Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Good Morning,

Here we are at the last day of January 2007. That means as of this Sunday, February 4, 2007, we are only 21 months away from the 2008 Presidential Election.

In the race for the White House in 2008. Democratic Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware will make his official announcement (for like the 362nd time) that he's running for President.

In Kentucky, which holds its Gubernatorial election in the year preceding the Presidential election, thus 2007, 2011, 2015, etc., the filing deadline for the primary closed on Tuesday. Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher is facing a grueling primary battle from former Congresswoman Anne Northup. On the Democratic side there are five major contenders, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, State House Speaker Jody Richards, and wealthy businessman Bruce Lunsford.

Iraq War debate: Democratic Senator and 2008 Presidential Candidate Barack Obama of Illinois has outlined a plan to bring our troops home by March 2008. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is urging his colleagues in the Senate and the House to cut off funding for the war. He is also criticizing fellow Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton of New York for saying that the Congress cannot stop the President unless there is major bi-partisan support. Feingold is saying that if the funding for the war is cut off, the President will not be able to conduct the war and would have to start bringing them home.

In the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, put an end to the Republican's filibuster of the minimum wage bill that passed the House earlier in January. Reid threatened to table the vote and move on to the Iraq war debate, and in a 87-10 vote, the Senate used cloture to end the filibuster.

In the next two weeks: Today, I will post a list of Senate and Congressional candidates for the "A" states. On Saturday, February 3, 2007, I will post the first half of California districts. On Sunday, February 4, 2007, the last half of California districts. On Monday, February 5, 2007, an updated list of Presidential candidates. On Wednesday, February 7, 2007, Colorado, Connecticut, and Delaware. On Friday, February 9, 2007, Florida. On Monday, February 12, 2007, an updated list of Presidential candidates. On Wednesday, February 14, 2007, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, and the first half of Illinois.