Charles Hartley

California's role in the presidential primaries may be complete, and the surviving presidential candidates have moved on to fresher hunting grounds for voters as they attempt to secure their parties' nominations, but the 2008 election cycle is far from over: one down, two elections to go.

While voter rosters were far from perfect, the voters themselves were generally excited to be there and positive about the experience. & I was far from the only person there sporting the Mardi Gras beads, and & witnessed the utter joy on a recently naturalized man's face (he brought his certificate with him) when we gave him his first American ballot to vote.

The Dec. 27, 2007

If the presidential election were held tomorrow, I would vote for