There is no doubt that the throngs of adoring fans who will pour out to see the freshman senator from Illinois will make for good TV, writes The National Review. But how will it play in Peoria?

Whatever you compare political analogies to, this much is clear: We sure seem to use a lot of 'em, writes The New Republic.

Re-arguing the surge is almost as counterproductive as re-arguing the war itself. Elections are about the future, writes National Review, writes National Review .

It"s been a long time since a Democrat has won in Alaska, but Obama is paying special attention and working hard to change that, writes The New Republic.

Barack Obama remains unwilling to concede change-I-can-believe-in on his three main Iraq tenets: timelines, political progress, and Iraq as a central front, writes The National Review.

Barack Obama could give the Iraqi government no better gift than a timetable for withdrawal, because so long as the US occupation continues, the Iraqi government will be deemed illegitimate by its own people, writes The Nation.

What if Obama went to Iraq, decided his position was the correct one, and then, received what appeared to be the endorsement of the Iraqi prime minister? That chain of events seems to have happened, writes National Review.

Iraq's Prime Minister has effectively endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama's sixteen-month timeline for withdrawing combat troops for Iraq, writes The Nation.

Bob Schieffer asks, are campaigns that cost $2 billion for the right to live in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and where the focus is always on money raised, producing a better class of candidates - and ultimately more effective government?

Air travel isn't what it used to be - planes and airports are overcrowded, and there are those constant and annoying delays. Andy Rooney has some suggestions that might improve the on-time performance of airlines far and wide.