Want the news summarized?Subscribe to The Morning Report. Subscribe Now Let me read it first Success! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | Francis reminds me of another California politician: a certain Mr. Huffington who spent over $20 million. We graciously took his money; it helped the economy.