Maggie says:
Sometimes I'd love a transcript of M-time to post on the blog. Tonight at the Gold Street Caffé, over yummy food and wine (always wine!), M3 had its first official Election '08 discussion.
What's continually surprising to me about the three of us - and I think it's fairly evident here on m-pyre - is that although we agree about so much, we tend get to the same bottom lines for entirely different reasons and in entirely different ways. I love that about us, and it's absolutely apparent in our first talk about the crop of Democratic candidates for 2008. What strikes us all about this election is that it's going to be extremely interesting to watch, it's going to be a lot of fun to write about, and most importantly, it's still very far away. That said, I'm not naming names now - there's plenty of time for that. Instead (and since I'm in a playful mood, thanks mostly to the fabulous women's poetry performed tonight at Firestorm), I offer the following tantalizing teasers*:
- Which candidate do we all have gut reactions against, but for verrrry different reasons?
- Which candidate is bound to have some Slick Willie-style scandals saunter out of the shadows?
- Which candidate is peaking too soon?
- Which candidate is our gut reaction first choice?
- Which candidate do we feel compelled to applaud theoretically, but won't vote for?
- Which candidate would we like better if his/her house was smaller?
- Which candidate's résumé might offer the most compelling community experience?
- Which candidate is a bozo racist?
- Which candidate talks trade and poverty and actually gets it?
*As an extra tease, some of these just might be the same candidates. And some candidates aren't mentioned at all.
So what do we disagree on? All the twists on the path toward those answers, really. But in particular:
- The meaning and significance of family dynasties
- The significance of gender
- The value of hard-nosed critique from the left
- How much a happy marriage matters
- Whether we should road-trip to Durango or White Sands first
As for prizes for guessing the right answers (I'm looking at you, Rhys)... isn't the march toward '08 with the three of us prize enough?! (I said I was feeling playful, remember?)
PS: And introducing... Ta Da! The "Election '08" label! It's here to stay, folks. Guess we'd all better get used to it.
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