… as Obama landslides (if I may verb that noun) Minnesota on Super Tuesday. Amanda and I went to the caucus last night, and stayed around for the vote count. We were in charge of making sure none of the voting slips dropped to the ground in the crowded classroom at the local High School.The people who run the caucus reported that they had never seen so many people come to the event.Oh, and we’re delegates. We’ll be taking this to the next level, next month. So if you are running for something, you’d better be nice to us!

This has been a difficult decision. Clinton or Obama, either one, is a good candidate and would make a good president. McCain will be the Republican nominee. Clinton has been leading in the polls all along, but Obama is surging. In the last few days I’ve spoken to a dozen people who each know four or five people who will vote for McCain against Clinton, Clinton against Romney, Obama against either Romney or McCain. Continue reading I’ve decided whom to vote for →

I still can’t decide whom to vote for. I don’t have much time. Must assimilate more data. Continue reading Maybe I can use videos to decide whom to vote for this Tuesday…. →

Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn’t just another celebrity cause; it’s a global emergency. He argues passionately that mere charity won’t solve the serious problems facing the world’s second-largest continent. The solution, he says, is equal human rights. And it isn’t just our moral obligation; it’s an economic and strategic necessity. He ends by unveiling his TED Prize wishes, calling for TED’s help to build a new social movement for Africa.

Continue reading Bono: TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa →

I am utterly undecided. Feel free to make a suggestion. Continue reading Clinton vs. Obama →

Mel Gibson broke off relations with recently departed actor Heath Ledger after he spurned Gibson’s advice not to accept the role of a gay cowboy in “Brokeback Mountain.”…”Ledger asked Gibson whether he should take the role of Ennis Del Mar in ‘Brokeback,'”…”Gibson strongly counseled against it. The role apparently ran counter to Gibson’s morality. And he felt that it would ruin Heath’s career.[source: newsmax.com]

Ralph Nader has formed a presidential exploratory committee and said he will launch another presidential run if he believes he can raise enough money to appear on most state ballots in the fall. ……now with John Edwards also out of the race, Nader said he feels his candidacy is more urgent than ever.”When Kucinich threw in the towel, now you have Edwards gone — who’s going to carry the torch of democratic populism against the relentless domination of our government” by “powerful corporations,” he told ABC.”You can’t just brush these issues to the side because the candidates are ignoring them.” …Responding to charges that he was a “spoiler” who may have cost Al Gore a presidential victory in 2000, Nader said the major candidates “represent parties that spoil our electoral system and our government.”[From Newsmax.com]

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Below the fold is the press release (somewhat shortened). The numbers fell out at about 70-30. Continue reading Moveon.org endorses Obama →

… according to news reports flying around the airwaves.It will be interesting to see what happens to those currently supporting him. It is likely that if Edwards does not endorse anyone, his supporters would drift to Clinton, since it is believed that Edwards has been collecting the whiter among the white votes (those who would never vote for a black man). On the other hand, those individuals may also never vote for a woman, especially a Clinton.So, perhaps many of Edward’s supporters would drift to out of the primary race entirely, and then go for the Republican nominee during the General Election. Depending, of course, on who that nominee is.Edwards will likely make his announcement at 1:00 PM EST today. That announcement, and the next seven days, will be very interesting indeed.