Things That Happened While I Was On A Plane

It seems like every time I get on an airplane, a zillion things happen that I should be covering on the blog. Last week I got on a plane and Elliot Spitzer was my governor. When I got off . . . not so much.

Today, these things happened, all of which deserve more attention than I've got time to give at the moment:

First, The League has hired a new Executive Director, Rob 'Biko' Baker, to replace Billy (Wimsatt), who has run the org since its creation. If you've been involved with The League before, you already know Biko. For those who don't, watch this:

Second, on Thursday at 6pm MTV will host a conversation between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and eight young veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. MTV's debates/forums have been really good this year. Not a boxer, brief, Mac or PC in sight. This should be worth watching.

Finally, the DNC Youth Council continues to work for you (disclosure, I'm on the council). This time our co-chairs Jason Rae and Jane Flemming have put together a letter going out to every state party requesting that at least one PLEO Delegate (Party Leader/Elected Official) to the Democratic Convention be a young leader. The letter is cosigned by Mark Brewer, President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs.

This is awesome for a number of reasons, not least of which is that every state party in the country is going to get a letter showing them how great the youth vote is for the party. State parties still need a kick in the ass when it comes to dedicating resources to organize young voters. This is a small step in the right direction - especially if they follow through.

If you want to represent young voters at the convention, call up the state party and ask about a youth PLEO position. And do mention the Youth Council.

(Sample letter attached as pdf)