Excellent article here on the liberal case for Bush. And this one on how false is Kerry's charges of a bad economy. (It's grown 5 percent over the past 12 months, the fastest growth in 20 years, faster than at any time in the Clinton administration.)

Here is the analogy of the 2004 to the 1864 election: Bush and Lincoln. I've heard tons of historical analogies about this election year. It's like 1896, when the Republicans established a new and lasting majority coalition. It's like 1968, with a war on; or 1972, with the Democrats represented by a doveish ex-soldier and campaigning against an unpopular (maybe) war. But I think the best analogies are 1864 and 1948. In 1948, Truman, perceived as weak because of the way he squeaked into power, was challenged even as he was nation-building abroad.