Climate Change Forum Opens In California

A forum on climate change has been kicked off by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Beverly Hills. Barack Obama was on hand via a recorded message to stress the importance of decreasing the United States’ dependence on oil. Obama also further pressed home the need to view the situation as one that is linked to the current financial crisis, that environmental concerns play a key role in the current economic downturn.

[Source – Huffington Post]

Terminator Sheepish on Prop 8

Andrew Sullivan’s got a little interview up with Arnie in which the Governor of California, who failed to come and campaign against Proposition 8, says it will be up to the Supreme Court a number of times while looking somewhat shameful.

McCain Campaign Memo

Thanks to Matthew Yglesias for this leaked campaign memo from the McCain-Palin camp:

Ohio and Pennsylvania – Everyone knows that vote rich Ohio and Pennsylvania will be key battlegrounds for this election. Between the two: 41 electoral votes and no candidate has gotten to the White House without Ohio. Senator McCain and Governor Palin have been campaigning non-stop in these key battleground states and tonight Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has pumped up our campaign at a rally in Columbus. Our position in these states is strong and undecided voters continue to have a very favorable impression of our candidate.