Karl Rove tries his hand at defining Obama:
“Even if you never met him, you know this guy,” Rove said. “He’s the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini and a cigarette that stands against the wall and makes snide comments about everyone who passes by.”
And chief McCain strategist Charlie Black [...]

Per CNN:
For only the second time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November. But that absence may not be a permanent one, the current White House occupants hinted Sunday.
President Bush was asked by a SkyNews correspondent whether the end of his term marked the end of the [...]

It was exciting voting for the first time. And my candidate won! Now the war would end and my friends would come home—it was June 4, 1968.
I’d just moved back from living in the Haight, newly married to the man I met at a Grateful Dead Concert at the Fillmore. I’d just helped my best [...]

The historicism of Obama’s nomination last night (and Clinton’s near victory) is all over the headlines. But at least partially overshadowing Obama’s win is Clinton’s refusal to drop out (so far, anyway). Instead, she asked her supporters to send her comments via HillaryClinton.com on what to do next.
Some of the comments should be heartening for [...]

From the District inbox:
Long Beach, CA– Black-listed peace activist and retired U.S. Army colonel Ann Wright will promote and sign copies of a new book she co-authored, Dissent, Voices of Conscience, at Los Altos United Methodist Church on May 30. Wright was one of three officials to publicly resign from the U.S. State Department in [...]

Tonia Reyes Uranga is campaigning door-to-door for the 54th Assembly District with passion in her heart and potted plants in her hands, but will it be enough to beat Bonnie Lowenthal and end the 16-election winning streak of Long Beach’s First Family of politics?

PHOTO by SUSAN SABO
Huge swaths of unrolled butcher paper hang from the [...]

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From the LA Times:

Update: Headline now changed to “Obama poised to make gains.” For futher resonance, Clinton today chides press for ignoring sexism.

The LA Times reports that Ron Paul supporters might be planning a GOP surprise come the convention in Minneapolis:
“They hope to demonstrate their disagreements with McCain vocally at the convention through platform fights and an attempt to get Paul a prominent speaking slot. Paul, who’s running unopposed in his home Texas district for an 11th [...]

When will this be over?