| It has been a fun time at this year's Netroots Nation. We still have two days to go, but the convention thus far has been a great experience.
I will have a lot of pictures and video later, including posts about the panels I have attended so far.
There have been plenty of things to talk about here. One of which was the opening keynote given last night by former President Bill Clinton. I thought he gave a passionate address to the gathering. He definitely made us wait, but it was worth the wait.
The Howard Dean town hall meeting this morning was excellent. I thought Dean detailed why it is important for us to get health care reform done now. He also said something I found interesting: Instead of starting with a public option and working from there, we should have started with single-payer. I have heard this before and I believe that should have been the way to go. Instead of starting at the middle, start at one end or the other.
While this isn't relevant to New York politics, I found the Pennsylvania Leadership Forum featuring Sen. Arlen Specter and Congressman Joe Sestak to be very telling. Specter basically used the experience card over and over again, detailing his relationships with long-time senators, including current Vice President Joe Biden. Sestak had a different focus. He isn't trying to run on how many years he's been in Washington D.C., but rather what he can do and hopes to do if elected senator in Pennsylvania.
The forum also served as a great example of why some primaries are necessary.
So far, this event hasn't disappointed. I'm actually on my way to the Meet the Candidates event. Should be a lot of fun.
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