I’ll be leaving shortly for Chicago to attend the Yearly Kos Convention. I know this is going to be an amazing event because I know who is going to be there. I’m going to meet dozens of people that I only know through user names and email addresses. I’m going to meet people that I haven’t seen since last year’s Yearly Kos…people like Kid Oakland, who are inspirational on so many levels. This is truly a bloggers’ conference. Some people that have ill feelings toward the Daily Kos site resent the publicity that this conference gives to Markos Moulitsas. That’s a big mistake. Whether you like or dislike Markos, whether you agree or disagree with his politics, this conference completely transcends both his personality and his site.
Don’t believe me? Take a look at speaker’s list and the the schedule. The blogging phenomenon has morphed into an actual force in American politics. And with the Democrats poised for staggering gains in the ’08 elections it is time to move from pissing and moaning about Republicans to thinking and strategizing for a new progressive agenda.
Five Democratic presidential contenders will attend Yearly Kos. None of them will attend the Democratic Leadership Council’s conference in Tennessee next week. We’ve come a long way baby.
But we have only just begun.
