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Wednesday July 28, 2010 · 11:56 AM PDT

2010/07/28 · 11:56

It’s a frustrating time to be in the Democratic party. We’ve won a lot of small victories, but it feels like none of them got us what we thought we were getting. The party (perhaps like always) seems always capable of letting us down at key moments. The President, while he’s been active on some issues, has been silent, or sometimes even counterproductive, on others. We got a health care bill, sure, but a watered-down one. We got Wall Street reform, but weakened. We got a drawdown in Iraq, but it seems hollow. The feeling of discontent, especially on sites like this one, is palpable. And there’s a lot of grumbling about staying home, or voting third party. There are people that feel that a short-term loss will lead to a long-term gain for the party.

I have a message for these people.

Fraction Jackson

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Thursday May 27, 2010 · 3:49 PM PDT

2010/05/27 · 15:49

There seems to be a general feeling about this administration – and a lot of the current Democratic Party in general - that worries me. I’m not one of those types that intend to nitpick everything that President Obama and company does. I knew going in (as should most of us) that I was never going to get everything that I wanted. It is always tempting to believe that any politician will be 100% with you – tempting, but ultimately foolish. One way or another, I’ve come to accept that there are some things that I want to have happen, that simply aren’t going to for a while.

This isn’t about that.

Fraction Jackson

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Saturday March 08, 2008 · 8:46 PM PST

2008/03/08 · 20:46

I'm not really sure where to begin here. All I know is that over the last couple weeks, I've started to notice how out of control everyone here seems to be. Yeah, yeah, I know, primary wars and so forth...I wasn't around for the 04 wars so maybe I just "don't understand". And I suppose maybe there is an element of that. But you know what? This is getting absurd.

Fraction Jackson

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Saturday November 18, 2006 · 6:22 PM PST

2006/11/18 · 18:22

(Note: first ever diary...please be gentle.)

As it happens, I am a student at a community college in Arizona that has a tendency to hold some pretty effective events outside of class. A couple weeks ago, my American Gov. professor told us about the upcoming "hunger banquet." A number of us in the class were skeptical of the title, asking if it was intentionally ironic; he replied, "probably".

Despite not knowing what really to expect, several of us decided to attend, including myself. As it turns out, it's worth writing about.

Join my after the flip, please, and I'll tell you about it. Read More

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