The Party of the Right's fall alumni debate is a chance for the current administration to demonstrate to the "democracy of the dead/graduated" that they haven't killed the organization yet, and when I had the chance to throw one I picked the resolution "Resolved: Don't take sides against the family, ever." Consequently, I have cottoned to the phrase "Yale Mafia" like a boll weevil.
As proof that we aren't full exclusively of hot air, please observe the phenomenon Obama Works:
We believe that Barack Obama has the opportunity to make that fundamental change, and ask a question: What if a portion of the grassroots campaign were dedicated to visible public service projects? [...] Residents driving through town squares and walking through local parks would find groups of enthusiastic Obama volunteers picking up cigarette butts and candy wrappers. The volunteers on this project, and all such projects, would be decked out in Obama T-shirts, stickers and buttons."Uniting politics and service." Certainly beats a voter registration table.
I mention it because Obama Works was brought up during the question-and-answer period at a Millenial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics booksigning at DC's Politics & Prose today as evidence that the "millenials" were raised on community service, something the authors believe reveals itself in their politics. Congratulations to David Manners-Weber, co-founder of Obama Works and my FLL.
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