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...other X factor: Fred Thompson, the onetime darling of Southern conservatives, with an endorsement from National Right to Life, who has mounted an aggressive bus tour to save his foundering campaign. If he gets traction, he could erode Huckabee's support among the pro-life base of the party...
...President Bush arrived on his first substantial tour of the Middle East Wednesday, he was saying many of the right things. He's touting the fact that he is the first American President to publicly support the establishment of a Palestinian state. All but some right-wing factions in Israel accept that a Palestinian state is essential for peace in the region. Bush is also promoting his "freedom agenda." That should be music to the ears of millions of Arabs, who have suffered under dictatorial rule for decades...
...form of fomenting long-term political unrest and terrorism among Shi'ite minorities in those countries. Arabs were relieved when the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran said that the Islamic regime had shelved its nuclear weapons program in 2003. But a major aim of Bush's tour is to rally Gulf Arabs into an anti-Iran bloc bent on further isolating Tehran diplomatically and economically, without giving up the option of a military attack on Iran, on the grounds that Iran remains a dire threat to regional security. To such logic, Gulf leaders are tempted to reply...
Other x-factors wait in the wings. Fred Thompson, the onetime darling of southern conservatives with an endorsement from National Right to Life, has mounted an aggressive bus tour across the state as a last-ditch effort to save his foundering campaign. If he regains momentum, he could eat back into Huckabee's support among the pro-life base of the party. Similarly, Romney retains a well-funded operation, with heavy television ad buys and near daily direct mail drops. "It's still bunched up," said Warren Tompkins, Romney's consultant in the state, putting an optimistic spin...
...surrender tour and there was literally an echo in the room [during a town hall meeting]. I mean, it was a very moving event because you had those two brothers there. I think they were both Marines. And I know you seemed very touched by their service. But there was maybe just 50? 75? 100 people? And of course you had an event at the exact same location on Saturday and it was packed. It was overflowing. I also think that coincided with people [starting] to pay close attention to the candidates. We were immersed in it. People...