During the health care fight in Washington D.C. and SXSW here in Austin, there was a convention at the Palmer Events Center on Saturday to put the Travis County Democratic Party’s business in order. Mostly a pep rally for the upcoming general election—there's only one county Democratic runoff and several unopposed candidates in the general election—there was still much to talk about. more ›

President Obama's been in office for exactly 100 days today, and his approval rating remains as high as ever at upwards of sixty percent. And, while he's still a ways off from solving that pesky economic crisis, bringing about world peace, or cloning unicorns, most folks find this a milestone worth celebrating. more ›