July 10, 2008
Greetings from the Obama Town Hall Mtg in Fairfax!
Katie and I are here watching our next President take questions about economic and women's issu...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 8, 2008
50 Greatest Political Moments
I love lists, especially subjective ones such at 'the best this' or 'the worst that'. They provide swell fodder for discussion and debate. Here's a good one from The Politico... The 50 Greatest Political Moments of the Last 50 Years...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 7, 2008
Obama's Online Fundraising
Since Super-Tuesday, Barack Obama has raised $5.8 million dollars online. I'm very glad to have used my little chart provided by his web site, and helped contribute to that total. Thank you to my friends and anyone else who helps...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 5, 2008
349 Days - Super Tuesday
There are 349 Days to go now until Bush's Last Day, hang in there baby! Today 22 States will hold their primary elections, making today Super Tuesday. We have a week yet before we get our turn here in Virginia,...
January 21, 2008
Groundhog Day & The State of the Union
This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address occur on the same day. And as it has been pointed out, "It is an ironic juxtaposition of events: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 15, 2008
Huckabee: ‘amend the Constitution’ to ‘God’s standards.’
Holy crap! (or maybe 'unholy' crap!) This guy is scary... Huckabee: ‘amend the Constitution’ to ‘God’s standards.’: "At a campaign stop yesterday, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee recommended — to a cheering audience — that the Constitution be ‘changed’ to...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 16, 2007
400 Days
This morning I slept until noon, exactly noon. That's late for me, even for a Sunday, but I think I know why I did it. Because at noon today the countdown on the time remaining for the disastrous presidency of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 6, 2007
Election Day
It's Election Day, and I have cast my vote. It's an action that makes me both proud. But today I'm also sad and concerned at the same time. I'm proud to be an American, and to live in a democracy...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 30, 2007
Homemade Headline
Spotted today at New York and 14th on my way to the bus stop heading home from work. What else can you say?...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 28, 2007
Rats from a Sinking Ship
Rove... Gonzalez... Bush's brain... Bush's lawyer Who's next? There are sooo many good choices... Dick, Condi... hell, how long will Barney stick around? My choice, every last one of them... 511 more days. Damn, Roberts and Alito will be hanging...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 26, 2007
Dick Cheney is Evil
Scary Evil. He exemplifies reckless disregard for the Constitution, and of any person or law's ability to exercise any amount of oversight of his activities. Remarkably, he recently claimed that the Vice President's Office is not an "entity within the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 31, 2007
599 Days
16 hours 12 minutes 31 seconds until he's gone...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 18, 2007
Greetings from PDF in NYC
It's NGP @ PDF 2007 in NYC. We had to catch an early train to get here (guess who missed the 5:02 and had to catch the 5:25?), but it's been worth the effort. Now I'm ready for the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 6, 2007
Old Man OPO
Last week the Washington Post began a series of articles about Political Consultants, including a front page story last Friday about Internet Strategists. The Post dubbed them Online Political Operatives, or OPOs. It's the first I've heard that title, it's...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 15, 2007
Politics Online Conference
I'm currently at the opening session of the 14th Politics Online Conference, which is hosted at the George Washington University by the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI). Phil Noble, President of Politics Online, and a long...Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
February 21, 2007
699 Days
A Monday holiday is always nice, and earlier this week I wanted to write something about President's Day. But given our current President, who will certainly be remembered by history as among the Worst Ever, President's Day just left me...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 16, 2007
Obama to Explore
Barack Obama has announced that he has formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee and will make a final decision on whether or not to run on February 10th. The presence of his Google Ads here on the Casey Blog bodes well...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 14, 2007
An Old Post
We get one every day, churn through it, and then add it to the recycling pile. But yesterday, while poking around an antique mall, I found an old copy of the Washington Post that just felt worth buying. On...
January 7, 2007
Obama Book #1
One of my New Year resolutions is to do better with my book reports. From the number of Amazon links on this page I'm starting to look like a real book pimp, but honestly, it's just a nice way to...
December 21, 2006
Yes Virginia, there are gays and muslims...
Our state's tourism motto is 'Virginia is for Lovers'. Recent headlines might make you think otherwise. In just the last week, a number of Virginia Epispicol parishes have split from the U.S. Epispicol Church over their tolerant treatment of gays,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 9, 2006
Good Grief! He Scores!
I know I wasn't alone among Democrats who approached Election Day with serious caution against any pre-mature celebration, and in-fact fully prepared to find we had somehow once again blown what was being built up as a sure thing. The...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
The perfect finish...
... of a wonderful Election. Virginia win gives Democrats the Senate AP, 11/9/06...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 8, 2006
Republicans Blame Election Losses On Democrats
The Onion - America's Finest News Source WASHINGTON, DC—Republican officials are blaming tonight's GOP losses on Democrats, who they claim have engaged in a wide variety of "aggressive, premeditated, anti-Republican campaigns" over the past six-to-18 months. "We have evidence of...
