Author: Gareth

Obama’s candidacy is not all about Hope and Inspiration.

If you’ve got the time to read it, this 8-page NY Times story about his Economic plan, and the philosophies that drive it is an excellent distillation of his potential policies, as well as a fairly complete primer on the economic theories and issues which have driven the country for the past 30 years or so.

Worth reading, if for no other reason that to give you some concrete information to throw back at those who claim that he’s “full of hot air” and “has no positions.”

For a political junkie like me, it’s 8 pages of brilliance.

I’ve gone ahead and joined Facebook.

It’s the easiest way to keep in touch with The Minion at college, and to have access to friends’ con photos and such. Fear not, though, my primary blogging will remain right here on LJ.

Friend me if ya want (although, to be honest, I’ll probably stick to folks that I actually know — nothing personal).

Grabbed a few pictures taken by others, and figured I’d put them here for posterity’s sake.

Behind the cut, for people who care…