Up on Capitol Hill, there appears to be progress--bipartisan progress, even--toward changing our immigration laws to reflect current and emerging realities.

While Obama complained about "politicians" blocking comprehensive immigration bills, he was one of them himself. Some new approach is needed, and Obama did little to point the way. El Paso was all about election 2012, not serious immigration reform.

Members of Congress are again opposing meaningful ethics reform.

Amid continuing partisan strife over the federal deficit, health care, and the EPA, buttressed by fanciful dreams and expenditures for "green technologies", Congress may well be on the verge of passing legislation that truly will enhance future U.S innovation and economic growth.

The obvious truth is that the United States is under attack from terrorists motivated by a radical form of Islam, but many leaders are reluctant to acknowledge that fact.

The Democrats have fallen short of their goal of an open Congress with a restored order and a real deliberative process.

Immigration is the acid test for this Congress to show it can deal with the nation's problems.