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In a move which will no doubt confirm her detractors deepest-held suspicions and have supporters noting her lack of options, Senator Rosalind Kurita will hold

Cool People Care’s Sam Davidson writes a long screed about his independent mind being inspired to a first time political donation by Barack Obama.

The Service Employees International Union, a "host committee member" and "an official sponsor" of last week's Democratic National Convention, has other ethical problems beyond recent charges of double-crossing students.

College students allege that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) encouraged them to help organize food service workers, using rallies and even hunger strikes, while SEIU made deals with their employers to insure that there would never be unions at some state schools.

The Political Radar:

Colby Sledge reports that limited seating for the Presidential Debate at Belmont University in October has resulted in a plethora of planning for off-site watch parties:

Georgianna Vines reports on the uphill climb once again facing Rep. Stacey Campfield in his bid for reelection to the state house:

Apparently William is not the only Democrat who knows that the 2008 election is in the bag. Dem Convention Panel faces $15 million shortfall. From the article:
DENVER (AP) - The host committee for the Democratic National Convention faces a possible shortfall of $15 million, complicating logistics for the August event and forcing it [...]

I have long contended that Democrats made such a fuss about Hurricane Katrina was rooted not in its compassion for the victims, but merely to score political points against George W. Bush by blaming him for something that was in no way his doing. Now we have proof that that was indeed the case.