Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I gather Al Gore is joining the lineup for the Web 2.0 Summit in September. In his weblog, John Battelle writes: Those of you following my posts around the theme of this year’s Web 2 Summit already know that we’re expanding the scope of the conference this year, and asking a core […]
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Candidates speak on the issues
St. Louis Today, the online site for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has put together a clever page for Missouri voters: side-by-side videos on the issues by the single Democratic and two Republican contenders for governor. I won’t hide the fact that I’m a big supporter of Jay Nixon. It was with relief, though, that I saw the […]
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Shiny, happy people going to Congress
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I was rather surprised to read about Lawrence Lessig’s consideration about running for Congress, based on his “Change Congress” platform. I don’t live in his district, so couldn’t vote for him. I’ll probably be roundly condemned for saying that I wouldn’t vote for him, even if I could. I don’t doubt Lessig’s ethics and concerns, […]
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My candidate has won
Summary: At the end of my considerations, I couldn’t see the differences between Clinton and Obama. All I can see is the goodness in both. The hope each brings to this election. How desperately we need them, both of them. Whatever each has done in that past that I don’t like is not as important […]
Via Sierra Club, the Daily Kos has a break down on the top presidential candidates–Republican and Democrat–and their responses to a Katie Couric question: Is Global Warming Overblow. The answers are interesting. Fred Thompson’s response was a joke–electing him would be like electing Bush again for a third term. The other Republican candidates, at least are willing to admit […]