November 7, 2006
Election Day
is here at last! Go Vote! And in case you needed any, here's 109 Reasons to Dump the 109th Congress....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 3, 2006
Republican Smears Push Some Too Far
I first read this op/ed piece in an email forwarded to me by a friend, and as you should be with any such content, I was skeptical. I am not familiar with Frank Schaeffer, but email is a favorite means...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
November 1, 2006
Don't laugh...
... they're not above this for a second....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
October 18, 2006
ActBlue in Virginia
I need your help! Virginia needs your help! America needs your help! Election Day is looming large, and if you're not furious about what George Bush and his rubber-stamp GOP Congress have done to America, then you're not paying attention...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
October 17, 2006
Two Ads
Here's two ads for Virginia related campaigns that I find to be particularly effective. In Virginia's 2nd District, Freshman Republican Thelma Drake is in a tough race to keep her seat. This ad, from Majority Action, puts a spotlight on...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
October 5, 2006
The Way of the Whigs
An Iraq war that has cost us nearly half trillion dollars—and the good will of the world—might not have done it. Runaway federal spending that allowed the national debt to reach $8.5 trillion might not have done it. George Bush’s...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
September 16, 2006
Vote Vets Ad
I'm getting a bit hung-up on YouTube lately, but I think it demonstrates a lot about how their service allows someone to find, view and share video that they otherwise might have never seen....Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
September 15, 2006
Worth Reading
Editorial from today's Washington Post... A Defining Moment for America The Washington Post, 9/15/06...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
September 14, 2006
Mary Calls Out the Boneheads!
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September 13, 2006
Olberman on 9/11
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September 1, 2006
Must See TV
Kudos to Keith. You give hope that the media still can see, and report, that the emperor has no clothes....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 17, 2006
Hope for Democracy
Today's ruling by a Federal judges that the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping of Americans is unconstitutional give hope to those who believe that the powers of the President are not unlimited, but that even the President, ESPECIALLY the President, is...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2006
An Answer
Justice on a Short Leash Why did the president cut off investigation of the NSA's domestic surveillance program? The Washington Post, 7/22/06 Because he thinks he's above the Constitution, that's why. UPDATE: Like I said... If the president has constitutional...Link | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
June 1, 2006
Worst President Ever
America comes to this realization too late to spare us this second term we're currently suffering through. But perhaps in time to strike some balance by taking away Bush's lapdog Republican Congress... we have to remain hopeful. Failing that,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 4, 2006
Dusty Does What He Must
(Via Think Progress.) Opening Day: The Making of a Presidential Photo-Op: "This afternoon, President Bush was on hand to throw out the first pitch in Cincinnati as the hometown Reds took on the visiting Chicago Cubs. Before the game, President...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 21, 2006
Screen Shots from the Attic
Last week I was invited to speak at the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on the subject of Congress and the Internet. In gathering my thoughts, and preparing for that presentation, I perused the deep and dusty corners of my hard drive...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
December 21, 2005
Destroy the County to Defend It
Last Friday the New York Times broke the story that the Bush Administration has been eavesdropping on Americans without a warrant since shortly after 9/11/2001. The Times had delayed reporting the story for a year, at the request of the...Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
December 3, 2005
That would be a big, YES!
The most impressive thing really is how quickly and firmly he has established his hold on this position. It would have been the case already with a single term, but it's a distinction he'll hold for the ages after two....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 27, 2005
Torture, American-Style
Here's a very interesting read from today's Washington Post that gets past the surface level of the debate about Torture and whether it's something that the United States does or doesn't do. The article describes the underlying laws and conventions...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 23, 2005
Republican Black Velvet
Bush has the Floor Originally uploaded by Indignico. I found these great photos submitted to the Flickr group I created for campaign-related photos. So many choices! Ashcroft, Bush, Cheney, Zell, Bush and Elvis! Which would you choose? Hard to...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
November 8, 2005
Happy Election Day!
I'm not sure exactly when Election Day became one of my favorites on the calendar. Obviously, the fact that I work in politics has much to do with it. Election Day is the culmination of a candidate's and a party's...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
October 27, 2005
Fitzgerald Stakeout
Heading home from work, and stopped at a light on 14th Street, I noticed this press stakeout on the sidewalk and snapped a couple of photos with my Treo. This is a composite of those two photos, and my...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
September 28, 2005
Failure
Google knows all... go to Google type in failure press the 'I'm feeling lucky button' laugh... or cry fwd to others Do this, and you won't be feeling lucky for long. Thanks to sis for sharing UPDATE: Ethan points out...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
September 14, 2005
Asking Bush to Move On
The below monologue was in my email this morning. It's comedian Bill Maher's closing monologue to the September 9th episode of his HBO program, Real Time with Bill Maher. I'm a longtime fan of Bill's. Much like another favorite of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 9, 2005
Tough Times for Liberals
As he so often does, Ward Sutton captures my feelings exactly. Hooray! We barely lost! Ugh....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2005
Passed the Dem Test
Wow, I need to pay closer attention to my log files. I had noticed that I was getting a bunch of referrals coming from The Daily Kos, but hadn't bothered to look into why. And a photo from my Flickr...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 5, 2005
Not *that* W!
