A Hotline on Call analysis debunks Carville's claims Dems would have claimed a dozen more seats.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/a rchives/2006/11/the_carville_cl.html

14 Democratic candidates lost by 2 points or less, but many of the campaigns were funded to the hilt by the DCCC.
The losing Democratic candidates that legitimately could have a beef are: Tessa Hafen (NV 03), Dan Maffei (NY 25), Victoria Wulsin (OH 02) and Eric Massa (NY 29). These candidates ran in the type of third-tier races where the DCCC was only able to fund late.

There's realistically only four - certainly no more than six seats - that perhaps could have been won with extra cash. Dean may have made strategic blunders in the past, but his fiscal responsibility here seems like the wiser course.

A lot of people are theoretically worried about electablity in 2008. Remember 2004? One thing about electablity is that is often brings for measured, cautious choices. The big problem with that is that you have to give voters A COMPELLING REASON to vote for the individual.

I looked at Matt Bai's articles on Hilary Clinton and Mark Warner, and he really makes it sound as though bloggers hate on every Democrat who works with Republicans, and assume that we are against working with Republicans and governing. But I mean, Russ Feingold is best known nation wide or was best known for campaign finance reform which he sponsored with John McCain. He worked with Collins on education and health care. I think what we dislike is the establishment that forces Democrats to be timid and pander.

Does the right wing media machine go after her during the primaries or just the general election?

Because I just wonder how that impacts the election. Some people say that at points the right wing media attacks on her family were painful for her, and that would essentially get much worse if she ran for President.

Here is some Republican analysis of Haley Barbour, a governor, but I understand this approval ratings aren't very good.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7490174/site/newsweek/

analysis of Mark Warner:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8063367/site/newsweek/

Stuff on George Allen:
http://www.nrsc.org/newsdesk/article.aspx?ID=113

Feel free to add more and ask questions. thanks.

Should Bush's plan pass, might it be the case that a lot of people pass up personal savings accounts?

 Looking at LA TIMES ANALYSIS:"But in the biggest of the state's plans -- the 522,000-member Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, or OPERS -- the personal account option has not proven particularly popular among state workers, or delivered a particularly good rate of return.
About 10,000 of those eligible for personal accounts -- less than 5% -- have signed up for the accounts since they became available at the start of 2003, according to Laurie Fiori Hacking, OPERS' executive director."

According to a Washington Post story, one conservative economist believed that the accounts were too complicated.

   This was an old beliefnet.com piece. An interview with faldwell. what a flipping bastard.
 I think the Moslem faith teaches hate. I think there's clear evidence that the Islam religion, wherever it has majority control--and I can name a dozen countries--doesn't even allow people of other faiths to express themselves or evangelize or to exist in their presence.... I think that when persons are clearly bigoted towards other persons in the human family, they should be disqualified from funds. For that reason, Islam should be out the door before they knock. If you're not going to minister to blacks, whites, all colors and religions, and you're not going to allow freedom of  expression in every circumstance...you should not be allowed to dip into the pork barrel. see extended entry for whole quote

 I recently listened to Ken Salazar introduce Evan Bayh at the Colorado Democrats' Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Guess what he just happenned to mention: the White House, and how the GOP would fear a Bayh presidential campaign. There are a couple of Bayh supporters here; just out of curiousity, does anyone have any reason for electing him president? It seems like people just like him because they think he's an electable nominee. But, keep in mind, we are talking  about the highest office in our land. Why should Evan Bayh be President of the United States--does he offer anything other than electability?

The liberal bloggers and the swing voters could come together to beat Hilary in a primary.