Quote of the day

"I wish I'd get to talk about something I know about like foreign policy..." -- Sen. Joe Biden, after being asked if he would allow sanctuary cities to continue to ignore federal laws in regards to illegal immigration.

Bayh endorses Clinton

Democratic Senator Evan Bayh endorsed Hillary today. Is he thinking of that VP position? Of course he is. This would be a rather formidable duo against Republicans in the general, as Hillary obviously needs a more conservative male counterpart to win over Republicans throughout the country.

When unions divide

The UAW strike could make things interesting on the democratic side. John Edwards rushed to make his statement... Smart move?

Fred slips and soars

Fred Thompson seems to be making mistakes, but the polls show him climbing fast.
Are:
a) the pundits wrong?
b) the polls wrong?
c) American citizens ambivalent?
d) all of the above?

Dobson to support Romney?

I never thought I'd see the day where Dr. James Dobson put his personal and financial support (along with those of millions of loyal followers and listeners) behind a Mormon candidate, but that day might be rapidly approaching. Since he has now acknowledged that he will not support Fred Thompson's campaign for President (and already refusing to back McCain or Giuliani), who's left? With an early election cycle, this is about the time when Dobson ought to endorse a candidate... and he has said some favorable things about Mitt.

GOP has "scheduling conflicts"

What debates should Republicans participate in? If the GOP keeps ignoring important outlets such as Univision, it can kiss its chances of winning the general goodbye (if they haven't already blown it already). It will already be difficult for any '08 nominee to carry New Mexico and Arizona the way Bush did in '04.

Romney reaches out to evangelicals

Mitt Romney is launching a new radio ad in Iowa that defends marriage being between a man and a woman. Romney already looks good in Iowa (mostly do to a massive "grassroots" campaign with funding large enough for most nations' militaries). Will Iowans buy it, will it hurt him, or is this more of a push for conservative stance outside of Iowa?

Hillary's health care

Health care is going to be a huge issue in '08, but someone better have a plan to deal with the dozen or so million illegal immigrants first.

Rudy surviving second wave

Giuliani is not just treading water, he's making it rain. So far, he's openly stated his somewhat-liberal social views, performed surprisingly well in televised debates and survived two extended announcements from Fred Thompson (these days you have to announce seventeen times to get "enough" media attention). It's not time to start chanting "Rudy" yet, but the way he looks in California, New York, Florida (and of course New Jersey), he is poised to create some major waves of his own on primary days. Oh yeah, and he's also going on the offensive against Hillary (a must in contemporary Republican politics).

Has democracy betrayed us?

If the New York Times is still the standard of American journalism after today, I will further consider moving back to Australia, Carlton Cold in hand, to read the Sunshine Coast Daily news.