The Washington Post today had an article saying that some baseball fans of Washington's new team, The Nationals, are choosing the alternate 'DC' logo hat rather than the standard 'W' logo version to avoid wearing the nickname of America's worst...
July 4, 2005
4th of July
With Tim Kaine I love the 4th of July. I love the way that it reminds us about how our country was founded, and the Democratic principles it was founded upon. I find it very appropriate that the 4th...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 17, 2005
Virginia Race is On
Today's Washington Post included an editorial titled "In Virginia, the Race Is On", describing the need for serious debate between Gubernatorial candidates Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Jerry Kilgore on fiscal and transportation issues. Of the Republican ticket, the Post...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
June 8, 2005
The Downing Street Memo
As Washington got swept up in the memories of Watergate and the recent revalation that 'Mark Felt, then the number two man at the FBI, was the informant known as Deep Throat' who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 3, 2005
The Political Perils of Photoshop
Memo to political consultants: be careful how you use Photoshop. Back in 1996, Senator John Warner's campaign got caught moving their opponents head onto another body, and last year George Bush's web site had a photo of him talking to...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 20, 2005
How Democracy Ends
OK, enough photos. I haven't offered much about the current fight over the Filibuster in the Senate, the whole thing has had me stunned into silence. With the White House and the Congress in their grip, the Republicans just can't...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
May 3, 2005
When Free Speech Can Mean Your Job
When can exercising your right to voice your political views cost you your job? It depends what state you live in. This startling article reveals how tentative some of our most basic 'rights' as Americans really are. Well worth a...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 28, 2005
Republican Dilbert Principle
The Dilbert Principle is a business theory suggesting that companies should promote their most incompetent employees to management positions where they can avoid customer interaction and do the least amount of harm to the business. In 2002, then CIA Director...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 3, 2005
The Stink of Tom Delay
"The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today." House Majority Leader Tom Delay, 3/31/05 Rep. Tom Delay seems to be in a heap of long overdue trouble. His abuses of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 1, 2005
In Memory of Lirpa Sloof
In March 1994, an acquaintance forwarded to me an E-mail message he had received from a mailing list to which he subscribed. The message referred to a column by John C. Dvorak that appeared in the April 1994 issue of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (1)
March 21, 2005
The Kilgore Plan for Virginia
The Virginia Young Democrats blog reports on the 'Plan for Virginia' from Republican candidate for Governor Jerry Kilgore's web site. What they found was very interesting. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text goes here. Body text...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 13, 2005
That's My Girl
"Back off, I'm a Democrat!" My daughter Colleen to the GOP Elephant marching with Rep. Tom Davis in the Manassas, Virginia St. Patrick's Day Parade....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 3, 2005
New Scrutiny for Online Campaigning?
So far, the Internet has largely received a free pass in terms of federal regulations of online campaign activities. The 2002 Campaign Finance Law's 'Electioneering Communications' provision did not apply to the Internet. Online communications in any form; banner ads,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 23, 2005
Employer Exhortations
It's been about three months now since I brought four years of self-employment to an end and accepted an offer to join NGP Software as their Director of Online Campaigns. Job decisions are always tough to make, but this one...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 17, 2005
Editing Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson saw them coming, the editors who would follow. And he and the other founders recognized that changing times would require the ability to modify the framework of our government (see: Article V). In 1786 the Virginia General Assembly...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 9, 2005
The 'Pull Up Your Pants' Bill
More fun from Virginia's House of Delegates this session. Today they approved by a 60-34 vote H.B. 1981 which "Provides that any person who exposes his below-waist undergarments in a lewd or indecent manner shall be assessed a $50 civil...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 5, 2005
Virginia is for "Traditional" Lovers
Virginia is for Lovers, that's the long standing tourism pitch here in my home state. It's a pitch that's been in use for 36 years, so it's certainly demonstrated some shelf life. Don't mess with Texas, but come screw in...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 20, 2005
Inauguration Day
Four years ago, as George Bush completed his judicial coup at his first inaugural, I was fortunate enough to be out of the country. This time around I am not so lucky, but will instead work from home to avoid...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 3, 2005
Dubya, The Movie
Happy New Year everyone! Here's an excellent movie to kick off the long four years we have in store for us. At least idiot Presidents are good for a laugh. Dubya, The Movie And just think. As soon when we...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
December 26, 2004
Post-Election Numbers
