If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thought he could shake off the protest groups that dog his every step, he was wrong:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t the only Californian to travel to Mexicali, Mexico this past weekend for the Governor’s meeting with Baja State officials.
As the Governor’s motorcade pulled in front of the building for the meeting, he […]

“Whatever the motivation in replacing Fred, his demotion meant that the investigation of Abramoff died.”
The case against GOP uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff seems to expand every day. Now investigators are going back three years to a case in which a federal prosecutor was pulled off his investigation into Abramoff, just as it was reaching a crucial […]

The key phrase here is “non-essential travel” - which can be defined as a trip made purely as a photo op:
“If it makes sense for the citizen out there to curtail nonessential travel, it darn sure makes sense for federal employees,” Bush said. “We can encourage employees to car pool or use mass transit, and […]

What do conservatives do when they are down and out - and clearly in the wrong? They do the only thing they do well: spin, spin, spin.
“This leadership group is so out of touch, it’s unbelievable.” — GOP Rep
Faced with the gargantuan task of rebuilding New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast destroyed […]

Equality California has a very effective ad up that calls on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign the Marriage Equality Act, the historic first-ever bill legalizing gay marriage to be passed a state legislature.
Schwarzenegger is tanking in the polls. His only remaining support comes from the hard right, so the chances are slim he will make […]

Wow! That didn’t take long:
CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger reports that Michael Brown, who recently resigned as the head of the FEMA, has been rehired by the agency as a consultant to evaluate it’s response following Hurricane Katrina.

Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) is a particularly odious Republican, so it is heartening to learn that Bryan Lentz, a Democratic war vet, is taking him on in the 2006 elections.
Here is a bit of what we learned from the Lentz for Congress website:
Bryan Lentz is a native son of southeastern Pennsylvania, where the […]

You gotta see it - the Poorman Institute.

In a state where barely one in three voters is a registered Republican, Schwarzenegger has no choice but to reach beyond his party base.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has gotten himself into what appears to be a no-win situation. He’s put his political future on the line by forcing voters to hold a special election to vote […]