The Wandering Eye

With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama neck-and-neck going into the home stretch, it looks like Oregon could make history this year: Its presidential primary might actually matter.

The EYE doesn't generally pay much attention to talk radio, but the other day we wandered over to KBND's website to check out the program lineup. We found it covers the full spectrum of political opinion … if by "full spectrum" you mean everything from the right to the far right to the lunatic-fringe right.

The following item was posted this morning by "I Am Coyote" on the NW Republican blog. The EYE believes it speaks for itself:

The Shepherd's House, a "faith-based" mission on Division Street in Bend that gives food, shelter and counseling to up to 60 homeless men, might have to turn some of them away if an appeal by the owner of a nearby property succeeds.

Hillary Clinton edged out Barack Obama in the nationwide Super Tuesday primaries, but she got clobbered in Deschutes County.

In April, teams representing 75 Oregon schools - including seven from Central and Eastern Oregon - will compete in the "Scratch-It for Schools" event sponsored by the Oregon Lottery. Good clean fun for a worthy cause? Not according to Chuck Sheketoff, who sees it as a sleazy PR ploy.

Jeff Merkley, Steve Novick's rival for the Democratic Senate nomination, has responded to Novick's funny "have a beer with Steve" ad by producing his own humorous video.

The EYE doesn't know the name of the copywriter who's been coming up with the TV ads for Democratic senatorial candidate Steve Novick, but she/he deserves a bonus.

Fortunately, most days on the campaign trail aren't as rough for Jeff Merkley as Thursday was.

State Sen. Rick Metsger, one of four Democrats trying to win their party's nomination for Oregon secretary of state, dropped in at the Source office this morning for a chat, and The EYE was left wondering: "Why should we be electing anybody to this job?"