In Today's Washington Post, author Scott Turow has a piece about the numbers that let to Bush's election victory last month that is worth a read: A Dominant GOP? How So? The Washington Post, 12/26/2004...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 24, 2004
The Year Without A Treecam
Since 1964, a Christmas Tree has been placed in front of the U.S. Capitol each year (now it is lamely labeled a 'Holiday Tree' for the sake of political correctness). And since 1969 that tree has come from a different...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 15, 2004
Bush Monkeys
Reuters reports that a painting of President George Bush titled, Bush Monkeys, by 23-year-old artist Christopher Savido, was "removed from an art exhibit at the Chelsea Market in Manhattan over the past weekend after the director of the market...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Online Politics: Milestones and Footnotes
Where does the time go? Ten years ago, thanks to some dumb luck, good help, and fortuitous timing, I helped to make Sen. Edward Kennedy the first member of Congress with a web site. The office had taken its first...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 14, 2004
Buy Blue this Christmas
What's a Democrat to do during this holiday season? Still depressed that all that work and all your contributions still left you on the short end of 51-48? For some, shopping can bring you some cheer. Maybe it can bring...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 7, 2004
Karl Rove Sums It All Up for Liberals
Another must-read comic from Ward Sutton of the Villiage Voice. Plenty of lingering attitude for you here Karl, plenty....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 5, 2004
If Bush Ran Against Jesus
(from MAD Magazine)I loved MAD magazine as a kid. It was funny, and smart, and even felt a bit subersive. When reading MAD, you knew that your folks wouldn't get all the jokes, and that they wouldn't approve of...Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
November 18, 2004
The Depressed Democrat's Guide to Recovery
Mark Fiore's cartoons and animations are always worth a smile and typically dead-on the issues they present. And even two weeks later, a smile is something any Dem can use. Check out Mark's recovery guide, it's good stuff. The Depressed...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 15, 2004
The Big Dick
The Milaukee Journal-Sentinel doesn't want you to see their now famous photo of our Vice President, but you can't hide from the Internet. No wonder Cheney told Bush that Iraq's missile's would be easy to find, he's hiding one of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 14, 2004
F the South
If you love a good rant like I do, then give this one a read. It's not for the easily offended. But as a blue voter who lives not too deep in the red south, I found that it certainly...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 11, 2004
Election Maps
Tired of seeing that same old map that paints large empty spaces of our country red, as if the desert itself supported Bush? I am. Check these maps out for a more accurate representation of Bush's 51% 'mandate'. Maps and...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 10, 2004
Advertising for a Fight
Here's one way for Dems to find an outlet for their anger... See this ad from Craig's List... Straight male seeks Bush supporter for fair, physical fight ...but sometimes stupider people are also larger people. It would be a shame...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Goodbye John, and Good Riddance!
John Ashcroft has resigned as the Attorney General of the United States of America. This is the guy who lost his race for re-election to the United States Senate to the late Mel Carnahan in 2000. Missouri voters preferred...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 9, 2004
The Countdown to </BUSH>
Let the countdown begin. Four years won't last forever. Watch is pass, one day at a time in this entry, and in the right nav bar on this site. For the non-HTML savvy, is web code for 'end of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 5, 2004
Tell The World You're Sorry
(photo from sorryeverybody.com)Sure, 48% of us are still in mourning over the narrow defeat we suffered at the polls this week. But there's a bigger burden that we bear. Our President is frequently referred to as "the leader of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Voting Patterns by IQ & Income
update: consider this one debunked by snopes.com Take it with a big grain of salt *, because I can't check the facts on the figures offered in these charts. But look at the correlations to be found here:State Vote listed...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 4, 2004
We Ask Ourselves The Same Question
This would sting even more if not from a country that still has a royal family. Then again, maybe we're kidding ourselves to think that we don't. thanks Nathanial for the forward...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Leaving's Not So Easy
Harper's Magazine online has a great article titled Electing to Leave that should be of interest to anyone who threated such action in the face of our current electoral outcome. Turns out, it's not as easy as you might think....
November 3, 2004
The New North America
graphic by dave ruderman, thanks to sis for forwarding...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
We Will Get What We Deserve
CNN is reporting that Sen. Kerry has just called President Bush to concede defeat in this Election. As much as I would like to be gracious in defeat, I can't help but look around and think to myself, "What the...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
November 2, 2004
Turn Virginia Blue!
Do we dare to hope? It would be major if it happens. Make it happen. Prominent Poll Shows Kerry Tied in Virginia cnsnews.com with Thanks to Matt Gross for the news and Katie for the graphic!...Not Bloody Likely Mr. President
Oh I'm working to get out the vote... but not for you sir, not for you. Enjoy your retirement....Link |