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Nevada John Ensign, Nevada's junior Senator and head of the NRSC, is utterly optimistic by privately saying that he expects a net loss of two seats for Republicans in the Senate.
Nevada Sven at My Silver State is wondering if Hillary is giving up on the SEIU Nevada endorsement.
California Desalinization will be a major part of the West's water future. Is that a good thing?
Maryland The regressive tax package currently in Maryland's General Assembly is the fault of... progressive Montgomery County?
North Carolina Lt. Governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bev Perdue posts live at BlueNC to introduce her new webpage dedicated to building a new North Carolina.
Alabama An AP reporter erred in saying Judge Deborah Bell Paseur announced her candidacy for the Alabama Supreme Court in front of a sign about a recent ruling in favor of Exxon/Mobil, but the error is being repeated and embellished in the Alabama press.
Nebraska Kyle laments that the state's entire Congressional delegation has signed Grover Norquist's anti-government tax pledge, including Democratic Senator Ben Nelson.
Nebraska Kyle celebrates that the first statewide polling released in a long time shows President Bush with a lowly 41% approval rating.
Colorado They're getting ready for the convention in Denver, and Howard Dean stopped by again to show folks around the place. Looks like new media will be prominently credentialed!
Robert P. and I worked together to bring you this week's 50 State Blog Roundup. The really heavy lifting was performed by the excellent bloggers you'll find at each state site.
Enjoy!
Texas Texas Kaos reports that rogue Judge Sharon Keller got a rebuke from another quarter this week when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals changed its rules to allow email appeals.
Texas The Burnt Orange Report staff reflects on the enormous shifts that have occurred in Texas since the fateful 2002 elections.
Indiana Blue Indiana takes a look at the anatomy of Tuesday's big electoral upset in Indianapolis.
Michigan Michigan College Republicans turn on their own. Michigan Liberal reports the Jan 15. primary date has been struck down.
Montana Another moderate Republican legislator feels pushed out by his own party. Left in the West gives the good news of Senators Baucus and Tester opposing Mukasey.
Alabama State Senator Harri Anne Smith looks to be the Republican choice for the AL-02 Congressional seat being vacated by Terry Everett. No Democratic candidate has announced for this seat yet, although rumors persist that Montgomery mayor Bobby Bright will throw his hat in the ring. Also, Do high profile endorsements mean Hillary will wear well in Alabama? It would mean more if they were from people who are running next year.
North Carolina Democrats Kay Hagan and Jim Neal, candidates for the NC Senate seat held by Elizabeth Dole, were both asked what their vote would have been in the nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general.
Illinois Blue and Bush Dogs including Melissa Bean of IL-08 are blocking mortgage relief legislation being pushed by real Democrats. Also, Prairie State Blue reports on how Bush Dog Lipinski is out of touch.
Minnesota Joe Bodell gives a roundup of Minnesota election results.
Wisconsin Uppity Wisconsin gives the scoop on how the Veterans Day parade excludes veterans
Iowa Bleeding Heartland asks, what happened in your city or town (election)?
Kentucky Mediaczech provides video of Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo who had quite a bit of praise for Lt. Col. Andrew Horne who may run against Mitch McConnell. Don't miss the liveblog of the Kentucky Democratic Party Victory Celebration.
Here are some updates from around the 50-State Blog Network, brought to
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Watcher, the progressive community blog in Utah. Also boadicea stepped up once
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Texas In a story TJX (parent corp
of TJ Max, Marshall's, et al) wishes would just go away, the security
breach reported a few months ago is even more ginormous than first
reported.
West Virginia With his usual gift for distilling
complex ideas to understandale ideas, WV Blue's Carnacki gives us the "FISA Scandal
in Simpler Terms".
Washington Washblog sounds the alarm, as the FCC
comes to Seattle for a critical media consolidation hearing and asks "Does the FCC
Hope We Won't Show Up?"
Utah IWell, if it looks like a
vote buying scheme, and it smells like a vote buying scheme, it may be
that Free Capitalist in Utah is buying votes for
Referendum 1. Take a whiff, and see what it smells like to you.
