Cantwell wows the mainstream Ds, draws another anti-war challenger

Speaking to a "rousing reception" by the King County Democrats, Cantwell stuck to her message, women's rights, alternative fuels, and "In Iraq, 2006 must be a year of transition". The question, of course, is transition to what?

This question was not lost on Vietnamese refuge Hong Tran, a 40 year old public-interest lawyer, who declared her candidacy for the Senate seat as a Democrat on Saturday.

Methinks the Democratic primary, which will require voters to pick a party before they pick a candidate, will be an interesting referendum on what the left thinks about the Iraq War.