The scene came to mind Wednesday when I saw an instantly infamous clip of Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney’s communications director, comparing his candidate to a children’s toy.

President Obama's core message in his Wednesday press conference, his first since March, could be found in his advice to Republicans. "Are you willing to compromise your kids' safety so some corporate-jet owner can get a tax break?'"

Gadgets have taken over our lives -- particularly among the young, who have no defenses against them.

The House vote Thursday night was a delayed consequence of the public's long-apparent rejection of Democrat policies.

The 2012 Defense budget that Secretary Robert Gates unveiled last week calls for cuts of more than $178 billion--more than a quarter of today's Pentagon spending.

Former senator Ted Stevens was a good senator for Alaskans, and he did service to the nation.

The CBO's cost estimates for health care reform came in higher than Democrats expected, but they might not have been so unpleasantly surprised had they paid attention to the director of the CBO.

Even if the trigger isn't enacted, I am concerned that guidance from the White House would direct cuts beyond what the Defense Department is prepared to absorb. It's time to focus our fiscal restraint on the driver of our debt, not the protector of our prosperity.