Three Interesting Points

First:

A slap in the face to Hillary -- which is perhaps why she ain't The Beloved One as she's so regimented. Don't you wonder what kind of conversations may occur between Bill & Hill over the phone (considering they likely haven't slept together since 1998)?

From The NY Times:

The poll found that former President Bill Clinton could be an effective campaign weapon for his wife. Forty-four percent of Democrats said Mr. Clinton’s involvement would make them more likely to support Mrs. Clinton.

That equates to this: almost half of those favoring Hillary are doing so because they like Bill. Check it out: I'm not saying she's hard, but there are stories of people being able to roller skate over her face. This just in: "According to the latest WMUR/CNN poll, Hillary Clinton's 20-point lead has vanished. She now has 31 percent support, with Barack Obama in a statistical tie at 30 percent. John Edwards is third with 16 percent, and Bill Richardson has slipped slightly to 7 percent."

Second:

From that same NY Times poll:

Three weeks before the Iowa caucuses, Republicans voters across the country appear uninspired by their field of presidential candidates, with a vast majority saying they have not made a final decision about who to support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

That would be generally true of myself. I have not yet committed completely to any one candidate. There are elements of some that I favor. I suspect I am not alone. I suspect that many persons lie to pollsters. I suspect that the bulk of the electorate, on both sides of the aisle, are not yet fundamentally committed to one candidate -- to the point where they are convinced they cannot be swayed to another.


Third:

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll, conducted Dec. 6-9, finds 37% of Americans approving of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, an improvement from his recent scores in the low 30s. Meanwhile, 22% of Americans approve of Congress, essentially unchanged from last month. Both Bush's and Congress' ratings remain low by historical standards.

Bush's "ratings" are slightly rising -- up to 37% from 31% in November. The "surge" is why. But why are Congressional ratings continuing to plummet? Could it have something to do with PELOSI and REID, who PROMISED to make this session of Congress THE most ethical in the entire history of the United States? Demorats themselves are disappointed with their party. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson


BZ