Times adds national political blog *

Former editorial writer Andrew Malcolm handles the West Coast, Washington bureau editor Don Frederick the east for Top of the Ticket.

What can one more blogger bring to the nation's political discourse? Who cares? This one has two bloggers. Two veteran political reporters, one on each coast of this vast land combing the workings of U.S. politics, drawing on the vast resources of the Los Angeles Times' talented political staff to uncover the interesting nuggets of news, trends, insights and trivia that help reveal our democracy's inner workings as it moves through the next dramatic months of political history.

You'll find those nuggets right here, posted several times a day. Many of us talk back to our TV screens. Well, here you can be heard. Add your comments. Anytime. We'll even be commenting on your comments.

No word yet on a continuation of the Sacramento-based Political Muscle.

* But!: The Times Sacramento bureau has hired Michael Rothfeld from Newsday to cover Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. On Long Island he has won awards for aggressive coverage of the county legislature, police unions and race for governor. Romenesko memos