August 10 Open Thread

Links:

• Something we missed from last week: Lisa Vorderbrueggen takes a look at the CA-10 Congressional candidates and how they are using their state accounts.

Carla Marinucci consolidates all the gushing conservative praise of the California GOP from around the nation. If Fred Barnes loves it, then the state certainly will, right? Right?

David Boies and Ted Olson have said no to intervention from old-line gay rights groups and cities that fought the state battle to overturn Prop 22.

• Gavin Newsom was at the Young Democrats of America convention over the weekend. Speaking of YDA, California’s own Crystal Strait was elected President of YDA. More on that soon…

• Don’t forget to vote for David Dayen for the state blogger award at Netroots Nation. Just text “state David Dayen” to 27336.

• If there are tough times in porn, you know the economy is ailing. It seems the Internet really is for porn, and it is undercutting other content providers, many of which are in the San Fernando Valley.