It was callous trying to shift the blame to the victim. His entire PR staff should be fired just for that.

Here’s why this hurts: It reminds people again that the intelligence was bad and we’re in Iraq without end for some of the wrong reasons, and that’s at the heart of his 36 percent.

It’s just a question of who gets out more of their core voters.

It’s different in Washington. It’s a lot easier to get lost in Washington, even if you’re a senator.

President Bush is stubborn, and he doesn’t like change. He likes a stable home environment.

The only thing I take from this poll and the two previous ones is that the race is as tight as a tick. It can go either way.

Burns is in trouble, he really is.

If they don’t get a budget done it will be one of the worst sessions ever.

Why risk his excellent relationship with the current and future junior senator of Nevada to score some points with a few party activists? He’s being practical. Successful public people are always practical.

Wall Street people are noted for making early investments, whether for companies or for politicians.

This has been Bush’s horrible year.

He knows very well that is an important signal. If you are not interested, you don’t accept invitations like that.

They can get away with less, but they don’t recognize that truth. The cumulative effect on the public is to increase cynicism about government and politicians.

This is going to be a very difficult race just to get the nomination, not to mention winning the general election. The alternative is that he could practically ask for the Virginia governorship in 2009...

People in that district will be looking for a change and a way to show with their votes they want to move in a new direction after Cunningham.

So each new justice has a major, really a tremendous impact on individual lives, on the exercise of our rights and responsibilities and I think most Americans already know that but they will be reminded...