reliably devolves into crap, because the goal is not to further understanding or enlightenment as one would do if one were discussing something concrete like how cancer cells mutate, but rather to further some political goal that underlies the conversation. So it's not honest to begin with. The goal is: I want my guy to win and I will distort everything you say or do in furtherance of that goal.

I got my "Official 2016 Democratic Party Survey" in the mail today. Actually, it's a Debbie Wasserman Schulz DNC fundraising request, since the survey will, as usual, be ignored.

I urge everyone to do what I just did: take about 2 minutes to write "Bernie" as the answer to most questions, and tell them you are NOT donating to the DNC until Debbie Wasserman Schulz is fired, then put it in the prepaid reply envelope and mail it back to the DNC.

As someone pointed out to me yesterday, some of my diaries are very short and more like comments- this I will admit is true. I work about 10 to 12 hours a day and visit our site during the workday; therefore, I do not have the time to write well-composed thesis (like many of yours). Moreover, in my role as a project manager, I have been conditioned to write something quick and to the point (ignore the details or the back-story).

To be disappointed about the latest primary results would be normal.
To be ready to throw in the towel would be understandable.
To resign yourself to a corporate Shillary Presidency would be lunacy.

My favorite blogger is freelance journalist and author Jane Stillwater. She goes everywhere. She even went to Iraq a couple of times, self-funded.

Here's a link to her latest blog post:

A couple recent blog posts here and here got me thinking about branding and identity.

Tired of being forced to choose between the lesser of two evils?

Stop.

Instead of waiting for candidates whose ideology aligns with our own, let's reverse the process. It's time voters make clear where they stand, and that any candidate who hopes to win their votes and gain office must meet them on their ground.

First thing . . . Thank you caucus99percent! It is so wonderful to find you. Someone posted a link at DKOS.