full disclosure - I work for SEIU as a regional new media specialist

One day before we celebrate the birth of our nation, Nebraskans gathered at a scheduled healthcare roundtable to call on Senator Johanns to support an American solution to our healthcare crisis.

Instead of greeting the teachers from NSEA, veterans, and SEIU workers Senator Johanns' staff called the police, ordering the Nebraskans to leave the Medical Center grounds.

Yesterday, I wrote a post both here and on Open Left, in which, during the process of announcing the campaign's logo contest, I sharply, in an unflattering manner, and unnecessarily criticized Will Shafroth, Joan Fitz-Gerald, and both of the Salazar Brothers.

I want it to be absolutely clear that I wrote what I wrote under my own volition. The sentiments expressed in those posts are my own, and no one else's. They absolutely and certainly don't reflect the sentiments or attitudes of the campaign. They are not reflective, at all, of how Jared feels.

As a result, I have submitted my resignation from the campaign, effective immediately. I feel that my continued presence would distract immensely from the hard work of the campaign. I feel that my error of judgment should not reflect on Jared, but rather on myself, and I will now take time to reflect on how I can best repair the breach.

The decisions leading up to this are mine and mine alone. I continue to believe that Jared will be the best representative from the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado

As some of you might know, one of my clients is Jared Polis, who is running to replace Mark Udall in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District (Mark is running for the Senate). Many of you had a chance to meet him this past week at YearlyKos, and, speaking for him, he had a blast meeting !

He's very, very much in favor of net neutrality, whole-heartedly opposes the Iraq War, and if elected, he'd be both the youngest member of the Congressional delegation at 32, and the first openly-gay Congressman ever from Colorado. Jared has been involved with technology (particularly the Internet) and its applications from a very young age--his first company was an ISP in Chicago that he founded at the age of 13, he made his first million selling scrap metal in the former Soviet Union over the `net while in college, and made even more money with companies such as Blue Mountain Arts (e-greeting cards) and Proflowers.com (flower delivery). In addition, Jared's been highly involved with educational issues--he served six years on the state board of education, and established several public charter schools which serve the Latino community and underserved communities.

Udall's district is very Democratic, so this is one of those cases where the primary will decide who represents the district in Washington. He has two opponents: Will Shafroth, who comes from the Colorado equivalent of a Philly Main Line family or something equally preppy, and the current State Senate President, Joan Fitz-Gerald.  

On the flip, we'll talk more about this.