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From Joi Ito:
The people of America have failed us today
As Larry says, “It’s over. Let it go.” Jon is saying, “Don’t complain – organize!” Although the previous post about the wacky voting system is interesting, it’s unlikely that any sort of recount or technicality will change the fact that today, the people of the United [...]
I said yesterday that both Kerry and Edwards would still be serving as senators should they lose; that was incorrect. Edwards’ term was up and the seat he held was contested between Republican Richard Burr and Erskine Bowles, who was Clinton’s chief of staff. Burr won 52%-47%, a net gain of a Senate seat for [...]
They say all politics are local, and here’s the proof. We live inside the Beltway on a street which is politically mixed. When we first moved here we were one of two families who leaned the least bit toward the right. Now that some of the houses have sold, and we’ve all aged a bit, [...]
I haven’t seen anyone framed this race as a classic insider/outsider battle. Perhaps its because the insider this time is the challenger, not the incumbent.
Kerry is a classic Washington career man, having spent years in local and state politics before his 20-year stint in the Senate. If ever there was a prototypical insider candidate, he’s [...]
The other day I was talking with the phone lineman who came to the new house to install the lines. Nice guy who had moved here from Alabama a few years ago to live in the Big City and be closer to his brother. He asked me what I thought about the presidential race. [...]
Last week was a whirlwind. Settled on the new/old house on Tuesday. That led, as you can imagine, to an endless series of errands and projects from which I’ve taken only 1 day off.
That would be Friday when I played in the memorial tournament Geoff hosts for his Dad each year. That event is always [...]