Posts Tagged as ‘Democratic National Convention’

August 22, 2008

And I’m off ….

Ashpolitics has been quiet and will continue to be so, at least for the next week.  I’m off to the Democratic National Convention, writing for Zennie’s Zeitgeist.  I hope to have a guest blogger jumping in every now and then, but we’ll see.  Please be sure to check us out over at Zennie’s Zeitgeist for [...]

August 14, 2008

Clinton gets her roll call

After weeks of negotiation, Obama and Clinton announced in a joint statement today that HRC will get her roll call vote at the Convention.  Obama trotted out the “party unity” excuse and Clinton, for her part, will hear the call, offer her Super Delegate vote for Obama and then release her delegates and call on them [...]

August 13, 2008

Ah, Unity

The DNCC announced today that among the “key speakers on the economy” set for Tuesday night at the Convention is Gov. Ed Rendell of PA.  Rendell is set to speak on “how the failed policies of the last eight years have betrayed our values and left an economy out of balance.”  Rendell joins a list of [...]

August 8, 2008

The Clintons need to go away

I’m gonna get into hot water for this post.  But it’s 5 am, CST, I’ve been up for hours, I’m living in a hotel with a four year old and a seven year old, and maybe I’ve lost enough of my mind not to care.  If you see me on the floor in Denver and [...]