Political Winds?

As those who can remember back to the 2006 elections realize, the political winds have been favoring the democrats of late. If you take all the ‘generic congressional polls‘ from April of 2005 through today, you get the

One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing expecting a different result. This article by Joel Kotkin presents the data showing the urban cores going more and more for the democrats since 1960. He points out the

Why does the left block US energy development? The answer is their value system is different from the mainstream of the country. But the left’s blocking energy development costs all of us.

Case in point. Do you know how much

There is an interesting poll out that confirms this is a center-right nation at least in terms of fiscal responsibility in government.

Conducted in late June, the poll surveyed 800 voters and had a margin of error of plus or

Senate Republicans have finally noticed that gasoline prices are up over four dollars a gallon, and American motorists are feed-up with the high prices.  Manu Raju, Hill, reports Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell is threatening to shut-down the Senate. 

The ever interesting and erudite Michael Barone posted about what the 2010 census is looking like right now in terms of shuffling the electoral votes by adding or subtracting congressional districts due to population changes.  The long and the short

(CNN) — The New York Times has rejected an op-ed piece written by John McCain defending his Iraq war policy in response to a piece by Barack Obama published in the paper last week.

You guys have all hear this

Micheal Falcone has written an interesting article for the New York Times, “McCain Ad Takes On Obama Over Gas Prices.”   The close of the article:

Don’t hope for more energy, vote for it. McCain.

BO’s mantra has

Former Sen. Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain, referred to the economic slowdown as “a mental recession” and called the United States “a nation of whiners.”

The comments, in an interview with The

Senator John Warner, Rep – VA, is suggesting a national speed limit of fifty-five:

WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly

Lead, follow or get out of the way.  When it comes to energy prices, Congress refuses to do anythng productive.  We are paying too much for energy, because for the past thrty years politicians have devoted a lot energy to

Over at The Politico, this morning, I note with interest a bit from James Kirchick, describing the fable of Republican smear tactics. (As an aside, interestingly, Kirkpatrick’s the New Republic’s assitant editor)

The only obstacle between Barack Obama

Unfreeping believeable.   Barack Obama, through Wesley Clark is attacking Captain John McCain’s, United States Navy (retired) military record, Josh Kraushaar:

Gen. Wesley Clark, acting as a surrogate for Barack Obama’s campaign, invoked John McCain’s military service against him in

Joe Gandelman , the guy who calls himself ‘”The Moderate Voice” has one again, proved beyond any doubt whatever that he is nothing but a poser for the ‘moderate’ moniker he claims:

This kind of thing can hurt a candidate:

James Joyner at OTB mentions the current reading at Electoral-vote.com and says:

If the election were held today, Barack Obama would cruise to victory with 317 Electoral Votes to John McCain’s 194, according to projections tabulated by Electoral-Vote.com. Florida,