[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Tom McClintock, the career politician who’s run for seemingly every office in the state at one point or another, has long claimed to be a champion for conservatives who "want their Constitution back". McClintock, now running for a congressional seat more than 400 miles away from the state Senate district he currently represents, has been described as a "righteous defender of the Constitution."

That’s why it’s particularly interesting (not to mention hypocritical) that McClintock financed his primary campaign through the campaign finance law known as the "Millionaire’s Amendment" that the Supreme Court last week ruled is unconstitutional.

by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Republican contenders for John Doolittle's seat exchanged barbs at an Auburn forum yesterday."McClintock accused Ose of being a champion of pork-barrel 'earmarks'during three terms in Congress representing Sacramento's neighboring3rd District. Ose depicted McClintock as a career politician helpinghimself to regular pay raises and legislative financial perks."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sparring with the Pentagon to allow domestic partners of members of Congress to travel on military flights. Pelosi intervenedwith Defense Secretary Robert Gates to allow Rep. Tammy Baldwin'sdomestic partner (D-WI) to travel on a congressional fact-finding tripto Europe.

The Speaker has also taken a stand in advising President Bush to consider boycotting the opening of the Beijing Olympics. "[Pelosi] said she regrets that China ishosting the Olympics but she is not advocating a U.S. boycott of thegames."

There's more...

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by Charlie Brown for Congress [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Yesterday was a powerful press day in CA 04, most notably on the Opinion page of the Auburn Journal.

As all of you know, the treatment afforded American veterans has long been a national disgrace---and like so many of the challenges we face, it's not a new problem either.   That's why Charlie is not waiting for January of 2009 to make a difference for America's veterans--donating 5% of campaign contributions to help those most in in need in our community.

Last week here in CD4, some of our well travelled, career politician opponents actually attacked Charlie for his Promises Kept Veterans Charity Challenge.

The Auburn Journal weighed in with an editorial here.

And then somthing else happened---30 local veterans, including more than a dozen vets of Iraq and Afghanistan submitted a response of their own.  Wanted to share their comments with all of you, below the flip.