The Phoenix

Now that the election chaos is officially over, I intend to start the blog machine back up. I didn't initially quit because the prospect of covering polling averages day after day was tiresome, but I admit a certain pleasure having avoided it. I originally stopped when I began pursuing a paid position with the Obama campaign, partially out of a sense of journalistic neutrality (as though I ever possessed that) and partly because that process required a substantial portion of my attention.

I remained inactive for a variety of reasons, none of which I am going to go into detail about. It's not that interesting, and I want to get back to the political world. I apologize to any readers who were left in the jarring silence, and I apologize for not explaining my absence over the last several months. If many of you are hesitant to trust the permanence of this site, I hardly blame you.

I really like to think of this blog as more starting anew than it is a continuation of the old; a new blog for a new administration and perhaps a new era. I have high hopes for the next few years, and for the first time since I took an interest in politics, I think I am going to be happy to write about it. See you on the field.