My blog is about theology, politics, and culture. I am a Lutheran pastor, and graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary in 1987. I am currently serving All Saints Lutheran in Aurora, CO. My political opinions expressed on my blog are, however, as a citizen of the USA and not as pastor of this particular church. I've been a precinct committeeman in the Democratic Party for nearly 40 years, in three different states, and have been a member of the State Democratic Committee in two states. I was previously elected to the City Commission of Hays, Kansas, 1977-1983, and was the first protestant in the history of the city to be re-elected. I was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2004.
This is a campaign of legend and lore--two excellent campaigners, each powered by important and broad constituencies, rallying their considerable forces from state to state as the Great Democratic Adventure moves back-and-forth across the country.
How will it end? Will the legend be one of song and story? Or, will it be angst and dread? At this point, it could go either way. The Democrats could fall apart in recrimination and division, which could elect John McCain.
1. Obama matches up poorly with John McCain in terms of national security issues. Yes, he was "right" on Iraq, if you go by a speech he gave as a state senator in Illinois--one that was rather hard to find in the early days of the war, when it seemed we were "winning." (Sen. Obama has possibly gotten more mileage out of one anti-war speech than any state senator in history.) This is an advantage in Democratic caucuses, which has a strong anti-war constituency, but a liability against someone like McCain who will be hailing the "surge" and calling for "success" in Iraq.
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)
