Mike Signer For Virginia Lieutenant Governor

I haven't done a local politics post in ages so here's one. My Facebook friend and friend of my longtime friend Stevie in LA, Chris Abraham is celebrating St. Pat's day by attending Mike's straw poll. Maybe it's early in the game but even in the Democratic primary, the choices to me seem clear cut. I like what Brian Moran has to say in his run for Governor, and people I know and trust have endorsed him.

I don't know how many endorsements Mike Signer has at this point but after hearing what he has to say, I can say for what it's worth, he is the candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor who has mine. It's important to me to have someone in Virginia working hard for unions, and Mike Signer is doing just that.

Let Warner Be Warner

There's worry that Mark Warner's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention won't sound quite the right note, that it will be too bipartisan, not meaty, not angry.

I say count to 10 folks, be patient, the Democrats are warming up and Mark Warner being from Virginia, a decidedly purple place, is going to sound just the right notes for tonight. This is strange territory, it's not quite the North or the South, and not quite Red or Blue anymore (though I'm hoping like mad it will be a BLUE violet after November). And he is trying to get a job, that of US Senator from a decidedly purple place.

What's more we are a big tent. Unlike the Dark Side, we can and should have diversity not just in terms of race and gender, but in how we get things done and get our message across. Everyone has a purpose in this.

After this warm up, the zingers will come. Tomorrow night in prime time.

More on Mike Turner (10th Congressional District VA)

Mike is going to be on NPR/WAMU's The Politics Hour Friday May 30th. If you don't have a chance to listen the NPR/WAMU website will have a transcript an hour after the show airs.

Mike Turner Gets the Edwards Treatment From Virginia Media

It was enough that John Edwards had to quit the Presidential race back in January because in large part, he was ignored by the media, both progressive and mainstream, and unable to generate enough money to stay in. But there's more, Mike Turner, candidate for Congress in Virginia's 10th District has the endorsement of the Virginia Chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America, yet he appears to be my neighborhood's version of John Edwards. A Google search barely produced any results, a Washington Post search didn't produce any.

How can this be? He's being challenged in the June 10th primary by Judy Feder, the candidate who is getting the press, and the glowing reviews in the blogosphere and the cash. But one thing she didn't get was the win against incumbent Frank Wolf in 2006, the year the Democrats finally regained control of the House after the long dry spell of the 90s and early 2000s. She not only lost, she lost by 16 points. In a year the Democrats regained control of the House after 12 years.

Mike Turner is the person I will be supporting in the June 10th Democratic Primary. Why? Not just because the Progressive Democrats of America are backing him - though that says alot to me - it's his background in issues that are the major trouble spots in our country right now. He supports A responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq that will bring them home quickly, but safely. He backs this up with experience serving in Operation Provide Comfort under Wes Clark and Norman Schwartzkopf. Mike has served as National Director of Housing Counselling at the National Foundation for Credit Counselling, and he supports a single payer health care plan.


Please join me in lending Mike your support on June 10th. You can find out more and get on board to help Mike here