[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The McCain campaign has displaced it's top campaign strategist with an associate of Karl Rove in what is being called "an expression of our understanding of the need to scale up for a general election campaign against Barack Obama," by campaign spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker. Steve Schmidt, also a former Schwarzenegger strategist, will now direct the campaigns "communications, scheduling and basic political strategy" according to the New York Times.

Meanwhile, McCain faces some hard hitting questions from ace reporters Piper and Spencer Macke, ages 5 and 6, respectively.

David Dayen at Calitics is looking closely at density trends in California. Our state is following the national trend of increasing migration towards urban centers. AB 1252 (D-Caballero), recently signed by the governor, is directing state infrastructure funds towards developing urban plans to meet the growing urban transit and housing needs the shift demands.

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

When we last heard from my former antagonist, Karen Hanretty, she departed Sacramento for the bright lights and big time of Washington, D.C.  She's since landed a gig with GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thomson as his communications director, partnering with Todd Harris, the ex-Schwarzenegger campaign spokesperson.
 
This month, Hanretty got every girl's dream: a spread in the current issue of Glamour magazine. Also featured are other women in top positions in the Clinton, Obama, Edwards, and GOP campaigns.