I'm an anti-social Deaniac, in that I was never particularly engaged in the social atmosphere of its main blog or the hundreds of spawning Howardlings that occurred after his heroic swim upriver.

However, I have experienced the social life that comes from the experience of being homeless. That's a vulnerable feeling and moreso, a very, very lonely feeling. Unlike some homeless, I did have family I could cross the country to or occasionally beg from, and friends, as well. But there is a very real sense of 'not wanting to be a burden' that compels most people not to go there unless they're too sick to otherwise survive.

For some time, I've observed a few fellow bloggers struggling through the throes of unemployment. Some have teetered close to that edge with readers coming to their aid. Now, one of the best writers and progressive activists appears to be poised on that edge. He's been so active in the Dem party that he was even considering a Senate run against the extremist conservative Rick Santorum a few months back.

I hope every reader today can find $5-$20 to send his way. And if you are a Deaniac in the most social sense, would you please get the word out to the bigger Dean blogs and see if we can keep Jim Capozzola of The Rittenhouse Review afloat for a few months, to spare him that fate?

It is not just in politicians that we define our world, but in our investment to our own hearts. Please contribute, and pass on the word to others.

Posted by Kevin Hayden at February 22, 2004 02:34 PM