From the "Don't let the door hit ya'" file.

Occasional Democrat Brian Sonntag is giving up his 20 year tenure as State Auditor.

There's only one, so we'll have to look for more Democrats elsewhere, but this is a fine opportunity to work on the better Democrats part of the equation.

The line forms to the left, hopefully...

Why I'm still "In".

Because we don't have a president problem, we have a congress problem. Maha explains...

Bottom line, the single biggest reason FDR was more effective at getting his programs passed was not that he was “tougher” or gave better speeches, but that he enjoyed the advantage of an overwhelming majority of Democrats controlling Congress. In Obama’s case, even when he had a slight majority, he had the Blue Dogs in his own party working against him. In effect, he’s never had a real majority at all.

You want more progressive government? Focus on getting more progressives elected to Congress.

"More and better Democrats" is always a worthy goal.

From the "Better Democrats" file.

Donna Edwards wins in MD-04