Elections 2008

Okay, sorry about yesterday folks…some overload and political fatigue setting in…I shall post regularly today. On the protest front, “Iraq Veterans Against the War” led the first really large march here yesterday, about 5000 marched to what protesters call the “freedom cage” and the Denver police call “free speech zone,” which is located about 200 yards from the Pepsi Center and out of earshot and eyesight of delegates. The cage/zone was abandoned in favor of a spot closer to the Pepsi Center. The vets, numbering around 40 from what I could see were at full military dress, standing at attention in front of about 150 riot police in front and another few dozen behind, looking at the Pepsi Center in silence and only asking that their letter be given to a delegate from the Democratic Party. It was a tense standoff because of the hyper-control the Denver Police have sought to maintain. This moment, with  several thousand protesters and Iraqi war vets standing at attention was a very tense moment. But the letter was received and the crowd millied and felt it had achieved a victory. More to come. I am off to the MLK Breakfast, California Delegates breakfast and briefings form Mike Honda and John Conyers (Michigan House member)…and that’s only the morning. Stay tuned.