We have heard a great many things about polls lately — that Clinton broke 50% nationally, that Huckabee is in third in Iowa, and so on — but the New York Times has an interesting perspective on how Iowans feel about who they aren't voting for.

Fred Thompson is riding the Low Expectations Express to pre-emptive debate victory. At this point he'll be way ahead if he shows up.

Maybe a slow news weekend contributed to this, but the SCHIP veto story is not going away. Cornyn's support for Bush is once again going to be problematic for him.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Joyce Carver, Hood County Democratic Party Chair.

In the wake of a week that saw the vetoing of SCHIP and the reporting of campaign fundraising totals for the quarter, this week's Mailbag is low on the yuks and high on the political discussion.

First Dick Cheney was part of the executive branch. Then he was part of the legislative branch too. Then he was neither. Now, he's just... well, where is he?

Breaking news: a bill passed the House yesterday that Bush may not veto. Maybe.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Gayle Ledbetter, Chair of the Johnson County Democratic Party.

As promised, Bush vetoed health care for children yesterday. Then he told Congress he's willing to negotiate, which means he is now living in fear of the veto override.

Some notable West Texas mayors in El Paso, Del Rio, and Brownsville are showing their displeasure with Homeland Security plans for building the border fence. They are doing so with what the Dallas Morning News calls "a quiet protest."