Here’s an exciting new feature that makes this blog even more important: additional narcissism! Here’s a look back at what was making Important Blog headlines in July 2005 and July 2006:

Another Loss for American Workers — Important Readers debate the wisdom of the Central American Free Trade Agreement
OJ Simpson for Attorney General! — I [...]

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UPDATE, Saturday August 4: Secretary of State Bowen has acted with courage and decertified unsafe voting machines.  She put strict new requirements on any electronic machine used in California — including a requirement to count all paper receipts after an election is complete.
UPDATE: Visit the Courage Campaign before Friday, August 3 to support Secretary of [...]

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Over the weekend, California Republican Senators were given some homework – since they couldn’t stop voting “No” on a compromise budget plan approved by Democrats and Republicans in the Assembly, the Senate Republicans had to come up with their own budget plan. In a lucky coincidence, President Bush had a colonoscopy on Monday, and [...]

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Detroit was on fire forty years ago today. Native daughter Aretha Franklin’s version of “Respect” lit up the airwaves. The Tigers were getting hotter, too. And then on July 23, 1967, on Twelfth Street, the city started to burn after racist police raids angered Detroit residents to the point of revolt.
Today, in [...]

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California still doesn’t have a budget, after weeks of Republican obstructionism.  The budget may not be flashy, but it’s arguably the most significant piece of legislation passed every year.  The Democrats in Sacramento crafted a tough compromise with Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger which significantly cuts the state’s fiscal deficit by making big cuts in things [...]

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