Utah Well, if it looks like a vote
buying scheme, and it smells like a vote buying scheme, it may be that
Free Capitalist in Utah is buying votes for
Referendum 1. Take a whiff, and see what it smells like to you.
Texas Beleagured Texas House Speaker Tom
Craddick is grasping at straws to defend his weakening hold on power.
Last stop
for the floating pity party and crap game? The Lions Club in his
hometown, Midland Texas.
South Dakota Badlands notes that Bob Kerrey's
decision not to run for Nebraska's Senate seat isn't all bad news for
Dems, and the coverage includes some interesting
omissions as well.
Rhode Island Seems Blusterin' Don Carcieri never
met a perk he could turn down-but that doesn't mean he won't expect everyone
else in Rhode Island to do so.
Pennsylvania A low interest mayoral contest in
Philly may lead to lower expectations for PA Dems in statewide races, notes Keystone Politics.
Oklahoma Senator Inhofe is still lowering the
bar in Oklahoma's name. Latest move? Coming out firmly against open
access to research. Keep 'em stupid, that's Sunny Jim's motto.
Ohio In the Buckeye State, Bob Latta is
showing how you fight back when Club For Growth comes in to spread
manure in your neighborhood. You shove it back in their face with the biggest shovel you've got.
New York As the cacophony rises regarding his
immigrants ID initiative, Daily Gotham weighs in with a suggestion on
The Speech Eliot Spitzer Should Give
Missouri Fired Up Missouri catches a not much
reported story from Milwaukee that should get a lot more circulation.
To wit: Education Vouchers Don't
Work.
This week's roundup is made possible thanks to the major efforts of boadicea. Residing in one of those "W" states, I'm turning the tyranny of the alphabet on its head this week. Here's the 50 State Blog Network Roundup--this week running from Wisconsin to Alabama!
Washington Washblog is taking on the question of media ownership in a pragmatic way by encouraging readers to support local community radio station, KSER. They share some fairly compelling reasons to do so.
Vermont Seems like almost everyone in the state of Vermont has been mentioned as a potential gubernatorial candidate. Green Mountain Daily tries to sort out wheat from chaff.
Texas Texas Kaos is keeping track of the numbnuttery of Texas legislators between sessions. They may need to add staff. Texas State Senator Kevin Eltife is concerned about a condom crisis at U Tyler. The crisis is that the university clinic is making condoms available to college students-who would never THINK about having sex without free condoms. Of course.
Texas Texas bloggers were vocally unhappy (as were a lot of other activists) when some members of the Democratic Legislative Caucus split to support powerhappy Speaker Tom Craddick. Primaries are afoot for many of the Iscariot Caucus, and some of the "Iscariot Caucus" are deciding to call it a day rather than face their constituents.
Rhode Island Apparently, nothing is too good for the walls of the Carcieri Administration in Rhode Island. Certainly not a few crushed pearls in the wall treatment.
Oklahoma Blue Oklahoma makes sure that John Sullivan's vote against health care for kids is duly noted, even though he overlooked mentioning it in his latest constituent communication. An oversight, we're sure Rep. Sullivan will appreciate having corrected.
Ohio And in a Rules are for OTHER People Doubleheader, Buckeye State Blog notes that Bob Latta gets smacked around by the normally very genteel (and non-partisan) folks at Project Vote Smart.
Ohio As Ohio Goes reports the latest episode of Ohio Republicans' long running series "Rules are for OTHER People", This ep takes place in Upper Arlington.
North Dakota When some right winger tries to tell you Ann Coulter doesn't represent the Republican Party, ask them why North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer calls Acid Annie one of his favorite people". Ah, that's some real heartland values, Kevin.
North Carolina Astroturf Rising in NC. Fortunately, Blue NC is on top of the developments.
New York Daily Gotham has some exiting news from Rensselaer County. Andrew C. White is running for local office. Let's hear it for Stephentown!
