First They Gerrymander Us Into

The High Point Was That The People Are Really Nice - Despite The Crazy Politics - And I Loved Being There. The Hardest Part Was Knowing Some Of The Things I Was Probably Going To Write About Texas Would Make Those Nice People Very Unhappy.

[ella Baker]'s Second Defining Characteristic Was Her Dislike Of Top-down Leadership... 'she Felt Leaders Were Not Appointed But The Rose Up. Someone Will Rise. Someone Will Emerge'. It Was An Attitude Baker Shared With Some Of The Older Women In The Movement.

I Used To Like John Mccain, Too, But I Must Admit That Was Because He Was Bucking His Party To Do Things I Agreed With. I Would Not Have Had That Reaction If, Say, Bernie Sanders Decided To Rebel Out Of Principle And Support Privatizing Social Security.

Elections Have To Have At Least A Little Meaning. Obama Ran On Income Tax Hikes For The Wealthy. People Knew They Were Voting For That. They Want That. And It's Good Policy.

As Long As We Decline To Allow Sick Uninsured People To Just Lie Down And Die On The Side Of The Road, Everybody Has To Have Insurance For The Health Care System To Work Sanely.