While the Michigan Democratic Party has been facing problems stemming from it's early primary and seating at the Convention, the Michigan Republican Party is in it's own dire straits, from the top level down. At the State Party level, the Detroit News reports that the party is $250,000 in debt early in the election cycle. This could mean less spending, at a time when Michigan could be a critical swing state and with two Republican Congressmen facing tough reelections. Nowling said the next dischttp://www.michiganliberal.com/showDiary.d...

Warm, snowy Denver Readers of the other blog, the more technical one, will know that I have been at Collaborate 08 in Denver, CO. I’ll write about the presentation itself over on the Rittman Mead blog - and I’ll post up the paper so that the interested can take a look. When I was booking my flights I found that I could get a good deal on flights from British Midland and using the direct United Airlines route from London to Denver, especially as I could part pay in frequent flyer points. I shttp://pjsrandom.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/...

Affordable health care is one of the big issues in the race for the White House and Saturday you can get it for free in Richmond. VCU's Student Government Association on the MCV campus is hosting the event at the Richmond Convention Center.http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/17940284.h...