New York As Rudy Guliani continues his campaign to be the Fearmonger in Chief, the Albany Project is on the story of Rudy and the Radios asking questions that deserve answers.
New Mexico In New Mexico, Democrats are trying hard to draft Tom Udall to run for the open Senate seat.
New Hampshire Blue Hampshire takes a look at what may become an increasingly relevant question in a lackluster Republican presidential field. Who can beat Huckabee?
Nevada My Silver State reports that the Nevada Caucus date will stay where it is.
Montana Left in the West is keeping an eye on FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin's latest scheme to clear the way for more Clear Channel megalopolies. Fire up your dialing finger, and let your opinion be known.
Missouri Show Me Progress, meanwhile, is keeping an eye on Matt "Baby" Blunt's financials. Seems that while he denies fundraising in the Governor's Mansion, his campaign report tells a different story.
Missouri Fired Up Missouri takes the St Louis Post Dispatch to task for what should be an appalling ethical lapse-but is all too common. Letting a right-wing hatchetwoman opine as if she were a disinterested observer shouldn't even be a close call, but apparently no worries for the P-D.
Mississippi Cottonmouth Blog follows the creative response of State Lege candidate Jim Payne to the mystery of the disappearing campaign signs. He's incorporated it into his campaign ads. Check out the videos.
Minnesota Minnesota Campaign report has a two part (at this time) series with MN-02 candidate Steve Sarvi. Excellent work.
Michigan Could there be another Michigan government shutdown? The budget still isn't done, and the clock is ticking.
Massachusetts Blue Mass Group has reassuring words for any Californians nervous that the Governator's small steps toward protecting LGBT families threatens their own marital status. So, Let California Ring!
Maryland A Maryland state lawmaker decries the culture of secrecy surrounding political appointments in Montgomery County.
Maine Turn Maine Blue has the story of just how incompentent Lance Dutson to run an advertising campaign. (Hint, he not only can't get it together to do a Google ad, he thinks nothing of trumpeting the fact.) Once again, reality out satires satire.
Kentucky BlueGrassRoots is feeling the Yarmuth! love after the freshman Rep stood up for the Constitution. More and BETTER Democrats.
Indiana So, how stupid is the Indiana Republican Party? Stupid enough to send mail to South Bend from Indianapolis dissing that fair city. That's several bales of stupid, for those of you keeping score at home.
Illinois Prairie State Blue is following the Kabuki theatre surrounding Dennis Hastert's resignation, and what will happen after the Hokey Pokey antics are over, and IL-14 needs a new representative.
Idaho G43rd State Blues pulls a thread on the so-called Idaho Hall of Fame (newest inductee in the Wide Stance Wing, Sen Larry Craig). Leads to a few questions, including whether it's not more properly a "Hall of Shame".
Georgia GWelcome news over at Tondee's Tavern as well. Josh Lanier is forming an exploratory committee for a run against Saxby Chambliss. Run, Josh, RUN.
Connecticut My Left Nutmeg has some local shenanigans to keep an eye on in Danbury. Seems there's a lot of coincidence in Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton's finances. A LOT of coincidence.
Colorado At Square State, they've got the skinny on when a civil rights initiative ain't. When Ward Connerly decides to export some cranky California crazy to tamp down affirmative action,don't just say no. Say "hell no".
California Calitics is keeping an eye on what passes for healthcare reform in Schwarzenegger's fevered brain. Still stinks. Bet you're as surprised as we are.
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I'm pitching in to give the 50 State Blog Round-up a home for a week. Lucky me. Stay as long as you like, but please, keep off the cyber-grass. Hang on tight, it's time to take off:
Michigan On Wednesday, the UAW struck Chrysler for half a day. This follows on the heels of the 2-day GM strike last month.
Nevada Martin Heinrich may be running for Congress in New Mexico but he was born in Fallon, Nevada. He shares his childhood memories with My Silver State.
New Mexico The surprising retirement of Republican Senator Pete Domenici created a domino effect, which New Mexico FBIHOP explored in a five part series, the final part coming today.
