I think you'll see a more subdued governor. He'll be someone who chooses his words more carefully and who sweats the details with more rigor. |
If church leaders will not provide them, there may be a friendly member of the congregation who has a directory that he or she can pass along. |
If it's a bad year for Schwarzenegger, it's kind of hard to see how McClintock would win anyway. If it's a good year for Schwarzenegger, the alliance could work to McClintock's benefit. |
If Roberts goes through, it's a big win for McCain. |
If the president's approval numbers go up, he'll have a better chance of getting his way. The president retains a lot of power, and there's a chance his numbers could rebound. |
If the public had its way, legislators wouldn't get paid - they'd get fined, |
If they take a drubbing in 2006 … look for major changes as they organize for the next Congress. |
In the months ahead, he needs to pick his fights more carefully and show that he can still be a bipartisan problem-solver on at least some issues. |
It is 2006, and time is running out. There are only so many more setbacks he can absorb. |
It matters a lot for the party activists. It matters some for primary voters. And it matters a little for undecided general election voters. Even if it matters for 5 percent of the electorate ? no candidate can ignore that. |
It was a clear sign from grass-roots organizations that politicians ought to pay attention to the illegal immigration issue. |
It's a happy coincidence of his sponsorship of a popular measure and now a favorable budget situation. It's one bit of good luck after a line of bad luck and lets him wear the white hat again. |
It's a missed opportunity. Had it gone through, he could begin to rebuild his image as a bipartisan problem-solver. He can still do that, but as the year wears on, partisan conflict will make that harder. |
It's amazing that somebody in Congress that long could be that stupid. If he wanted to make a ton of money, all he needed to do was retire from Congress and become a lobbyist. |
It's not an appeal that tends to work with the electorate, but Pirro's going to be able to raise a lot of money from people around the country. |