This Washington Post article made me smile broadly. Read it and smile: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts […]

If Barack Obama turns out to be a Muslim, a Terrorist or a Commie, I’m going to be so embarrassed. I’m just sayin’ kiddin’…

On May 15th, I joined the “Dexter for Obama” group on My.BarackObama.com. A couple of weeks later, I received a message from a woman named MaryAnn. It read: Hope Everyone Cann (sic) attend the Organizing Meeting on Thursday June 19 at 7 at Dexter Pub. See you there. On June 19th, my wife and I plopped our kayaks into a […]

I haven’t done much writing about the election since Tuesday because, frankly, I’m still digesting it and am having some difficulty putting my thoughts down in words. I think that this letter does as good a job as anything else in showing how things are changed. If you think any other politician could inspire young people in the ways described […]

Night of the Living Obama Supporters. I’m just sayin’…

These are the four men who got Barack Obama elected as the President of the United States. Four brilliant strategists who know how to LEAD. From the left: Robert Gibbs, David Plouffe, Barack Obama, and David Axelrod I’m just sayin’…

Yesterday was a bittersweet day as we spent it taking apart the downtown Ann Arbor Obama HQ. Most of the Field Organizers as well as our Regional Field Director will leave town in the next few days, returning to their homes. But what an impact they had in Michigan. One of the most striking victories for our group was the […]

Oh. My. God. President Barack ObamaTen hours at the Ann Arbor Obama headquarters on Friday.Twelve hours at the staging area in Saline, Michigan on Saturday.Thirteen hours at the staging area on Sunday.Sixteen hours on Monday.Thirteen hours on Election Day. In four days I knocked on nearly 1,000 doors and spoke with literally hundreds of residents in the rural area south […]

We were having a beer at the Arbor Brewing Company last night after spending the day preparing for four solid days of Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities. We’ll spend 12-hour days (or more) between now and when the poll close on Tuesday getting Barack Obama elected. While we were at the pub, Sarah Palin stopped by and Mrs. E. […]

Mrs. E. undertook a two-day trip through the two Midwest battleground states of Ohio and Indiana last week. She stopped at the campaign headquarters of both Barack Obama and John McCain, and asked volunteers there the same question: “What is it about this election year that inspires you to volunteer?” Their answers along with a photo slideshow are now posted […]

I have another Huffington Post piece up today, talking about how busy Obama volunteers (like me) have pretty much put off everything that’s non-essential in their lives until after the election. Read it HERE. In the process of gathering the quotes, I had a couple of interesting email conversations and there was one, in particular, that I found fascinating. It […]