Earlier today I wrote a post about the presumptive nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Presidential candidate. I have now taken that post down because, after discussion with the other mutineers, I came to the conclusion that it crossed the line and was too openly partisan. <\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\n\n We have, despite the scoffing of a few readers, endeavored mightily to be a non-partisan blog, one which is open and welcoming to brownz of all political stripes and affiliations. That is very important to me, and is something we all want to maintain. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/span><\/font><\/strong>In the post I took down there were two broad points I was trying to make, and I do want to explain what they were and defend my general intent in making them:<\/p>\n\n Both of these are very relevant to a South-Asian American blog. I had waited until the primary was over to raise them to avoid the appearance of partisanship, but in retrospect, I don’t think I succeeded. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier today I wrote a post about the presumptive nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Presidential candidate. I have now taken that post down because, after discussion with the other mutineers, I came to the conclusion that it crossed … Continue reading \n