of here with some sort of good-paying job. I am frustrated with the events coming out of D.C. from the Democrats rejecting the funding for the closing of Guantánamo, to the recent buyout of GM.
In light of these and other issues, which I have read on Kos, I have been able to become better informed about the issues of the day. As the locus of progressive activism online, Kos is a valuable resource.
Kos is valuable, however, when it wants to be. I am so tired of the whinny partisan write-ups up and down the main page. Who gives a crap about what Rush thinks. I could give a hoot with what Chenny's daughter has to say. Why are we allowing any more publicity for these narcissistic individuals?
I recently ran for the College Democrats president here at the University of Oregon. Having worked for the Obama campaign in various states, I thought I was a good contender for the job. I lost. My opponent wanted a club that would be a place for "networking" and "open discussion" of current events. That's great if you want to beat around the bush over and over again. Most of us are political science majors coming together to talk politics, which is fine, if you want to remain exclusive of those who don't follow them.
I proposed that we push hard for voter registration as it is a gubernatorial election year for Oregon in 2010, and not too many people wanted to jump on board. I feel that sites like Kos are great resources. These blogs enable us to become informed on the issues, but most of all enable us to act upon hearing about the issues. I feel that if major sites like Kos took the lead in calling for action and participation instead of partisan complaining, smaller groups such as the Oregon College Democrats at the University of Oregon will stop and listen.
In the meantime, I'm just going to skim the titles of blog posts, hoping that this site finds its compass for true direct democracy.