Meaningless
Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 08:26:19 AM PDT
For the record, as a few of you probably know, I really don't care about the presidential primaries anymore. It's hard to shake off the feeling that they are destroying my beloved DailyKos and leaving no room for diaries on anything else. However, nothing good will come from another rant telling people what to do or how to behave so I'm not going to bother. However, there is one thing that I really don't understand...
Gilda Reed LA-01 -- Labor Champion
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 11:57:27 PM PDT
(This is the seventh diary in a 24-hour fundraiser for Gilda Reed, Democratic Candidate for Katrina-Burdened LA-01.)
It's a tough primary season out there isn't it.
Much has changed since December, when my fellow Edwards supporters and I held strong hope for a progressive president with an ear for the poor and disenfranchised. Like me, many of them probably don't know what to say in vicious Obama v. Clinton diaries, and are tired of such arguments filling DailyKos to the brim. Until recently I wasn't sure what to contribute to this conversation. Every few minutes another battleground diary is posted, and the partisans go to wage their flame wars. That's when I saw a link to the website of Gilda Reed in the comments section of one of my diaries.
After a few minutes on her web site I knew I had found a true John Edwards Democrat and that there was something valuable for Edwards supporters to do here after all:
Fight for a progressive Congress
Who are we?
Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 10:42:05 AM PDT
I loved this site.
At the end of each day I used to come here and dive into the rich discussion this community generated. Diaries on healthcare, the environment, science, and progressive ideas kept me informed and inspired. In the autumn of 2006 this site drew our attention to progressive candidates around the country, and we made huge contributions to taking back Congress.
Today I don't read as much as I used to. Oh I certainly still find a few great diaries here. Some of my favorite diarists are still around and a few new ones have captured my interest and imagination. However, I feel like DailyKos is losing one of its most important qualities. What happened to our "reality-based community"?
