Blue Radar

As I post each morning, here are some of the political stories thatmight not be worthy of their own posts, but are nonetheless newsworthy:

• Sources confirm to Raw Story that the Bush Administration is preparing for a "massive" military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
• Bush argued this week that withdrawing from Iraq would increase the nuclear threat in the region.  "The region would be dramatically transformed in a way that would imperil the civilized world," Bush said.  (This is the new political strategy.  Bush will use Iran as an excuse to stay in Iraq.)
• After months of asking Democrats to wait until September to judge the current surge strategy, Bush is now asking us to wait longer.  "It's going to take time for the recent progress we have seen in security to translate into political progress," Bush said on Tuesday.
• Democrats say they will not relent in their investigations into the actions of Alberto Gonzales.
• Average household incomes rose in 2006.
• The number of Americans without health insurance is now up to 47 million, according to the US Census Bureau.  That amounts to 12.3% of the US population.
• In his first public appearance after his stroke, Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) said he is back.  "Hard work is something in which I take great pride. So, let me say this tonight going forward: I am back," Johnson said to a loud applause.
• Mitt Romney is using the Larry Craig scandal to attack Bill Clinton: "And we've seen disappointment in the White House, we've seen it in theSenate, we've seen it in Congress. And frankly, it's disgusting."  (Oh really?  Maybe you should ask Craig who he endorsed for president?)
• The United Transportation Union has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
• Many would agree that Rasmussen Reports is right on the money in its latest critique of how the media has covered the '08 primaries thus far: "For those who love the game, it's easy to overemphasize the springtraining events like Iowa straw polls and 'debates' with no onewatching. In reality, thought, spring training is a chance for theplayers to get ready for the season and for the insiders to get a firstlook at how the talent is shaping up for the coming season. Those whoreally understand the game know that spring training victories don'tdoesn't count once the regular season begins."

If we left something out, it's because we either wrote about ityesterday or are scheduled to do so in an individual post later today. Otherwise, feel free to add any stories in the commentbox.