Does anyone know any good enviro blogs. Environmentalists need a good way of communicating and motivating like Kos and MyDD. So far, I can't find anything though.

but its been awhile, that Golisano was being recruited to run as the Republican nominee if Pataki or Guiliani didnt run.  It would save them the trouble of raising money for the Gov. race and allow them to focus down ballot.

reilly (against marriage equality until very recently) has not yet won the nomination quite yet!  there are several other democrats lining up.  we've got some special elections to win first, then some municipal elections to win this fall, but don't worry, progressives will most certainly be heard in next year's governor's race.

The nurses are doing a great job of bloodying Governor Girlie Man's nose. If his initiatives go down in flames, there are rumors he won't even run in 2006. Even if he does, the bloom is definitely off the rose, and with Villaraigosa likely to become mayor of LA, there will be a high-profile charismatic Democratic Hispanic to blast away at Girlie Man's Hispanic support.  

We are very far off from having any idea what 2006 is going to be like in California. But this much is for certain--if we get rid of Girlie Man, we have definitely put a crimp in GOP 2008 plans.

Announce for the presidency and forgo suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of his state's voters.

And Pataki is definitely in trouble. I personally am tired of him as governor. I thought he'd move up to face Hillary but with those numbers, this politician who has national ambitions apparently will have to forego the nomination. If Golisano runs, it could make the race more interesting. But I'd prefer it just be Spitzer and Pataki so Spitzer can blow him out of the water.

As for Arnold in 06, Arnold is polling REALLY well right now. As of now, I don't see a pick up there.

Last I saw (this was a couple weeks ago) he was at 56%, down nearly 10 points from where he was in November. He isn't that invincible.

Clean Skies Bill: Looks the Northeastern Senators up for reelection in '06 are already running away from Dubya. That helps whoever wins the Democratic nomination in PA and VA. It could also help Bill Nelson in Florida, because he can use argue that a Republican replacement might start drilling offshore there, which is hugely unpopular.

Spitzer: Hopefully he throttles Guiliani/Pataki and doesn't stop until he wins the nomination in '12 and starts taking his act to clean up the scum in DC.

Romney: he's more formidable than we might assume, but he already tried running for Senate in Massachusetts, and he has no chance unless Kennedy retires or Kerry becomes President. Neither of those happen until after '06

Schwarzengger: he's raised a ton of money so it will be tougher going than usual for the Democrats. But the Demmys still own most of the state offices in California and the unions want Arnold's head like no prize we've ever seen. My guess is that Treasurer Phil Angelides gets the nomination he can turn the Terminator into the next Jesse Ventura, but it's going to be a bloodbath.

is polling about 52% against Rob Reiner/Bill lockyer/ Phil Angelides I believe. Personally, I think, since he hasnt solved any problems and has infuriated so many, it will be a close race. Something like 53-47 52-48, 51-49. It will take a lot of work to make sure we come out on the good side.  Romney is just fuckin awful from what I hear. Deval Patrick, in that poll, was polling around 30%. That's amazing considering his name recognition. His social issue views are so ambiguous(and he called Kerry wishy-washy). Speaking of Senator Kerry, that's where Romney really went wrong; in standing with MA hater Bush against beloved John Kerry. If he was smart, he would have just kept his mouth shut during the campaign. I hope he quits and then runs for president, he's such an ass it would be fun beating him.

Pataki won, in part, due to his support of the death penalty, which Mario Cuomo opposed.

The death penalty is gone once again (NY didn't even use it) and it looks like Pataki will be gone as well.

...drilling ANWR again. Not that any oil we find there would even knock gas prices down a half penny.

Gas prices are beginning to piss me off though. I'm sick of cowardly politicians from both parties not doing a damn thing about pursuing a real energy solution...alternative fuels. It needs to be made a priority like the space race in the cold war. If someone, anyone, actually had the political balls to commit such resources I'd vote for them on that issue alone, and I don't care what party they belong to.