Is That A Cracking Sound I Hear?

Moderate Republican members of Congress, calling themselves the "Tuesday Group" went to the White House this week to warn the President their support of him is almost up.

Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Illinois), among those in the "Tuesday Group", said the President has until September to show his plan is working, otherwise, he will loose the support of scores of Republicans as they begin to campaign for reelection next year.

Among the other cracking GOP members who showed up; Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) Jim Walsh (R-New York) Jim Gerlach (R-Pennsylvania) Todd Platts (R-Pennsylvania) Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) Tom Davis (R-Virginia) Jim Ramstad (R-Minnesota) Michael Castle (R-Delaware) Jo Ann Emerson (R-Missouri) and Fred Upton (R-Michigan).

Interesting enough, most of the group are Republicans in Democratic leaning seats and/or who nearly were defeated last year. Kirk, Walsh, Gerlach, Dent, Davis, and Castle are represent Democratic leaning seats. Kirk, Walsh and Gerlach narrowly won reelection. Ramstad and Upton represent Republican leaning seats that could be in jeopardy, while I don't know what's up with LaHood and Emerson. They've just always been fairly moderate.