A Little Aggreposting for the Day ...
Apologies for the slow pace as of late. Work and all that jazz, ya know. An aggrepost will get me through the day ...
» While it's tragic enough to see the events going on over at Va. Tech, but today is also a day of remembrance for one of Texas' own tragedies from the past. If you've not read Bill Minutaglio's "City on Fire," you owe it to yourself to do so.
» Back to politics, the Chron is on board with IDing Melissa Noriega as the front-runner. Smart move. KHOU has some footage that also follows in the wake of recent campaign finance reports being filed.
Some must-reads that I'm passing on with way too little commentary ...
» NYT:
I'm not his biggest fan, but this is at least a provacative enough of a read. I think there's definitely some sense of a sea change out there in this post-Iraq, post-Katrina, post-industrialist age. I'm not sure we can start writing the final chapter yet, but I do agree with some of Krugmans points ... that essentially, several heretofore radical liberal ideas are gaining more and more favor with the public. Part of that, of course, is thanks to Bill Clinton and the economic success of his eight years as President. Liberals (and Bill Bradley) may view them as a wasted opportunity. But they set the foundation.
» NY Review of Books: The Evangelical Surprise (Frances FitzGerald)
Perhaps the most important read here. In part, this underscores a side effect of the above ... that there's a sea change out there. At the end of the day, I don't think that one-time Republican supporters are moving away from the conservative Christian worldview so much as they are simply changing their vote and justifying it on any number of grounds. But those folks, I argue, aren't coming on board to be a part of some McGovern-esque revival. In the end, if Democrats who gain support from these types of people don't respect the values and concerns of them, they'll go right back where they came from.