I haven't been very active on DKos for a while. The whining got to me, and also I went through a period of despondence over the serial compromises of the President on issues that I feel strongly about - like everything....
I have made my peace with the President's style of governing. It wasn't easy, but the takeover of the House by Boehner and friends reminded me what we really have in Barack Obama.
So, I'm back. I hope to contribute much more actively now that DK4 is actually here!
I spent the last election cycle working for two local candidates for the Iowa legislature, both Democratic incumbents and both winners!
State Rep. Helen Miller won her race narrowly while taking care of her dying husband at the same time.
Daryl Beall was re-elected comfortably to the State Senate.
Now, I'm ready to turn my efforts toward 2012, but I'm not yet ready to argue the arcane minutiae of Democratic politics on DK4. I hope that the new features work the way Markos envisions and that this site will become super-productive over the next two years and beyond.
I like the design. I'm not used to the new structure, but I suspect that groups will eventually become very valuable. It's cool that we can write diaries whenever we want. I may write one about my new CD today, also :-)