Michael Blumenfield pumps $120,000 into son Bob's campaign effort but says he doesn't discuss it with his son. Donations without direct ties to campaigns can be unlimited.

Michael Blumenfield thinks his son Bob would do a fine job representing the San Fernando Valley in the state Legislature.

The mayor basks in the state Supreme Court's decision. But the issue could later hurt him politically.

For a moment, right after the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom rejoiced privately. Then he phoned a onetime critic of his campaign for same-sex unions: his father.

AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she wasn't ceding Oregon — or the nomination — to opponent Barack Obama, who is heavily favored to collect another victory here next week as he comes closer to winning the Democratic nomination.

AP - Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.

A late night Open Thread for the true night owls and the West Coast crew . . . Tomorrow morning we'll be kicking off one of the last big GOTV weekends, this time for Kentucky and Oregon. Who's planning on helping out?

Obama and Edwards make an attractive picture -- Ultra Brite cover boys of youth and glamour united against old men (and women) who worship the status quo.

The Current Crisis by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Published 5/15/2008

Mike Huckabee, interrupted by a loud crash as he spoke to the National Rifle Association, joked that the noise was Barack Obama falling off a chair as he dodged a gun aimed at him.

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.

AP - Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday night, describing the Illinois senator as a "ripple of hope" who can win the White House.