immigrants don't like beans?

dems was at the DFL tonight to hear a snippet from becky lourey. i honestly think she's got my vote for governor. i mean, there's still a lot of time before november elections, but i was extremely impressed with her energy and enthusiasm. it's just what we need right now. i think, though, what pushed me over the edge was a little comment made right at the end of her speech. someone in the audience brought up fred phelps and his protesting of military funerals. it seemed as though the person was in support of the proposed bill to ban protesting at funerals. and becky took a stand. she wasn't going to skirt the issue and try to please everyone in the audience, she said what she felt. her son was killed in iraq, and she would never want his funeral protested, but's free speech, plain and simple. you may not like it, it may be hateful and disgusting, but they have every right to say it. this all goes back to one of my favorite sayings of all time, "i may not agree with what you have to say, but i'll defend to the death your right to say it." i guess that's really important to me.

oh, and by the way, i've decided to run for vice president of the college democrats for next year. rick and paddock and tasha and amanda talked me into it. but mostly i did.





i'm really excited/nervous.