Nebraska Republican Congressman Lee Terry of Omaha cast one of only two votes AGAINST freeing the leader of Myanmar's democratic movement. New Nebraska Network's Mike Nellis wants an explanation.
West Virginia Among other offenses, West Virginia right-wing columnist Don Surber shows no decency in attacking the Frost family.
New Jersey Blue Jersey's Huntsu asks WTF ??? with the federal attorney publicizing the arrests of Democrats but not Republicans? Meanwhile, I explain why the NJGOP cannot win (Hint: We know what they stand for).
Colorado Dick Armey (that's his real name) has some choice words about James Dobson. Square State also has the sickest deportation story you're likely to hear today.
Texas When a judge wields the power of life and death and considers regular office hours more important than ensuring that power is, well, judicicious, then it's time to impeach Judge Sharon Keller.
Michigan Michigan government shut down on early Monday morning. It's back, but the media is at least partially complicit in what happened.
Georgia A new name pops up in Georgia as a potential candidate to run against Sen. Saxby "Shamless".
Minnesota Joe Bodell gives us a roundup of the DFL Founders' Day Dinner
Iowa Simon Stevenson reminds us why Tom Harkin is the best senator ever
Indiana Blue Indiana gives us the scoop on how Republican Mitch Daniels corporate friends are helping him buy a new image
Illinois PrairieStateBlue reports on a major recuitment for the Democrats in the IL-11 Race
Nebraska Clinton-Nelson 08? Don't count on it says Kyle Michaelis of the New Nebraska Network
Nevada The most common thing in the world: putting a sign in your window to show your support for the troops and call for ending the war, and another one for your favorite candidate (in this case Obama). No problem, right? Well not in the dorms at the University of Nevada Reno. Now, even the ACLU got involved. An infringement of free speach?
Nevada A married couple from Nevada, one is a Democrat, one is a Republican. Now, they tell their story on how they settled on a presidential candidate. And a Democrat at that!
Alabama Left In Alabama thinks the Siegelman case is about to run under some interesting Republican doors, such as Alabama's junior Senator, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III.
Arizona Az Netroots reaches out internationally to join the Burma Newsladder at a critical time for that beautiful and tortured nation.
California Calitics has a few ideas for State Treasure Bill Lockyer on how to balance the budget. Think outside the box, Bill.
Colorado In a very meta posting, a Squarestate diarist shares his experience of local blogging. Hint: it's a place a blogger can have a big impact.
Idaho Poor Senator Wide Stance-he drew a Judge who thinks a college education and six weeks to think about it is enough to inform a guilty plea. Sorry, Lar.
Colorado Local marijuana campaign SAFER put up a billboard asking Ricky Williams to come play for the Bronocos.
Colorado There's a rumor that Larimer county GOP chair Ed Haynes may resign due to his racist outburts.
Texas Why should big money donors have all the fun, asks Texas Kaos? Welcome to the Battle of Ballot Island.
West Virginia WV-02 Democratic challenger John Unger garners positive news coverage as his Iraq War stance compares favorably to vulnerable Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito's recent triple-backflip belly-flop.
Minnesota Joe Bodell of MNCampaignReport gives us the scoop about the CD3 race
North Carolina Ambassador Joe Wilson campaigned for Larry Kissell who is running for Congress in NC-08. The diary includes photos and video.
Arizona Thoughts on how much purity the Democratic Party can afford.
Colorado Angie Paccione has announced she will no longer be a candidate for Congress as she's found a great job in the private sector. All the best to her!
Connecticut Maura reports on the decision by CT Catholic bishops agreeing to dispense Plan B in their hospitals for all rape victims.
Delaware Delaware Dem wonders why Joe Biden's pollster would commission a push pull targeting other Dems as too liberal.
The first Beatle to die tragically young once said, "life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Life is also what happens when we're not blogging. In the better late than never category, life has finally gotten out of the way to allow this week's 50 State Blog Roundup to emerge.
If your favorite 50 State Blog member is missing from this week's roundup, I promise no slight is intended. It just means no one had a chance to nominate a post for the week.
