I can't remember a more stunning rebuke of a president by a congressional leader than Speaker John Boehner's refusal to agree to Barack Obama's demand that he summon a joint session of Congress to hear the president's latest speech on the economy. It illustrates several of the weaknesses of this presidency.

Obama is trying to emulate Reagan in his upcoming presidential campaign-however, it won't work.

The Democratic party has been purging itself of most of their moderates, to their own dismay.

The effort to build up conservatives of the past is little more than a feint to tear down the conservatives of the present.

The Obama Democrats are carrying additional baggage as the economy languishes and are on the defensive on the issues they thought would win over the bitter clingers.

Rand Paul is wrong, as the libertarian position should not be to defend Jim Crow but to condemn it due to its unjust bigotry and its economic folly.

As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey.

U.S. Treasury bonds are declining in value, as investors recognize the long-term debt implications of more deficit spending to pay for the just-passed health care reform.