Democrat.com Event!

Hello folks it has been a bit since I last posted something. Had a run in with a patch of ice leaving my back in a whole world of hurt. Any way down to business.

I like Hillary Clinton, I really do, however I think her postition on the war is completely and utterly wrong. While I think her primary challenger has a snow ball's in hell chance to beat her, I feel someone challenging her on this issue is good for the party. Perhaps a decent showing by her challenger will provide Hillary with a wake up call:

Monday Feb. 27, 2006, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Progressive Democrats of America
New York Metro Meeting

At our first PDA organizing meeting last month in Manhattan, we decided to form a New York Metro Group to focus on important New York issues such as the upcoming Senate primary, election machine reform, and garnering support for various congressional bills to bring the Iraq war to a swift close and to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney.

Come Meet Progressive candidates:
Chris Owens, running for Congress in CD 11
Jessica Flagg, who is running for Congress in CD 17
Jonathan Tasini, New York Candidate for Senator

Learn How We Can Challenge Hillary Clinton's Support for the War!

SEIU Local 1199, 310 West 43 St., Auditorium, A Floor

As a blogger I cannot help but be optimistic about there future in the New Media:

Thurs, March 2, 2006 | 6:00-8:00pm
The Republic of Blogs: New Media and Democracy

Join Demos, Center for Social Media, Center for Media, Culture and History, People for the American Way and Air America for an event on blogging, media and democracy.

Panelists:
Lakshmi Chaudhry Senior Editor, In These Times Co-Author, Start Making Sense: Turning the Lessons of Election 2004 into Winning Progressive Politics
Rebecca MacKinnon Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School Co-Founder, Global Voices Online
Drazen Pantic Founder, OpenNet Co-Director, Location One
Christopher Rabb Founder and Chief Evangelist, Afro-Netizen
Moderator: Rich Benjamin Senior Fellow, Demos

Andrew Heiskell Center for Democracy
149 5th Avenue, 7th Floor
Register online
http://www.demos.org/page179.cfm
or call (212) 633-1405 x533

One of the icons of the New York Progressive movement, Liz Holtzman will be a speaker at this one! Check out her recent article in THE NATION (link)

Thurs, March 2, 2006 | 8:00pm

Is There a Case for Impeachment?
* Rep. John Conyers
* Elizabeth Holtzman
* John Dean
* Michael Rattner
* Lewis Lapham

Moderated by: Sam Seder
Tickets $10
Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St.
http://tickemaster.com
212-307-4100