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This blogger disclosure is referring to campaign political donations.

California would push political bloggers to disclose payments they receive from campaigns under a proposal that the state Fair Political Practices Commission will consider in coming months.

In closing remarks Thursday at a Sacramento symposium on a wide range of political and campaign issues, FPPC Chairwoman Ann Ravel announced plans to seek a vote by her commission on blogger disclosure.

Details of the proposal have not yet been worked out, such as what level of payments would trigger disclosure to readers on websites where bloggers post their political or campaign-related opinions

Ravel said she initially plans to ask the FPPC to pass an advisory measure, meaning that disclosure by bloggers would be suggested but not required for the November election. Her goal for future elections is mandatory disclosure, she said.

Campaigns already must disclose expenditures to bloggers but this requirement would affect political bloggers like me. In other words, should a campaign donate say $500 to my marvelous blog for the excellent coverage that I have on California and other political matters, I would have to submit a form.

I have no problem with the disclosure, but the devil will be in the details of the rule/law.

What about advertising?

What if a political consultant donates and not the campaign? A media or communications firm?

I understand the intent of the rules and I have known of some egregious abuses AND payments to bloggers.

But, how about the mainstream media outlets and their reporters/producers? Will they have to disclose, particularly those freebee tickets to another party, political or sports event in return for coverage?

Please support me in my seventh Los Angeles Marathon. It looks like rain again, too.

Check out this video from ASICS, a Los Angeles Marathon sponsor:

So, how can you support me at the Los Angeles Marathon?

• Go here to the ASICS Support Your Marathoner Website.
• Search for me under Friends Find runners: Gregory Cole, Los Angeles Marathon Bib Number 12852.
• Upload your text, Photo, or Video onto their website.
• Your submission will be displayed on the large video screens throughout the race on ASICS’ large video displays.

And, thank you!

If you don’t want, to go to the ASICS site, please send me a text or a photo text on Marathon Day, Sunday, March 18 DIRECTLY. You know where to find my mobile number.

The race will begin around 7:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Race Day tracking will be here starting on the 13th and you can sign up here.

I have trained for six months and am ready for this race, despite the early weather forecast of rain. But, I need your help to finish.

Thanks again…..

Chris, and this is why it is SO important to keep laws like SOPA off of the books = a free and open internet for all.

Just look what Twitter and Facebook have done to the conservative movement…..

A shout out to my daughter Anna – Happy Birthday!

I am back from a family funeral in Santa Fe, New Mexico and California looks REAL good – plus it it nice and warm here in Thousand Oaks today.

I had the opportunity to watch the Saturday night New Hampshire Presidential debate on ABC and wondered why the candidates are so accepting of the format and the frequency. There have been way too many Presidential debates this GOP nomination season and in the next cycle I doubt there will be as many.

The New Hampshire GOP primary election is tonight and all of the pundits will be checking and double checking their polling models after the vote is counted.

Stay tuned for more election coverage here and on Twitter @Flap.

But, Chris, a third party independent candidacy although RIGHT, would enable President Obama to easily win re-election.

A non-starter for most Americans.

On blogging matters, I am back in Thousand Oaks from the Las Vegas Half Marathon weekend. I had a personal record on my half marathon time. A full race report will be over at smilesforalifetime.com later today.