News of the Day

It's worth point out two stories, one local, one not. Pierce County will be considering giving benefits to domestic partners. Good show from the folks in the County on that one. I hope it goes through.

Second, the big news is that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has withdrawn from the GOP to become an independent. Some people think he might run for President in '08 (meaning we'd have two New York mayors and a New York Senator in the race, which would be interesting).

I should say that from everything I know about Bloomberg, he's been an excellent Mayor for the City. The New York Times endorsement of him was positively glowing. His sustainability and environmental plans for the city are fabulous. When it comes to the Presidency, I'm still all about Obama, but I think Bloomberg withdrawing from the Grand Ol' Party is a very sure sign of the weakness in the Republican Party and their inability to be the "Big Tent" Party they tried to be for so many years.