You always here how one vote matters, and yet it never seems true.  I mean, even in close elections it is still a matter of hundreds or thousands of votes, not one or two.  This is at least true for national and state wide elections.  But it's not always true in the case of local elections.

We learned that lesson here in Williamsburg, VA this past week, with an interesting twist involving Stephen Colbert.

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Saw the head line on CNN and dug to find the AP article.  Guess we were a little too slow on that front.

The article and more on the flip side.

So I was at Political Wire, browsing through today's updates.  I enjoy the site, because it offers a good mix, though no discussion.

About midway down the page, I see the headline: "Steele Loves Puppies".

What?  Steele loves puppies?

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According to CNN.com, the Democrats have a new primary calendar.  They have decided to include Nevada and S. Carolina into the mix to create a more representative feild.

The new calendar goes like this...

Iowa - January 14
Nevada - January 19
New Hampshire - January 22
South Carolina - January 29

The first two are caucuses and the second two are primaries. More below...

So there's been a couple of diaries with the idea that there's a version of the National Anthem being released in Spanish.

Quesiton is, what does the ultimate Republican spokesperson say about it...

His answer and more on the flip-side.

Ok, so I've been thinking about this challenge every district thing.  Makes perfect sense to me.  I mean, you just never know what could happen.  So, I've been following the diaries about how we are doing, and getting really excited.  Are we going to break the record? Go Dems Go!!

But wait...

What about my district?  What about FL-12?

A bit of background before I get into this.  I am a 20 year old gay male who goes to college in Washington, DC.  I am political science major, and politics is my life.  This hopefully explains where this comes from...

So last night I particiapated in my favorite form of protesting: going to a gay club and dancing the night away, not but a few blocks from where our President sleeps. (The other gay club in DC that I love has a view of the Capitol Dome from it's front door.)

How is this protesting?  Simple.  Going there is an affirmation of an idenity that is all too often surpressed.  Too many people (both Republicans and Democrats sadly) try to legislate against me and others, under this mis-guided notion that they are "protecting" themselves.  What exactly are they protecting themselves from?  A club full of guys and girls dancing all night long?