the ongoing stew over Prop 8 and an earlier post I did about Gavin Newsom's role in the outcome, here's one question someone posed that made its way to my email: "How was a single person responsible and what could he have done?" That's a fair question. First part: I never said Mr. Newsom or any other single person was responsible for Prop 8 passing. What I did say was that the voters make the ultimate decision. But about what the mayor could have done differently? The answer: Grace. He should have displayed some graciousness in victory ...

It is shocking that anyone would even consider Larry Summers for the new Obama administration, but...Hat tip to Fetch My Axe.From Open Left's Petition:We Need Real Change: Ask Obama's Transition Team to Appoint a Treasury Secretary That Did Not Have a Hand in Deregulating Wall StreetWhen you sign this petition, your comments will go to John Podesta and Michael Strautmanis of the Obama transition team.Right now, the rumors are that Larry Summers is one of the leading nominees to become the Treasury Secretary for the Obama administration. During normal times, the Treasury Secretary is an enormously ...