Texas: Census-Growing and could help GOP

I'm not a political buff but this news may be good news for Republicans: NY is growing at a very slow clip (3.2%) while states like Texas have added more than 3.9 million residents during the 2000s.This means Texas will perhaps get 3 more seats in the house while Ohio would lose two House seats. Losing one each would be Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts , Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. States gaining one seat would be: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Washington. It's interesting to read older articles about the current census and perhaps in retrospect NY did better than expected? It would seem that the current census will give the GOP an edge that it so desperately needs to turn things around. One can only hope...

Romney Bows Out! McCain a Sure Thing....

To the surprise of some voters, Mitt Romney suspended his presidential campaign today. He has effectively sealed a win for Senator John McCain as the Republican nominee. Romney explained that although he hates to lose, he loves his country more. Bowing out of the race now will give McCain more time to focus on luring the conservative base and campaign even more effectively against the Democrats. As Obama and Clinton duke it out for the final finish, McCain can set his sites on the prize without much worry of any opponents in his party. Romney said that during a time of war he felt it was the right thing to do: "I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror." Certainly many conservative republicans are not happy about this latest development. McCain will have to work hard to convince conservatives that he can represent them well in Washington.