Came across this site for a Laura Morask a Republican running for a judges seat in Cook County, IL (just south of where I grew up).  I like the way she pulls google maps into her site, it caught my eye. More importantly, I think its really important that local races embrace the netroots movement on our side, thats the only way to really build the kind of online activism we need.  Here is a site thats didnt cost a lot of money, but they invested time into making the content look and feel good to a variety of users, and they added some nice features tha make it a good user experience. Very cool, good luck Laura! 

Over at OpenLeft.com, we see Matt Stoller (icon of the liberal netroots) is depressed about Barack Obama. He’s depressed because Barack Obama’s lead is slipping. He’s depressed because Barack Obama has recently soldout on a whole host of issues to pander to the political center. And he’s depressed because he seems to be realizing (like many other formerly enthusiastic supporters) that Barack Obama is just another typical politician.

My favorite lines:

Don’t expect great things from Obama.  Don’t expect anything, really, except blame when he screws up.  It’s our fault, since we didn’t clap hard enough.

Still, there’s the Supreme Court, so I’ll probably end up giving and volunteering at some point later.  Not now, though, I don’t like being lectured by Ivy League wankers who tell me it’s my fault when Obama lies to me.  That’ll have to blow over.

Ah, I love the Looney Left. Apparently, they don’t seem to love Barack Obama as much as they used to.

H/T @PatrickRuffini