No, I'm not so outraged at some horrible, oppressive action by The Admins that I'm leaving the site as an act of protest (they did WHAT?? this time it really IS the end, I SWEAR!!1@) It's just time for me to go. I kinda faded into the aether a coupla months ago, but I realize I should probably let people know I'm not going to be around anymore. So, hi. I'm probably not really going to be around anymore.
This certainly isn't a direct result of anything site-related. It's just that a bunch of different factors have come together so that I don't think I'll be posting anymore. I'm definitely not blocking dailykos.com from my computer-- I might lurk sometimes. But for the most part, the "righteousbabe" moniker is going to sleep.
{Here comes the sappy part}
The diaries I've read on this site and debates I've witnessed here have been so formative of my current political worldview. There is so much here that I would never been exposed to elsewhere. I really admire those of you on this site who are working for positive change, or trying to live out some kind of progressive politics in your day-to-day lives.
To give this diary a modicum of political relevance, I hope disability rights issues begin to get more attention in the run-up to the 2008 elections.
Let me also say that, while I know that to those of us who know our Senators' records vote-for-vote and follow each bill closely, recent political events can be demoralizing, when I step back and look at things broadly, I'm optimistic. I am.
I hesitated to add this next part, because I know everybody hates "favorite Kossacks" lists and such. However, I did want to mention by name some of the people (yeah, real people, not just UIDs) whose writing and comments alternately touched, helped, challenged, or enlightened me, or who I just appreciate being around. Some of those people include exmearden, shanikka, Buffalo Girl, NJwlss and 73rd virgin (where are you two?), Light Emitting Pickle, OrangeClouds115, irishwitch, occams hatchet, MissLaura, Runs With Scissors, CSI Bentonville, TheBlaz, jotter, Spit, Eddie Haskell, va dare, Plutonium Page, moiv, DH from MD, fabooj, rserven, jmonch, Jay Elias, jessical, Meteor Blades, tryptamine, Land of Enchantment, Carnacki, gloriana, Jerome a Paris, Dreaming of Better Days, Devilstower, many many others.
I haven't been around and don't know where everybody is at, but, if you're reading this, thank you.
EDIT: And a very deliberate snubbing of Bill in Portland Maine, PsiFighter37, Turkana, mango, wiscmass, dmsilev, PatsBard, kredwyn, homegenius, LithiumCola, and anybody else from the aforementioned list. ;D