themselves out, find a front-runner, unite behind that person. It

themselves out, find a front-runner, unite behind that person. It is entirely possible that Mitt Romney is beginning to emerge as that person.
Or not. Giuliani s toughness may still prevail. Or someone else may come in. One spark tester thing does seem increasingly obvious: the Republicans have little taste for John McCain. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1619536,00.html
Joe Klein is TIME's political columnist and author of six books, most recently Politics Lost. His weekly TIME column, "In the Arena," covers national and international affairs.




Clinton Campaign: Panda Huggers. Actually.

Terry McAuliffe, tireless in his campaigning and fundraising initiatives, befriends a panda.(The panda is an unlikely ally: His placard is a reference to the Clintons reluctance to create their total document archive obtainable to the general public. Clearly, McAuliffe s charm is formidable.)




Palin Normally takes A lot more Concerns, Doesn’t Have All The Answers

Sarah Palin took questions from her press pool for the first time today. She was asked five inquiries, and answered 3.5. When asked if she supports the reelection of Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens, two Republicans from Alaska under ethics clouds, she said, Ted Stevens trial started a couple days ago. We ll see where that goes. When asked if she would vote for them, she did not answer.
This comes hours after a rather awkward interview Palin gave with Katie Couric of CBS News, in which Palin had no answer to two queries. She was asked if it was a conflict of interest for McCain campaign manager Rick Davis to hold an equity stake in a lobbying firm that recently was being paid by Freddie Mac. She dodged the question, repeating an earlier answer. Then she was asked for a specific example of McCain s Wall Street oversight credentials beyond his effort to increase regulation on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Her answer: I ll try to find you some and I ll bring them to tech 2 scan tool you. Watch it here:
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