My name is Rajiv and I'm a community organizer in Philly. I just wanted to say that I'm a huge fan of your political writing. As you know (better than most), politics is more than just policy. It's also about the well-intentioned yet flawed human characters who populate the political arena. And your writing captures this aspect of politics beautifully. You employ the techniques of a gifted novelist, truly narrating and not merely reporting. By reading your pieces, people become a little more familiar with the psyches, the egos, and the motives of those who we elect to carry our country forward. I applaud you for your insightful work.
Hey Rajiv, can't thank you enough for taking the time to write. That's certainly what I try to do in my writing, even if I don't always succeed. Getting such a thoughtful note from a Philly reader means that if the Phillies win the series, I will be slightly less crushed. But only slightly.
on November 3, 2009
