Sometimes, it feels more valuable than voting in general elections.

Well done, underpants.

the chance to vote against a right-wing nutjob in a local election (I always have to wait for a statewide contest).

Did anyone see the article re the "re-branding" of Eric Cantor in Vanity Fair magazine?

• VA-07 (R): House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faces a primary challenge in a race that has been getting a good deal of attention. Some tea party groups are hoping that college professor Dave Brat can upset the very establishment favored Cantor in a low turnout race. Cantor will be tough to beat but he isn't taking any chances. In the last seven weeks Cantor outspent Brat $993,000 to $76,000, and has aired ads hitting Brat. A Brat upset is very unlikely, but a relatively close race would make the Republican establishment nervous.