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#193; post-DC-election
There was a time in when my life revolved around the politics of the DC Council. I once worked with national organizations, local committees, concerned citizens, and an amazing team of co-workers toward the important end of electing Republicans to the Council.
Yesterday, there was a special election in the District that saw a Republican do better than nearly ever before. Sadly, my friend did not win, but he did an outstanding job in a truly grassroots race and came in second citywide with 26% of the vote. Yay, Pat! He’ll now undoubtedly continue his work on the District’s Board of Education, continue to support the communities we love through his work as a local business owner, and hopefully run again someday. I think the local site DCist.com put it best:
Despite Mara’s loss, his strong performance and position on the State Board of Education means that he’ll remain an important figure in years to come.
#168; adventures in credentialed media
9am: For the first time in my life, I’m signing on as credentialed media. The Media Room at CPAC 2011 is probably the quietest spot in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, despite there being a window to the large ballroom where all the buzzed about speeches take place.
I’m amazed to be looking around seeing journalists from NPR, CNN, all the major newspapers, and a few bloggers like myself (though most of the CPAC blogging coverage will take place over at the Bloggers’ Lounge, and I’ll be putting up a list of great blogs to keep your eyes out for over the next three days).
I just had the pleasure of catching up with one of my favorite bloggers, John Hawkins of RightWingNews, and the head of the Va Beach area Young Republicans, DJ Spiker. One of the best things about CPAC is the camaraderie that we feel, reuniting after a year in our various spheres of the conservative sector. Some of us are social liberals (this one right here!), some are anti-war, some were Obama-cans, but we’re all conservative in one way or another and all the different aspects of Right politics come together here. This is the same feeling that originally appealed to be concerning the Tea Party groups. Unfortunately, the national movement took a decidely religious- and social-conservativism turn and I was one of many young Libertarian-esque pols who were pushed out.
See highlights from CPAC 2011′s first morning after the jump.
#161; 2010 had its own soundtrack
The Soundtrack of my 2010… There have been many individual songs and a few albums that I just wasn’t able to get enough of in the last year of monumental change and new hope. I’d love to hear your lists, your favorites, too, and if you’ve any particularly awesome End Of 2010 lists you think I should check out, definitely link them in the comments!
As an extra emotive bonus, I’m even going to try to put them in order and context, we’ll see just how I’ve really felt over the last 12 months, eh? First things first: Limbo is an emo little hipster, isn’t she? Lykke Li – Possibility; Within Temptation – All I Need; 30 Seconds to Mars – The Kill; Placebo – Running Up That Hill; & Moby – Temptation.
I move from depressed and thoughtful to resolute and fun-loving, after the jump…