LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal by Scott Davis

Michigan seated 69-59

Hillary Clinton picked up a 10-delegate edge out of Michigan, the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee ruled, though delegates only get a half-vote each.

MEA fundraising for House Republicans

This is not a joke. I am not making this up. The state's largest teacher's union is throwing a fundraiser for the House Republican legislative caucus.

Michigan now a "toss-up"

The presidential race in Michigan has tightened to the point that it's now even money as to whether Barack Obama or John McCain takes Michigan this fall.

Butt out, version 2.0

The proposal to ban cigarettes in restaurants and bars has been floated a second time, this time with an exemption for the Detroit casinos, cigar bars and bingo halls.

Memorial Day Weekend wrap-up

A holiday weekend when certain political bloggers are out-of-town (more on that later) is apparently a great time to have a ton of political news. Well, there's only one thing to do, and that's have a super-sized blog post.

Make or break

It's a knock-down drag-out struggle going on under the radar beneath the facade of "will the votes from Michigan and Florida count or not?" The real question: Is this the end of Iowa?

Is it too much to ask for a little precipitation?

I've been sitting at my desk all day, waiting for what was expected to be a flood of superdelegates to Barack Obama the day after he won a majority of pledged delegates. Guess what? It hasn't happened yet - and that's bad news for Obama.

Frenemies

You've heard of frenemies, or friends who are really rivals but sort of friends except how they loathe each other. Well, let me introduce you to the newest version: The Democratic Party.

The expectations game and odds and ends

Lots of stuff today, including a look at the expectations out of Kentucky and Oregon, more on congressional ratings, and scandals involving AG Mike Cox and a state senator from Detroit.

Hollywood's latest disaster story

The state's film incentive package, combined with a business depreciation allowance in the federal economic stimulus package and continuing economic woes have opened a massive hole in the state's budget.