I hadn’t planned on going to Netroots Nation until a few weeks ago. Dan Choi, Bill McKibben and I hadparticipated in a panel called “What to do when the President’s just not that into you” at the Powershift conference in April, which was oriented towards environmental activism.

In May, Dan decided it would be greatto reprise it for Netroots Nation. Not being a fan of summer travel (okay, well, travel period), I said “yes,” thinking it would never happen. The submission and selection process for Netroots Nation panels had long been completed, and I really didn’t think there was a chance to get on the schedule.

Well, never count Dan Choi out. Netroots had a last-minute panel cancellation and suddenly we were on — and Dan was off to Moscow. Joan McCarter of Daily Kos agreed to moderate, and John Aravosis of Americablog signed on as a panelist. Hoping to include some Dream Activists, I also reached out to