Carla Axtman is a political animal and blogger. She started blogging in 2004 as a response to the malaise and frustration of progressive politics & politics on both the national & local levels.  Carla specializes in online organizing and communications. Another politico recently referred to her thusly:  "...a cross between a pitbull, a barracuda and a scorpion. ... She's ferocious."
 
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| December 30, 2008 | Its about damn time | 
  
| December 29, 2008 | Rocking the politics of 2008 | 
  
| December 28, 2008 | Two good ones at the O | 
  
| December 24, 2008 | Emptying the piggy bank of political capital: is Rick Warren really worth it? | 
  
| December 23, 2008 | Snowpocalypse! Scrapbook 2: The Sequel | 
  
| December 22, 2008 | A Snowpocalypse! Scrapbook | 
  
| December 21, 2008 | Snowpocalypse! | 
  
| December 21, 2008 | More Franken/Coleman: Still a nailbiter, but it looks good for Al | 
  
| December 19, 2008 | A very Cogen Christmas | 
  
| December 18, 2008 | Will Dems get to 59? A Franken/Coleman update | 
  
| December 16, 2008 | Vance Day thinks we're either lazy or not an "average Oregonian" | 
  
| December 15, 2008 | I heard it through the grapevine.... | 
  
| December 14, 2008 | Snow Day! | 
  
| December 12, 2008 | Breaking: Suspicious Envelope Received in Governor's Office | 
  
| December 07, 2008 | Oregon's new U.S. Attorney: probably not Josh Marquis | 
  
| December 05, 2008 | Looking into Sizemore's "get out of jail" paperwork | 
  
| December 04, 2008 | Stuff that gets my grouch on | 
  
| December 03, 2008 | Sizemore: A roundup of the good stuff | 
  
| December 01, 2008 | Bill Sizemore goes to jail - Updated with mug shot! | 
  
| November 30, 2008 | 10 things they (think they) hate about me. | 
  
| November 25, 2008 | Oregon House Democrats release "Job Creation and Family Support Plan" | 
  
| November 16, 2008 | The GOP gaze at their navel; Oregon hopes for more | 
  
| November 15, 2008 | Tom Coburn blocks Mt. Hood wilderness legislation (again) | 
  
| November 14, 2008 | Martin and Begich update: the Lazarus edition | 
  
| November 13, 2008 | Franken and Begich and Martin...Oh my! | 
  
| November 11, 2008 | I've got your elitist snob right here | 
  
| November 11, 2008 | Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind | 
  
| November 10, 2008 | State Story Roundup--Election post mortem edition | 
  
| November 09, 2008 | David Reinhard: Welcome to the Jungle | 
  
| November 07, 2008 | Jeff Merkley gives props to the Netroots. | 
  
| November 07, 2008 | Bloggers rule the Mapes contest roost. | 
  
| November 07, 2008 | A landslide brought him down | 
  
| November 04, 2008 | Liveblogging at the Convention Center, Par-tay! | 
  
| November 04, 2008 | What one voice can do | 
  
| November 04, 2008 | Deep breath.... | 
  
| October 31, 2008 | Oregon House races: to-the-wire update | 
  
| October 28, 2008 | My conversation with Gordon Smith | 
  
| October 27, 2008 | Oregon House races: The good, the bad and the awesome | 
  
| October 26, 2008 | Groundbreaking shift or short term movement? | 
  
| October 24, 2008 | John Nelsen needs a bailout. | 
  
| October 23, 2008 | I stand corrected. | 
  
| October 22, 2008 | Democrats for Smith? Not so much. | 
  
| October 22, 2008 | Obama voters from Venus, McCain voters from Mars? | 
  
| October 16, 2008 | Best headline of the week | 
  
| October 16, 2008 | Pay to Play: The campaign of Gordon Smith | 
  
| October 15, 2008 | More financial foibles for Linda Flores | 
  
| October 14, 2008 | The Coronation of Matt Wingard, part 2 | 
  
| October 05, 2008 | State Story Round-Up: Entomological Edition | 
  
| October 03, 2008 | Despite press reports, Alaskans not so sold on Palin | 
  
| October 02, 2008 | Clear the desk! Cacophony of crazy crap, edition |