I hope that fifth member is another old white guy, because I feel like they are under-represented in this group.

One time, at the hotel where I worked, I found a pair of glasses after republican fundraiser. Then later a very happy,drunk, old skeletor looking man showed up asking if I had found any glasses. I gave him his glasses and he thanked me. I watched him stumble out the banquet room and to the parking lot and then watched him drive away. He was Slade Gordon.

Skelator is ... back ...

California also has a bipartisan redistricting commission, which survived an attempt to repeal it by initiative in last year's election.

But it's the meh-ishness of fickle Democrats nationwide, in not bothering to vote because some particular item on their bill of goods didn't make progress in the last two years, that is the big election story of 2010 (not Repug gains in the House and Senate)--because most Congressional redistricting nationwide is under control of the majority party in the state legislatures, which themselves tipped overwhelmingly toward R. Those new district borders will remain in force until after the 2020 census. So remember that, people, next time you feel like throwing a tantrum (or, more to the point, using your tantrum as an excuse to sit out an election).

Silver sausage factory.

Fuck them. This is a robbery, not a redistricting. A racist, bigot robbery. In other words, Republicant skullduggery!

I like how Sam Reed arranged them in order of height.

Vince, take your meds.

Sure, they're a bunch of old white guys, but the proof is in the pudding. Let's see what kind of redistricting scheme they come up with first, then decide whether to jump all over them about it. Totally opposite to the default Slog response, I know.