Contra Costa Democratic Party

According to the Washington Post, the US Army is using a technique in Iraq called “baiting”. It consists of placing things like ammunition and detonators on the ground, waiting for someone to pick them up and then blowing their head off when they do. It eliminates all need for things like due process and trials. […]

Maybe the story says independent voters now favor Dems, but I think you can substitute the word intelligent and it is just as accurate.
Read the story here.

He’s dirty and even a lot of Republicans want him to go away, but Congressman Doolittle appears intent on running again in 2008. Maybe it is because he needs the money….

Read the story here.

And of course it took place in Florida:

and reinstates eminent legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as the dean for the new law school. Previously the UC Irvine Chancellor had rescinded the job offer because Chemerinsky was too liberal and controversial.
The LA Times reports.

Assemblyman Mark Leno’s has his bill vetoed again.
Read about it here.

The LA Times has denounced (rightfully) UC Irvine for rescinding an offer to prominent legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky to become the founding Dean of the new law school. His crime? He is apparently too liberal for some of the UC Regents.
Read the LA Times editorial here.
This is a bigger train wreck than Britney at the […]

It looks like changes to the California redistricting process are on hold for at least another year. Let’s just hope that the final process ends up with a few more Democrats in the 11th Congressional District (Jerry McNerney’s seat). And someone will have to explain to me how the GOP in Texas was able to […]

The just hired Dean was deemed too liberal/controversial. Apparently the new UC Irvine law school will not be offering classes on the First Amendment.
Read about it here.

Assmblyman Mark Leno’s bill will once again be sent to Governor. Read the details here.