Although he does not like backing down, Bush has realized that he was too ambitious.

Bush is a drag, even in Virginia.

It does say that the Bushes and the Bush White House have accepted the fact that she is going to be the party's nominee. It's a little perk, but a very meaningful one in a campaign season.

At this point, nothing President Bush says is going to have much impact. The only thing that is going to change public opinion is an improvement in the situation on the ground in Iraq.

Rendell is not just another governor. He's already been a national figure. He has been (Democratic National Committee) chairman, and he knows the movers and shakers and donors in all 50 states.

He is obviously a single-issue candidate, and they do not do terribly well in the presidential process.