You can help make sure that doesn't happen again in the future. You can submit a nomination for any blog listed at the BlogPAC state blog roll via the nifty automated nomination system prepared by Ralph Bordie. Give it a try next week.
West Virginia Democratic challenger John Unger is finishing out the quarter strong with multi-fundraising events in his bid to unseat vulnerable Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02)
Texas The Democratic Caucus in the Texas Legislature gained a seat this week without a vote being cast. Texas Kaos extends a warm welcome, and a small piece of advice to Texas State Representative Kirk England (D). Even in Texas, some Republicans are waking up and smelling the coffee this election cycle.
Texas Someone with a conscience. Start the ball rolling.
New Mexico The three New Mexico Republicans in Congress managed to all make CREW's list of the most corrupt members of Congress. Showing, once again, the Republican Party is the party of corruption.
New Hampshire Technology works to get out the vote.
Montana After raising the minimum wage last year, Montana's economy has grown, not shrunk. Experiences in the Big Sky state and elsewhere prove that the minimum wage is good for workers and the economy.
Minnesota Jim Ramstad's retirement sets off a firestorm of activity in Minnesota's Third congressional district. What does it mean for both parties?
Michigan Have you seen this pig in your community? Usually attached to anti-tax nuts.
Massachusetts Wingnut says Thompson not his personal savior.
Maryland It was all gay marriage, all the time at Free State Politics this week, including this analysis of the recent court ruling upholding the state's ban on the practice.
Opposing the dirty tricks campaign. | Governator kills Iraq vote. | Chemical Manufacturers were able to buy enough votes to hold off some end-of-session legislation, with some Democrats voting the wrong way in the Senate
Colorado
Colorado has turned Blue. | The Colorado Green party is being dishonest in its tactics against Congressman Mark Udall | Read Colorado cheers and jeers
Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Robert Daskas has filed papers with the FEC to challenge Congressman Jon Porter (R, NV-03). His campaign will be managed by Tessa Hafen's campaign manager. Hafen lost narrowly last year. This is one of the top pick-up opportunities in the West.
If any citizen journalist needs inspiration to keep going, point them to Texas Kaos, where TXSharon shares how one of the largest dailies in the state, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Edits LTE to match (their) bias.
The success of Connecticut's MLN in supporting Ned Lamont's impactful 2006 campaign was a major inspiration for starting West Virginia Blue. MLN was one of the real trail-blazers for state-level blogging. A hearty congratulations to them on their 2nd birthday!
A U.S. Senate candidate forum for Dem candidates seeking to take on Norm Coleman next year was held Wednesday night. Photos included!
Texas
In what Vince Leibowitz at Texas Kaos calls "a target on the state's working poor",Texas is rolling out a $6 million database in January to track auto insurance coverage for real-time police use in traffic stops. What could possibly go wrong with THAT?
Iowa
Desmoinesdem of Bleeding Heartland paises Bill Richardson's proposals for transportation policy.
Illinois
In Aurora, Illinois, women's health is under attack. See what you can do to help Planned Parenthood and its support of women's reproductive health.
Michigan
A Michigan conservative blogger has an unnatural fondness for hammers.
California
Julia Rosen of Calitics wonders why Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't doing more to stop the GOP electoral vote dirty trick campaign.
Joe Lieberman is going to spend Sept. 11 not with his constituents, but with Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity. What a surprise.
Texas
Burnt Orange Report has released its August Presidential and U.S. Senate tracking poll with surprising results. Clinton is lagging, Edwards is rising, and Obama is going nowhere fast, not to mention there is a clear winner leader in the race to defeat John Cornyn.
Free State Politics got seriously wonky in discussing how Maryland can solve its looming budget crisis.
Alabama
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has acquired an expensive plane for aerial spotting of polluters and been very coy about where it flies and who's aboard, not to mention the purpose of the flights. Left in Alabama and the local paper have been dogging them about the plane and about inconsistant penalties for polluters.
There's lots of great stories from the 50 State Blog Network this week. Please take your time this weekend, pour yourself a cup of coffee (tea, or soda) and savor the reading. You'll be glad you did.
