Here is an analysis of the competitive House seats with more than a year to go before the 2010 elections. At the moment, it looks as if the GOP will pick up between 20 and 30 seats. Of course, a lot can happen in a year. Still, history shows us that the party out of the White House usually does well in the mid-term elections, and the political winds continue to blow the GOP's way. Actually, I think things will get worse for the President, rather than better, in the coming year.

A Massachusetts judge is unhappy with the leniency shown to blogger and pundit Andrew Sullivan on a marijuana charge.

The Obama Administration will open talks with the Iranian government, reversing the pattern of the Bush Administration. Meanwhile, the crackdown against dissenters in Iran continues, with the Supreme Leader issuing a warning. I suspect more arrests will follow.

The President decides to hit tires imported from China with a tariff.