Race

Lexington of The Economist argues this week that Democrats are losing in the mid-term election because the shine has worn off Barack Obama. It's not about his race this time, Lexington says, it's about his policies.

Agreed, but Lexington argues unconvincingly that Obama's near total support among blacks is not about race.

Toles cartoon

Tom Toles has a cartoon in today's LAT in which he suggests that the American people are the losers in the upcoming election and he wonders why the tea party has ignored it. But the American people likely will be the winners, in part because of the tea party.

Jerry Brown is winning

The LAT reports this morning that Jerry Brown is winning. That's based on polls paid for by the LAT. If enough people read the LAT and believe the poll results are accurate then maybe it will turn out to be true. Personally, this old fool doesn't trust any poll paid for by the LAT.

California's taxes

The LAT reports this morning that California is kind to businesses and that's why so many are staying home and not leaving the state. Corporations are under-taxed in California, the LAT argues. As proof, the LAT says corporations are paying a smaller percent of California's income tax revenue than they used to. But that may be because there are fewer of them, the others having left the state.

LAT covers the candidates

This morning, Scott Gold of the LAT paints an unflattering picture of Carly Fiorina -- she was born wealthy, has a great education, is stiff and goal driven. Besides that, she was fired from HP, did a poor job there and fired too many people. Other than that ...

A day or so earlier, the LAT published a flattering portrayal of Barbara Boxer. She may be an arrogant, Brooklyn-born Jew but she's the LAT's arrogant, Brooklyn-born Jew. Besides, she fights for the underdogs -- providing they're union members, feminists, gays or radical environmentalists.

LAT politicking

San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom is a pro-business Democrat who is labeled "too conservative" by some. He's not just the "Gay Marriage Mayor" as some have called him. Besides, he earned his way from rags to riches before be became mayor.

That paraphrases a piece in the LAT on today's front page which purports to be unbiased news. The LAT had a piece on Newsom's Republican opponent for lieutenant governor, Abel Maldonado, a few days ago. That piece focused on how poorly Maldonado's family farm obeys the law. It also purported to be unbiased news.

Bipartisanship

The theme of the day at the LAT seems to be bipartisanship. That's what Democrats press for when they're losing.