Elections Present and Future

It's looking as though the Congressional turnover, pushed hard by the media this summer as inevitable, may not happen after all. Dick Morris has analysis.

The future of Congress is up in the air, but I think the MSM's hard sell of the "coming" Democratic takeover may possibly be playing a role in improving prospects for Republicans. In the wake of September 11th's anniversary, as well as the thwarted airline attacks of August, the public is considering the reality of a Democratic Congress and perhaps finding it a worrisome prospect. For instance, on Tuesday Sen. John Kerry said "The President's policy is in fact creating terrorists." Yes, Mr. Kerry, terrorism is all President Bush's fault. Isn't everything?

Looking ahead to 2008, The Hill (subject link) reports that former DNC head Terry McAuliffe will be chairing Hillary Clinton's run for the Presidency. One word: ick.