It's not the election in Afghanistan that is the reason President Obama is putting off vitally important military decisions - it's the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In less than two weeks voters in those states, which solidly backed Candidate Obama one year ago, are very close to electing Republican governors. If that happens, every Democrat up for re-election in the House and Senate will turn on the Obama agenda in favor of their own political ambitions. The president knows this very well and is desperately trying to avoid giving far left Democrats in those states a reason to stay home on November 3.

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Though not as much of a shocker as the race in New Jersey, Virginia's gubernatorial election looks like it will be another high-profile defeat for Democrats and the Obama administration. A victory by Republican Bob McDonnell, who has a huge lead in the latest polls, is going to strike fear in the hearts of any Democrat up for re-election in 2010.

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Top political analyst Charlie Cook recently wrote that "the situation this summer has slipped completely out of control for President Obama and congressional Democrats". (source) Anyone who has been paying attention has got to agree and those who pay close attention are expecting double-digit losses in the House come the 2010 mid-term elections.

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According to the latest Quinnipiac Poll after 199 days in office, President Barack Obama has a 50-42 percent job approval rating down 7 points in just the last month. (source) While there's no surprise in the way Democrats and Republicans judge Mr. Obama's performance (77% of Republicans disapprove while 85% of Democrats approve), it's the Independents who are really making the difference. This time they split 45-45, down from 52-37 on July 2.

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