Has it been a good political week? A bad one? Depends on where in America you are. Have a peek at the headlines from around the 50-State Blog network:
New Jersey
Chairman Andrews discusses what's next with ENDA.
Texas
When a judge wields the power of life and death and considers regular office hours more important than ensuring that power is, well, judicicious, then it's time to impeach Judge Sharon Keller.
Michigan
Michigan government shut down on early Monday morning. It's back, but the media is at least partially complicit in what happened.
Georgia
A new name pops up in Georgia as a potential candidate to run against Sen. Saxby "Shamless".
More after the break
So there's this thing called the 50-State Blog Network, and you should check it out -- it's made up of progressive community-based sites like this one, and it's committed to connecting readers to stories not just in our state, but all over the country. This week the roundup is coming to you from Minnesota, where we have a top-tier Senate race against Norm Coleman, one of Joe Lieberman's best buds, and a third potential Dem candidate considering a run -- read the interview here.
On with the roundup!
· Obama names WVa battleground state (WVaBlue)
· Interview at 11:00 AM Eastern/8:00 AP Pacific (Jonathan Singer)
· FL-21: Democrat Raul Martinez Leads Lincoln Diaz-Balart by 2 (HellofaSandwich)
· Richardson to speak at Invesco Field (fbihop)
· West Virginian rebuttal to Sen. Rockefeller DNC08 speech (WVaBlue)
· PUMAs are like the tooth fairy (fbihop)
· Start Preparing Now: Hurricane Gustav Aiming At New Orleans (NickD)
· NRCC Reserves $8.8M in Ad Time in 14 Districts (HellofaSandwich)
· DNC Turns Away Bloggers from Seating Area When Jack Danforth is Sitting There (NickD)
· MN-03: Madia hits the airwaves 'Running' (MN Campaign Report)
· A view from the convention floor (fbihop)
· Tim Pawlenty puts his foot in his mouth (MN Campaign Report)