Monday, February 5, 2007

Good Monday Morning, everybody. First of all a big congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts for defeating the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday night. There wasn't a whole lot of political news over the weekend, except that a ho-hum Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting is over. In 2003 at the same meeting, former Governor and current DNC Chairman Howard Dean of Vermont broke away from the pack with his sharp criticisms of the Iraq War. In Iowa and Hew Hampshire, new polls have come out and in the Democratic field, the polls in both states show Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton of New York in the lead, followed by Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, with Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina in third place. In the Republican field, Iowa showed former New York City Mayor Rudolph Guiliani in first place, followed by Senator John McCain of Arizona, with former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts in third, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia in fourth. In New Hampshire, John McCain is first, with Guiliani and Romney tied for second, and Gingrich in fourth. Independent-Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has denied that he would agree to be John McCain's running mate, saying that "my days of seeking national office are over". Criminal Investigations into Republican Congressman Gary Miller of California are heating up and the probe rapidly expanding. The investigations come from alleged land deals and possible tax evasion on the part of the Congressman. In the month ahead: Today: An updated list of Presidential Candidates for 2008. Tomorrow: Florida, Georgia, Idaho, and Illinois races Friday, February 9, 2007, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana races for 2007 and 2008. Monday, February 12, 2007, An updated list of Presidential Candidates. Tuesday, February 13, 2007: Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Thursday, February 15, 2007: Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana. Monday, February 19, 2007: An updated list of Presidential Candidates. Tuesday, February 20, 2007: Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York. Thursday, February 22, 2007: North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Monday, February 26, 2007: An updated list of Presidential Candidates. Tuesday, February 27, 2007: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee. Thursday, March 1, 2007: Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Monday, March 5, 2007: An updated list of Presidential Candidates. And finally, Tuesday, March 6, 2007: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas.