A poll by the University of Iowa released on Monday shows Hillary as the Democratic frontrunner. Clinton rang in with 28.9% of likely Democratic voters, followed closely by Barack Obama with 26.6%. 2004 Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards came in third with 20%. Voters were asked who they would vote for if the primary election were held that day.

Presidential hopeful and Lookingleft.com favorite Hillary Clinton celebrated her 60th birthday on Oct. 26 in style. According to CNN.com the birthday party/$1 million fundraiser attracted such celebrities as Billy Crystal, Elvis Costello, and The Wallflowers, as well as a host of high profile political names.

In typical Bush fashion our beloved Commander-in-Chief visited Southern California this week, saying and doing all the right things to make the PR people happy. That’s right; he even managed to look mildly concerned as he put an arm around a California woman who lost her home.

“We want people to know that there is a better day ahead,” said Bush, “…today your life may look dismal, but tomorrow life’s going to be better.” Profound, Mr. Bush. Profound.

It's a statement of fact that Bush has grabbed a large and unprecedented and unconstitutional amount of power for the executive branch during his two terms in office. So it was a breath of fresh air to hear Hillary defend the constitution and the American people. In a remarkable and noteworthy statement to Michael Tomasky, Hillary mentioned that she will review and release some of the powers that Bush has claimed.

It was announced today that former Vice President and Environmental Champion Al Gore has, along with United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their work on educating the world about the dangers to planet Earth.

According to the NY Post, Hillary is enjoying a commanding 33 point lead. Rep. Tom Petri (D-Wis.) observed that this kind of lead will be very hard to beat:

I think it's pretty well done, don't you? All over but the voting,

We don't want to call it too early (like 12 months too early), but we here at LookingLeft are already popping the champaign at the thought of having the Clintons back in the White House!