August 27 Open Thread

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* The Democrats in the Legislature are scheduling votes on both the Democratic budget and the Schwarzenegger budget for Tuesday. As of right now, neither has enough to pass.

* Whitman is merging her field campaign into the Republican Party’s operations. Not totally sure what this means, but I guess the CRP is hitching their star to ol’ Moneybags.

* The CDP, meanwhile, is filing a complaint against Joel Fox’s astroturf organization for violation of 501(c)4 non-profit organization rules.

* The Governor is going to Asia with or without a budget for a September trade mission.