Consider it the first big news in the 2010 race for governor of California, and it came 221 days before the June primary: the nomination of the state's dominant political party appears to be safely in the hands of a guy who hasn't even officially said he wants it.

If you love politics, it's a great story.
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The Great 'Give Me Water or I'll Give You Vetoes' Showdown of 2009 is now over. And as is often the case around the Capitol, everyone lives to fight another day.

Just after 9:30 pm last night, Governor Schwarzenegger released a statement that ended the long-running saga over a deal on water issues, and whether lack of said deal would trigger a mass veto of legislation worked on all throughout the year.
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If you've logged on to this blog recently and wondered why I'm not covering, well, anything... there's a simple explanation.

Last weekend, Jonah Henry Haines Myers decided to finally arrive... a great relief, as you can imagine, to my wife. And me. Jonah is our second child, joining little Elena; as such, I'm spending a few weeks on paternity leave.

There will hopefully be a few bloggings and Twitter posts during that time, overnight feeding schedules allowing. Thanks for your patience...