The key to overall prosperity lies in balancing the budget through spending reductions, government reforms, and the adoption of incentives that reward work, savings and investment, without raising taxes.

The world is becoming increasingly scary at the very time that the military will be facing 20% reductions. With each passing day, the world closes in; with each passing day, our ability to manage that world degrades.

Newt Gingrich had a great 24 hours going into the debate, getting the endorsement of Rick Perry and leading in three South Carolina polls released today, but I think both Romney and Santorum did much better in the debate and may have recovered significant ground. 

The president's policies are in shambles. But it's not entirely clear where Republicans want to go either, or whether they have candidates with the potential to take them there.

The "Pledge to America" released by House Republicans last week is a list of cautious and moderate policies that will be extraordinarily hard for sinking Democrats to snipe at, but it also sacrifices the mandate that the Tea Party movement could have provided for more ambitious proposals.

Washington's one-size-fits-all health care reform will not work.

The Brown election offers the chance for a restart on health care and an opportunity to listen more carefully to the messages of voters.

The sustainable growth rate legislation should be replaced with sensible policies to reduce unnecessary spending and improve incentives for better health care.