Author: Rick Klau

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Zephyr Teachout (formerly of the Dean campaign) is running the Blog for Victory, part of “Americans Coming Together”, a massive voter registration effort. I liked this story, about a challenge to register more voters. Whatever it takes. Of course, getting people registered is only the first step. Getting them to the polls is the big…

Trip back on the City of New Orleans was just as pleasant as the trip down to New Orleans — really a fantastic way to travel. Cell coverage (especially GSM) and WiFi (is there such a thing as “war railing”?!) were non-existent, so the train ride really was a relaxing, disconnected adventure. Interestingly, just outside…

Just a quick update — the train trip was a blast. 19 hours door to door, and we even got some sleep! More news later…

We leave tonight on the City of New Orleans bound for — you guessed it — New Orleans. Going to a wedding Sunday night, and planning on enjoying the city with the family over the next few days. My wife and I are doing dinner with Ernie and his wife Saturday night, which should be…

Well, opportunity knocked, then kept walking. Some of you may recall when Kos asked for bumper sticker slogans for the Bush/Cheney reelection effort last summer (lesson learned for Kos: never host your comments on an external site, lest they be lost forever). I responded in the comments, and my slogan (“Compassionate Colonialism”) made the top…

Much has been made of Google’s S-1 filing last week in which Google will raise $2.7 billion in an IPO auction. It turns out that if you read the entire S-1, you’ll note that the amount they plan on raising is actually $2,718,281,828. Why? Pete has the answer. I love it. The number is almost…

As the author notes, this isn’t the first time a blogger has caused judges to correct a federal opinion. (That honor belongs to Howard.) But it’s yet another example of the influence of blogs in the legal profession, a Good Thing. Patterico is a contributor to Oh, that liberal media!, a great right-wing blog. Keeps…

Mathew Gross wants to know who you like for the #2 slot on the Kerry ticket. He remarks that: Many Democratic strategists consider Gephardt the safest choice — a man whose life and career has been open to scrutiny for years. He is a favorite of organized labor, a disciplined campaigner and his home state,…

Last night’s gala dinner at the Mertias conference was held at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. I stood on the street the motorcade drove past, then a few minutes later, looked out the same windows Lee Harvey Oswald looked out before he assassinated President Kennedy. It was overwhelming — standing on historical ground…