On TV yesterday a Fox News I saw a commentator predict that Democrats would win the elections this November because of people's concern about the economy and dislike of the war in Iraq. Regarding the economy, despite the fact that it is good, it was reasoned that people focus on the price of gasoline. That may be true, but I can't think of any reason why gasoline prices would be lower under the policies of Democrats. They don't want to drill for more oil, or to produce energy with nuclear power. Instead they want to reduce freedom with more regulations, and enforced conservation which would impact more on poorer people that they claim as their base. The war is more problematical for the Republicans. The smart thing in a war is to take it to your enemies rather than fighting on your own turf. The Democrats think they can negotiate with people who admit that they will not be bound by any agreement, and they want to do into a purely defensive posture. In the 2004 election, as far as I could tell, the Democrat's proposed strategy was to "take the hits." Before nuclear weapons that might have been a successful strategy. It doesn't seem like a good strategy against suicidal fanatics armed with nuclear weapons. The Republicans do not seem to be a good job of countering the Democrat's arguments so far.