Dan Mazur of the Topanga Messenger profiles Jonathan Levey:
In the crowded field seeking the Democratic nomination for California 41st Assembly District seat, Jonathan Levey figures as something of an outsider, without the name recognition or elected experience that most of the other candidates possess. But this Santa Monica attorney and professor at Cal State Channel […]

Edwin Chen of the LA Times reports that Mayor Villaraigosa will do part of the Democratic response to the State of the Union:
Congressional Democrats announced today that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will deliver the party’s response to President Bush’s annual State of the Union address next Tuesday night — in Spanish.
Newly elected Virginia Gov. […]

Lydia Polgreen and Larry Rohter write in the New York Times of two recently elected presidents:
In almost every sense of the word, there is a vast distance between this impoverished West African country and prosperous, sophisticated Chile. But they share a legacy of bloodshed and oppression that color the politics of today. And in both […]

Nobody is safe in primary politics. One recent demonstration of this hard fact is Congressman Ed Case’s primary challenge of the beloved U.S. Senator from Hawaii, Daniel Akaka.
But I have to admit I thought that Gabrielle Giffords was safe from a new big-time primary challenger as she looked to become the Democratic nominee in the […]

K. Daniel Glover writes in the National Journal of the impact of blogs on political debate:

Today, far more blogs are focused on Washington than was the case a year ago, when the Social Security debate was at its height. Think tanks and their wonks have them. So do trade associations, watchdog groups, and other special […]

David Broder of the Washington Post opines about Al Gore’s recent speech:
Former vice president Al Gore has turned himself into a one-man grand jury, ready to indict the Bush administration for any number of crimes against the Constitution. Whether you agree with Gore’s conclusions or not, the speech that the 2000 Democratic nominee for president […]

The new Diageo/Hotline poll is out. Despite all the righteous indignation pointed at Republicans by the information elite because of DeLay and Abramoff, more voters still think that Republicans are more honest than Democrats. And, of course, most voters think neither is honest:

Daily Kos also blogs about the recent endorsement of Henry Cuellar by the Club for Growth:
Cuellar beat Rodriguez by 203 votes in the 2004 primary after DeLay’s illegally funded redistricting gambit forced the two sitting congressman into the same district.
There are districts where political realities force us to accept Democrats of Cuellar’s mold — he’s […]

I was checking out the Club for Growth blog and I came across a piece written by John Stossel:
The NEA says public schools need more money. That’s the refrain heard in politicians’ speeches, ballot initiatives and maybe even in your child’s own classroom. At a union demonstration, teachers carried signs that said schools will only […]

The headline says it all: “Club for Growth Pac Makes First Ever Endorsement of a Democrat, Backing Rep. Henry Cuellar (Tx -28) for Re-Election.”
Club for Growth is a political organization that was founded by Stephen Moore, former committee staffer for Dick Armey. Here are some Stephen Moore quotes:
“We want to be seen as the tax-cut […]