Bring it on.

I'm going to go help my country tomorrow. The first step is to go to a caucus to see if the Democrats can unite around someone who can beat Bush. My rap will be simple: you don't elect the person so much as the party and what we need to do is find the most electable Democrat -- while acknowledging to all of you that Democratic Party is not without its serious flaws. Unfortunately, I have the sinking feeling that enough of my neighbors are Nader/Dean supporters --- who would rather be right than victorious --- so that we may once again hand the Presidency to a minority President. At least that's my fear going in. UPDATE: See, for example, this article from today's daily titled Greens split on whether to support a Democrat to get a sense of Seattle.

Anyway, I needed to know where my precinct meets. Through the magic of the web I Googled Washington State Democrats but they indicated that I had to know my precinct (which is why I went to their site in the first place) but at least they told me that I could go to the Precinct Finder to find it where my precinct meets. So in a matter of perhaps 60 seconds at most, I was able to track down a very obscure bit of information... (it meets in an elemenrary school about two blocks away)...information of course which the ward-heeler of 1900 would have brought to my door along with a nice bottle of wine. But hey! It's a different world. Get used to it.

So I am. And I am energized to go and help as I can to nominate a candidate who can replace the amiable but inept fellow who is now in charge. As faithful readers of this blog will acknowledge, I think I'd like GW Bush -- but as a companion on the links or in a dory floating down the Grand Canyon -- and not as President of The Unisted State of America.

Inspired in part by this post.