Forrester wanted to be seen as the candidate of ethics reform. I think that's slipped away.

He's been trying to cover up his record on ethics reform throughout this process.

She's done a really good job of energizing supporters in California and laying out her commitment to ethics reform and the priorities of California.

House conservatives should seek to marry fiscal and ethics reform. It is not enough for us to change the way lobbyists spend their money. We have got to change how we spend the money of the American people.

When people look at local government, they're not looking at party affiliation or ideology. They're looking at the character of their local officials and the quality of services they receive. I guess we could throw in tax rates as a third factor. And if it happens to be that Republican office-holders are satisfying local voters, then so be it. People will cross party lines.

Yeah, it could be. Interestingly, some national polls show that John McCain would beat Hillary Clinton.