Before he dropped out of the campaign, John Edwards had a great about Hillary Clinton's inability to give straight answers to simple questions. It was around this time that Hillary's lead in the polls started to erode.
Charles Krauthammer is a conservative columnist, yet he's getting tired of the emphasis on religion and piety by the GOP candidates.
Insane Drug War - Jay Tierney's column highlight's another sad case involving minimum sentences and the War on Drugs. It's another example of prosecutorial discretion getting out of control.
Freedom to play poker! -
Many Americans are upset that the Congress snuck restrictions on online wagering into law in 2006 before the elections. Now there is an effort to legalize some forms of online gambling, particularly games of skill such as poker.
Politics
A Republican quits his party.
2008 Presidential Candidates - Democrats:
Barack Obama
Barack is catching fire. He was criticized by all the pundits for not getting tough enough with Hillary, but his campaign pointed out there was plenty of time. After Labor Day he sharpened his campaign, and now he's surging in the early states.
Hillary Clinton
She's had a tough month. Her disciplined and programmed style seemed to work for a while as all the experts discussed her inevitable win, but then she stumbled in a debate, and her attack-oriented campaign started with a silly counter-attack that made her look like a fool. Can she recover?
John Edwards
Edwards has completely transformed himself since the 2004 campaign. He used to be the cautious candidate, but now he's letting it all hang out. What made the difference? It might be his realization that he completely screwed up supporting Bush's war, and his admition that he made a mistake probably freed him to be more candid. Elizabeth's cancer situation also seems to have liberated him. He can't be counted out.
Bill Richardson
The resume candidate is hanging in there but he hasn't made a big impact.
Chris Dodd
Good man, but no one seems to be listening.
Joe Biden
He's been incredibly disciplined given his tendency to talk too much, but he hasn't caught fire. Yet he's been invaluable in the debates as an experienced voice of reason on foreign policy.
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis has no chance, but he contributes to the debates.
2008 Presidential Candidates - Republicans:
Mike Huckabee
His rise in the GOP field has been spectacular. He's the optimistic, feel-good
candidate, and he's the favorite of evangelicals.
Rudy Giuliani
Fear and 9/11. It's a shame that this practical moderate has resorted to such a lame strategy.
Mitt Romney
He's dropping like a rock. All that money bought him a lead in Iowa as he tried to woo religious voters, yet he seems to have lost them all to Huckabee.
John McCain
His lame campaign still has some life and he's trying to revive his "straight-talk" reputation.
Ron Paul
What a breath of fresh air! Paul proves that there are some small-government conservatives left in this country.
