Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa’s bumbling chairmanship of the Democratic National
Convention revealed his untrustworthiness, emotional neediness and
severe intellectual limits, writes Tim Cavanaugh. But it also
showed how shallow the Democrats’ bench is in California. With
Wisconsin, New Jersey and even Massachusetts generating
high-profile Republicans, the Golden State is the closest thing to
a heartland the Democrats have left. Yet the state’s antique
senators, less-than-fresh House members and Putinesque term-limit
rotations make it a poor breeding ground for politicians. There’s
just not a lot to choose from. 

View this article.