14 May 2007, 9:48 PM
Today I got to hear New Mexico governor Bill Richardson speak about his aspirations to be president. He has lead quite a distinguished life of public service: he has also been the ambassador to the United Nations, and the US Secretary of Energy, as well as serving in the House of Representatives. With the possible exception of John Dean, Richardson has impressed me more than any other political candidate I’ve heard of. More about Bill Richardson than I ever imagined I’d write →
15 October 2006, 1:01 AM
This past Thursday, I got to hear John W. Dean, former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon, speak at the library. He was the first insider in the Watergate conspiracy to stand up and speak out against what is happening. Since then, he has become very disillusioned with the Republican party, and the Bush administration in particular. He writes weekly columns for FindLaw, and has recently written 2 books, Worse Than Watergate, and Conservatives Without Conscience.
His talk was absolutely incredible. A summary of his talk, in particular his analysis of the modern Republican party →