Reflections on the Daschle matter

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Wednesday February 04, 2009 · 3:18 AM PST

2009/02/04 · 03:18

The withdrawal of Tom Daschle as the nominee for Secretary of HHS saddens me, but there is a lesson here and I think it is a painful one for the president. Irrespective of Daschle's qualifications for the job, and they are many, he represents what Washington has become - and what Obama has promised to change.

MDMAN

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 3:58 AM PST

2009/01/22 · 03:58

I was lucky enough to volunteer at the Inaugural Parade, giving me a great view of the parade once it started. There has been a lot of coverage on the ticketholders who did not get to see the inauguration, but there were thousands who did not make it through security to see the parade, either.

MDMAN

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Monday January 19, 2009 · 8:21 AM PST

2009/01/19 · 08:21

I have been not been very caught up with the inaugural, in spite of my joy at the end of the Bush administration and all the work I did for Obama during the campaign. Maybe it's just age and cynicism creeping in. I have been disappointed so much over the years. Yesterday's We Are One celebration on the Mall in Washington, DC helped me overcome it. I was so glad that I went. I am really beginning to get what Obama is trying to do to move us past partisanship.

MDMAN

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Thursday January 15, 2009 · 2:37 AM PST

2009/01/15 · 02:37

I work in downtown Washington, DC, so the occasional Presidential and other big wig motorcade is fairly common. As I was walking to the subway to go home, I saw my first Obama motorcade. I was proud, but I also reflected on his new life.

MDMAN

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Sunday December 14, 2008 · 7:08 PM PST

2008/12/14 · 19:08

I have heard and read thousands of words about the auto industry bailout. I have been appalled at the lack of knowledge of just about everyone who is commenting on this situation. There is much blame to go around, but the one journalist who has been writing the best analysis of the situation the auto industry is in is Warren Brown, who writes about cars for the Washington Post.

MDMAN

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Friday November 07, 2008 · 7:53 AM PST

2008/11/07 · 07:53

The first round of absentee ballots have been counted in the tight race in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. The campaign manager has announced that Kratovil is ahead by 1,998 votes. The Maryland Board of Elections web site lists the difference as 2,003 votes. Provisional ballots will get counted on Monday and any further absentee ballots will get counted shortly, as well.

This is a good trend. I think we have this one.

http://www.elections.state.md.us/...

A Quick Note from Virginia

MDMAN

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 5:23 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 05:23

I am a 5 day volunteer for Obama in Virginia. I am working in Henrico County, outside of Richmond. It's been a little chaotic, but I am feeling good. There is a lot of support for Obama here, too

MDMAN

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 2:45 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 02:45

According to the McCain campaign, there are two Virginias, Northern Virginia and the "real" Virginia. I was canvassing last weekend in Petersburg, Virginia, south of Richmond. I guess that's the "real" Virginia.

MDMAN

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 7:06 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 19:06

My 21 year old son, who goes to college in California and is registered to vote there, voted for president for the first time today. He was very excited and called to tell me.

MDMAN

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 4:03 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 04:03

I had a final rush of registrations at my little table at the Silver Spring, MD Metro station as we reached the last day to register to vote in MD, October 14. Almost everyone was grateful that I was there, but there was one small incident that really made my blood boil!

MDMAN

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Saturday October 11, 2008 · 1:48 AM PDT

2008/10/11 · 01:48

The Montgomery County Democratic Party has organized some voter registration at subway stops in Maryland. I live very close to one, so I have been spending a couple of hours a few nights a week registering voters

MDMAN

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Sunday September 14, 2008 · 7:55 PM PDT

2008/09/14 · 19:55

I signed up for this a while ago and printed out my list. I really didn't have time to canvass the street until this weekend. This was after a day of canvassing in Virginia yesterday.

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