Tweets of the Week

The Crystal Ball’s new feature, Tweets of the Week, showcases some highlights from the past week in politics. Read more analysis from University of Virginia Center for Politics Director, and Crystal Ball founder, Larry Sabato on Twitter here. 1:24 PM Jul 16th: Today the Richmond Times-Dispatch apologized editorially for its role in Massive Resistance. Late but welcome and heartfelt. Worth reading. 8:42 PM Jul 17th: Just returned from Massive Resistance event. Absolutely moving. Some wounds are still there after 50 yrs. Will air on C-SPAN–see listings. 8:48 PM Jul 17th: Appropriate that Cronkite died when we are commemorating 40th anniversary of moon landing. He was our guide and his enthusiasm was infectious. 8:33 PM Jul 18th: Could health care be the Waterloo for 2 D POTUS? Like Clinton, Obama is finding that health care is as much a 3rd rail as Social Security. 8:36 PM Jul 18th: Obama’s advantage is Clinton’s ’93 disaster. If he scales back and adjusts proposal, reducing tax bite and debt, Big O might still pull it off. 1:17 PM Jul 19th: God is making Sanford “a better and more effective leader.” What a crock! Where’s the period of penance OUT OF OFFICE before forgiveness? 1:18

The Crystal Ball’s new feature, Tweets of the Week, showcases some highlights from the past week in politics. Read more analysis from University of Virginia Center for Politics Director, and Crystal Ball founder, Larry Sabato on Twitter here. 9:54 PM Jul 10th: As the author of “A More Perfect Constitution,” I’m delighted that both CA and NY have serious efforts at constitutional revision underway. 5:49 PM Jul 11th: The term “kabuki theater” is overused, but it fits the Sotomayor hearings. The outcome has been known from the day she was announced, but… 5:50 PM Jul 11th: Everybody has to play their role in the hearings that start Monday. The only open question is the number of Republicans who vote for her. 5:54 PM Jul 11th: A good way to lower the temperature of Court appointments would be to limit the term to an absolute, set number of years (say, 15 or 18). 2:24 PM Jul 12th: Short-term, Obama and Dems gain from passing health care that isn’t truly paid for. Long-term, anything adding to the U.S. debt will backfire. 2:26 PM Jul 12th: No more blue smoke and mirrors! Any new program must be fully financed. If voters don’t want

A new Crystal Ball feature, Tweets of the Week, will showcase some highlights from the past week in politics. This commentary is just a sampling of the analysis (and, yes, sometimes humor) of University of Virginia Center for Politics Director, and Crystal Ball founder, Larry Sabato who can be found on Twitter by clicking here. July 8: With Madigan gone, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) breathes easier. Senate race still anybody’s game–except for joke occupying the seat, Roland Burris. July 7: If the GOP goes with a newbie in ’12, Dems can’t easily charge ‘inexperience’. After all, they picked a lightly experienced nominee in ’08. July 6: Palin: Resignation hurts her because it gives a sledgehammer to any R or D opponent. ‘She up and quit–went AWOL.’ Sanford without the sex. July 5: Usual suspects are telling us that Palin is “shrewd” and now sure to gain the ’12 R nod. Same people who told us Palin’d put McCain over top. July 4: Amusing to watch certain analysts strain to show how Palin’s resignation is a political plus. She’s not going to be president, period. July 4: Palin’s rambling press conference was a videotaped suicide note for her presidential ambitions. If