Progressive Democrat Issue 197

For me this was a good week. I got to attend the induction ceremony for a friend who was elected judge in 2008. It was a hard fought and difficult race, but we won and it felt great to see one of the good guys officially become a judge.

We can win even tough fights if we work hard enough at it. Of course we never can win all the fights, but we can win when it really matters.

And this week Barack Obama will be sworn in as President. I never expect to agree with anyone 100%, and Obama is no different. But I have been talking to people from all over the country and even all over the world and almost every one of them is excited about Obama. Partly it is the fact that this is history in the making. Partly it is that Obama is a truely inspiring person. And partly it is that people are desperate to see the end of the disastrous Bush era.

This week I discuss these themes: remembering the dismal failures of Bush and the Republican Party, considering the fact that the Democrats are almost always the party that first accepts progress and advances history, and celebrating the beginning of a new era. I also am somewhat expanding some of my local coverage.

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CELEBRATE 1/20/2009

Making History with the Democratic Party

A Review of Republican Failure

NYC FOCUS: Energy Scams vs. Green Energy

NY STATE FOCUS

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FOCUS

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FOCUS

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

GEORGIA FOCUS

TEXAS FOCUS

VIRGINIA FOCUS

FLORIDA FOCUS

BLACK MESA, ARIZONA FOCUS

ARIZONA FOCUS

COLORADO FOCUS

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

WASHINGTON FOCUS

ILLINOIS FOCUS

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

IOWA FOCUS

WISCONSIN FOCUS

NEVADA FOCUS