This week's Roundup is brought to you by Clem Guttata of West Virginia Blue.
*The Albany Project and Daily Gotham were all over the story of (now) resigned GOP operative Roger Stone. If you don't know the story, do yourself a favor and visit the two blogs that helped bring him down this week. (There's too many posts to pick just to link to.)
*"Thank Goodness for Google!" as it catches local Republicans in Virginia trying to rewrite their inconvenient history.
* I confess my geography knowledge is a little weak sometimes... who knew: Rhode Island as a Boston suburb. (Why should I be surprised... by the same measure, commuter rail, West Virginia is also a DC suburb.)
* In Illinois, IL-19 and IL-13 got Democratic challengers. IL-11 did them one better, not only getting a challenger, but also saw the birth of a grassroots activist organization. Oh yeah, Denny Hastert might resign this November too.
Courtesy this week of Betsy from North Carolina Blue.
We don't have anything fancy like Clem G.'s post last week, just a plain Jane A-Z roundup. Thanks to everyone who sent in submissions--especially to Mike for saving me with a nice long list.
In California David Dayen of Calitics outlines how national Dems
should take cues from California in the upcoming budget battles.
Also at Calitics, California Reps want to
change Electoral College from winner-take-all to proportional,
causing a potential Blue-to-Red spectrum shift in votes
nationally.
In ColoradoSquareState has a
plethora of goodies to choose from. From wacky things those wingnuts
say to wacky things they do, SquareState has them covered. Lamborn:
"If we
want to win this war, we can": he actually said that. The Macaca blog is apparently up and running: There's a blog
that's been around for a few months that seems eerily familiar to
CO-GOP chair Dick Wadhams' old antics.
Maura at Connecticut'sMy Left Nutmeg
wonders where
Chris Shays has been after his 18th trip to Iraq. He's been
silent, but his Dem companion seems to be channeling Shays.
At Minnesota Campaign Report they are running a column
about Jim Ramstad, who earns his keep in Congress as a "moderate"
Republican, but has been pretty loyal to the White House instead of
his constituents on Iraq issues.
A Mississippi Republican can't face an '08 red state
bloodbath. Can't blame him It's going to be ugly for Bush apologists.
Please take Trent Lott with you, sir. CottonMouthBlog
has the story.
At Montana'sLeft in the
West Jay Stevens gives us A little slice of rhetorical pie from
Dennis Rehberg
New
Nebraska reports on troubling practices by Nebraska
vote-counters.
Sven at My
Silver State is reporting that Obama is running his ads for the
Nevada primary in Spanish.
New Hampshire Dems are disappointed in Congress. What could
it mean for primary turnout? Blue
Hampshire has the story.
New York has reports from two blogs. At Daily
Gotham is reporting that NYC libs are horrified that Guiliani is
running out front. To know him is to not want to know him.
Also in New YorkThe
Albany Project has an excellent piece of original investigative
reporting. Stop by and watch them unravel The Strange Case of Michael
Caputo.
Loaded Orygun has several stories to choose from. In
Oregon "It was a bad week for Senator Gordon Smith. The Eugene
Register-Guard accused him of
"bending and selectively omitting the facts" about 2002's massive
fish kill in the Klamath Basin, his potential election opponent Steve
Novick called him out on
those facts, and LoadedO's FOIA requests on
Smith show a level of involvement and intervention he'd likely
rather you not know about. Too bad, Gordon!"
Welcome to this week's roundup! So much for August a slow news month... there's plenty to dig into here.
Of Special Note * Congratulations to The Albany Project. As Phillip Anderson puts it,
I'd have to say the highlight of our week was the Governor stopping by to congratulate us on a great convention in Chicago and inform our readers that he will soon be starting a regular liveblogging gig at The Albany Project.
* MyLeftNutmeg recaps the many stories of the one year anniversary of Ned Lamont's primary victory. Lamont's victory, showing Democrats the power of embracing the Democratic Party, led directly to our 2008 general election gains.
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