Where's Lowell?

No, he's not playing pinochle with Dick Cheney in an undisclosed location. He's focusing on the launch of his book Netroots Rising, and its companion blog, shockingly called Netroots Rising.

If the blog is any indication, the book should be fantastic.  

Here's an excerpt:

The stories of Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, and many others (Paul Hackett, Ned Lamont, Jim Webb, etc.) were made possible in part by the Internet, one of the most powerful technological advances in history. Over the past several years, the Internet increasingly has come to serve as a catalyst to activism for millions of previously passive people, uniting them and enabling a new wave of citizen activism in America. Bloggers play a key role in our story, but the book is not only about bloggers. It is also about the netroots movement defined much more broadly-that is, the citizen activists using online tools such as Yahoo! groups, blogs, Meetups, instant messaging, and e-mail to organize on-the-ground activities (such as canvassing, flyering, and block-walking) that are as old as American democracy itself.

We are under no illusion that ours are the most important stories of the emerging netroots; they are simply the stories we know best. We have been blessed with the opportunity to play a small role in a large movement that has made a big difference for American democracy. Hundreds of thousands of equally committed activists and candidates have contributed as much time and effort, or more.

Above all, we want these stories to inspire more citizens to become involved in their democracy, and to prove the truth of Howard Dean's rallying cry, ''You've got the power!"

Come back soon, Lowell!  We miss you.

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