I want to take a moment to thank the members of the Daily Kos community for the comments, encouragement, and ideas that you have shared with me in the few short months since I began participating on this site. I've felt the appreciation, taken some heat, and, as a result, I am starting to feel like a real blogger.
Your comments and thoughts help give me, and my staff, a sense of what's really going on in your lives, and I'm thankful to everyone who has written both via the website and in the diary comments. They have been immensely helpful.
Unfortunately, my demanding schedule doesn't allow me to spend the time that I'd like to responding to the many, many comments that I receive through my website and on my diaries (though I do try to do my best). But we're facing some tough times and we've got big questions that need answers, so I wanted to try to do a little more to address the comments and questions that users of this community have had.