Whit Ayres
Whit Ayres
deal elections funk glad great held mood time
Well before this happened, I was glad the '06 elections weren't being held this summer. The country's in a funk, and it was in a funk before Katrina. But there's a great deal of time for that mood to change.
driven events iraq opinion public
Public opinion on Iraq is overwhelmingly driven by events on the ground,
george
always underestimate George Bush, and they are still doing it.
burns deep efforts trouble win
By any measure, Conrad Burns is in deep trouble in his efforts to win re-election.
convinced good group middle minds people point
Most people have made up their minds about him one way or the other, but there's still a persuadable group in the middle who can be convinced that he's doing a good job, who are not at this point convinced.
weariness
There's weariness and frustration. But that's different from active, nationwide protests.
history matter period presidents react run
History suggests that all presidents go through times like this. For presidents, it is not a matter of if you will run into a period like this. It is how you react to them.
historical unusual
the most challenging of his presidency, but not that unusual from a historical perspective.
chief elevate judge justice roberts switch
to elevate Roberts, Ayres said. ''It makes a whole lot of sense to switch Judge Roberts over to the chief justice position.