A close look at the recent local election finds a strongly Democratic urban core, a moderate and independent suburban ring, and a Republican exurbia. Obama took some non-Democratic territory, but with weak coattails, and Rob McKenna captured some Democratic defectors.
In comparing the current economic crisis to the Great Depression, the attacks on poor old Herbert Hoover's legacy have begun again. That's a faulty revision of history, and President-elect Barack Obama's transition team would do well to know why.
The economic climate requires action, but the political climate so far is prompting criticisms and changes.
If Sarah Palin calendars are fading, her video career is looking up.
