What happens on the GOP side in California’s February 5 presidential primary? The far right weakens Rudy? Good-looking Mitt wins in the media state? TV’s favorite prosecutor, Fred Thompson, gets the nod? Does the winner here take the nomination?

If it’s Fred, he’s more likely to take a nap than take the nomination. And if

Amid brouhaha, the Special Session has been called, lawmakers are in Asia, Europe and South America–even their own districts–and the result thus far is zip. Do you think this session will really produce anything of value?

You might very well think the result is zip; we couldn’t possibly comment. The reality is some very high-level

Rep. John Doolitte is subpoenaed in a congressional corruption case, his home has been searched by the FBI, a federal grand jury is pondering his links to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his former aides already have testified. Should Doolittle resign?

Should he resign? Yes. Will he resign? Not a chance. This is the best

The governor has called special legislative sessions on health care and water. What is the outlook for success on these two issues–both of which eluded lawmakers during the regular session?

What happened to that special session on electricity?It will all be done behind closed doors and then Arnold will declare victory. Since when did we

“How do you think voters will respond to the term-limits initiative in February? Does the fact that California’s presidential primary is going to be held on the same day make a difference?”

It just means that more people will come to the polls thoroughly confused.

I think it is too soon to tell. The larger

Chicago real-estate tycoon Samuel Zell has purchased California’s premier newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, along with other assets of the Tribune Co. Will this transaction affect California political coverage?

We will know it is impacting things if California starts looking like Illinois. Examples would be that a Republican governor starts looking seriously at corrections

“Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who talks a lot about budget cutting, has raised the pay of four dozen of his top administrators, some by more than 23 percent. One person’s salary went from $133,732 to $169,500. Is this justifiable?”

Sure it is. How do we expect to get top-quality people if we aren’t willing to pay

Buenos dias: an inquiry para ustedes: Republican or Democrat, who are the emerging stars in the Legislature’s freshman class?

Buon giorno, Giovanni. Nessuno e degno un sacco di merde.

Alex Padilla in the Senate and Mark DeSaulnier in the Assembly.

Jared Huffman on the Dem side. On the Rep side: Does it really matter?This

Senate Leader Don Perata locks out three fellow Democrats from their Capitol offices as punishment for violating caucus protocol. Good for discipline or a dumb move?

“As unveiled by the team of Kaufman and Dowd, what is the likelihood that a change in term limits would be approved by California voters?”