Republicans: Can't Win, Can't Change the Rules

Here's some good news for a change: despite the use of deceptive tactics by signature gatherers, the free-electoral-votes-for-Republicans initiative has failed to qualify for the June 2008 California ballot. That almost certainly means it won't be in effect for the next presidential election.

(Yes, I know it 'died' before and then came back. Now the deadline has passed, and they didn't make it.)

[Hat tip: Hendrik Hertzberg.]