Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Former President Bill Clinton received an enthusiastic reception at UC Davis last night as he made the case that wife Hillary Clinton has the grit,werewithall and tenacity to be a great Commander-in-Chief, theSacramento Bee reports. But while students were fired up about hearingthe former president, many who were interviewed afterwards said theyremained undecided.

With the February 5 election just a couple of weeks away, the ad wars are already in full swing, with a particularly aggressive opposition to the four Indian gamingcompacts up for authorization, the Bee reports. The ads currentlyrunning feature a number of Indian tribe members who would not benefitfrom the compacts, the argument being that only the elite gain fromthese deals. But in a painful budget year, can be afford to forgo thismuch-needed revenue?

It speaks to Rico Oller's extreme right-wing views thatthe Club for Growth is getting ready to bankroll his campaign toreplace disgraced Congressman John Doolittle. The Bee also reports thatOller will likely be opposed by the Humane Society over his poor animalrights record. Oller's response? "It's no surprise that liberal groupsare unhappy about me running. They don't like me. I don't like them."

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Photo courtesy of the Sacramento Bee.