Transit story #1 – The guy nobody likes

I was the guy by the door today. Yes, the one who stands in the way when people are getting on and off the train, not moving for fear of losing my spot. While I was doing it, I felt kind of bad. I wanted to tell everyone that I had a terrible back ache, and moving to another spot was going to be super painful. Not to mention the fact, I would have screamed if I was bumping up against people and being tossed around like normal.

But I knew nobody would listen, and they probably wouldn’t care.

The good news is, my back ache may be fixed – thank you Tim! The bad news, when I boarded the train this afternoon, I gave up the door spot to the woman pushing her way in behind me. No more, Mr. Door Guy for me.

Clinton going negative again

According to the New York Times, Hillary is taking a 5-point attack approach to try and slow Obama’s momentum. I find it a strange tactic. Every time she’s been positive, sympathetic, or shown that she is human, her ratings have jumped and votes have come pouring in. The opposite is true when she or Bill attacks.

The Clinton’s approach is the style of the partisan politics that have divided the U.S. for so long. Obama is demonstrating they don’t work that well anymore in the Democratic party, and even McCain has refrained from anything more than the “Obama has no substance” attacks. Of course, this may change when the big prize comes into play.