AS I SEE IT...
I listened on the radio to a bit of the appeals court deliberation regarding when we're going to have the recall election. I suspect that the court will rule that the race should go on in October. The arguments to delay seemed surprisingly weak. There will be an appeal to the Supreme Court but according to my crystal ball the court will decline to rule on the case.

I suspect, too, that for good or bad, Gray Davis will still be in office at this time next year. The Republicans have probably blown their shot at the office by throwing their weight behind Arnold Schwarzenegger. People seem to enjoy his movies but they also realize that Arnold is a lot more like Jesse Ventura than Ronald Reagan.

Meanwhile, on the national front the presidential race is probably going to be a Bush vs. Clark affair. In spite of a late start Wesley Clark has taken a giant leap in front of the rest of the Democratic contenders. I suspect that the guy is pretty much as he appears -- politically astute (he climbed the military ranks!), gruff exterior, effective as a leader, and a political anomaly as a Democratic general. He's going to give Bush a serious run for his money.