This coming week is a big primary in California. This week I highlight some of the progressives running in that primary and I hope my California readers will consider helping them out. Focusing on these kinds of local elections is so critical, yet so neglected. In California this week we have the chance to elect the next generation of progressive politicians.

This last week was the week when John McCain's campaign took a serious blow. Bob Barr, a Republican who is about as conservative as they get but who got fed up with Bush's war and invasion of civil liberties, has been nominated as the Libertarian Candidate for President. This potentially will hurt McCain big time...but we shall see.

I never thought former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.)and I would ever be on the same page.

First he joins the ACLU, which made me do a spit-take and wonder what was to become of my beloved organization.

Now he's one of the most vocal critics of the George W. Bush administration regime.

This has of course made Barr the enemy of the right. And he walked into the heart of their camp this week to confront them.