Monday, January 29, 2007

Good Morning to All,

Not much happened politically on Sunday, not much thats newsworthy, anyway.

Former Governor Mike Huckabee, Republican of Arkansas, is expected to file papers to form an exploratory committee to run for President today. His chances are fair to slightly better than average. As I said in Sunday's post, he's facing some stiff competition from John McCain, Rudy Guiliani, Mitt Romney, and Sam Brownback.

Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a maverick Senator, is expected to decide on a run for the White House pretty soon.

Retired NATO General and 2004 Presidential Candidate, Wesley Clark, Democrat from Arkansas is expected to make his decision on a second try within the next couple months. EDITORS NOTE: Wes Clark and Chuck Hagel need to decide real soon and have enough time to get ready for the first primary debates in New Hampshire on Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5, 2007 co-hosted by CNN. Clark doesn't have much of a chance in my opinion, having never been in government, only in the military. His foreign policy experience would be ideal during a time when its needed more than ever, but his lack of domestic policy experience could prove to be a fatal ailment in his campaign. His 2004 campaign didn't really get off the ground since he didn't file until September 2003 and thus only had four months until Iowa and New Hampshire. He subsequently dropped out in February or March 2004. Hagel is a decent option, especially with his vigorous opposition to the President's surge plan and opposition to the Iraq war itself.

Not much news in the Senate races for today, but hopefully some news will happen on Monday so it can be included here for Tuesday, January 30, 2007.

Coming up in the next post is a list of Presidential candidates for both parties thus far.