New Orleans Andy Stern’s convention speech in San Juan as International President was expansive, unbending, and appropriately celebratory. Some of us had been in Pittsburgh when the 1,000,000 member mark was broken, and now the 2,000,000 member mark was smashed as well. Stern in pledging to implement the Justice for All package being presented …
Category: Personal Writings
Making History with Obama
New Orleans I watched part of Senator Obama’s speech from St. Paul as he thanked his supporters and voters within the Democratic Party for making him the Party’s nominee to run for President this year as the first African-American to lead the ticket of a major party. This “cool” thing is interesting. If ever …
Hillary and Me in Puerto Rico
San Juan Hillary and I were both here in Puerto Rico over the last couple of days, though I’m not sure that either of us are sure that mattered much to anybody. She was all over one side of the TV, and I was on the other. Checking the Times this morning, it …