All politics is local

My interest tends to focus on news of national (or international) import, to the neglect of things and people more locally. In an attempt to rectify that situation and expand my politicization into things on the state and local levels (in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, respectively), I am starting a smaller blog called A Smoke-Filled Room. There may be a few posts that involve catching myself up on the players and big stories in the area, but I hope that in the long run that space will be of interest to others hoping to become more educated/active in this region of the world...