A couple of important items of note here. The New York Times reports on how the American public views Republicans and Democrats with respect to religion. The Democrat numbers are still very low (29%) but the GOP have slipped precipitously in the last year. This is a signal the core base of the party is unhappy, and in my opinion, could mean religious voters will stay home Nov 7th.

In a stunning reversal, some Republican members of Congress are now pushing for withdrawal from Iraq. Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) locked in a tough re-election fight is calling for a timetable. Remember, this is from the same congress that ridiculed and rejected previous Democratic efforts to set a timetable just two months ago.