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John McCain has missed most of this year's Senate votes, devoting his time instead to criss-crossing the country to campaign for the presidency. But in the next several weeks, there are a couple of crucial votes coming up that he can't afford to miss -- and that will put him  into a tough position.

 

There's new evidence that voters are smarter than politicians give them credit for. Two admittedly unscientific polls and plenty of anecdotal evidence suggest that Americans see proposals for a summer gas tax moratorium for what it is -- a cheap political trick that is actually antithetical to our national and public interest.

Polls show that by overwhelming margins voters want the U.S. out of Iraq as soon as possible. So how is it possible that the war could help propel John McCain to victory?

 

As if they don't have enough problems, Republicans in Congress are caught between principles and politics in the housing crisis, with a big decision coming in just a couple of weeks.

 

It's not the hot button issue of the campaign today, but wait. If he wins the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama may have to tread carefully in the debate over affirmative action that will come in the fall.