Good fences make good neighbors, or so House Republicans believed when they passed a tough measure to combat illegal immigration.

Well, you didn’t have to guess who was the frontrunner subject to attacks in the Fox News Sioux City debate tonight: Newt Gingrich. Michele Bachmann lambasted him on his $1.6 million relationship with Freddie Mac, relentlessly, repeatedly, and making the point that the government-sponsored enterprises—Freddie Mac and its larger twin Fannie Mae—were at the epicenter of the financial crisis of 2008.

The president's new proposal is tougher on illegal immigration than his earlier one and it faces an uphill battle in Congress.

Aside from the indictment of Representative William Jefferson, the House has performed well of late under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's leadership.

Tuesday's midterm result contains two great lessons, one for liberals and Democrats and one for conservatives and Republicans.

Republicans need a new and better approach to immigration--one that holds their constituency together and puts security first.

It"s time to take stock of both parties in Congress. And it"s not a pretty picture on either side.

House Republicans can learn from history. They can listen to the American people and return to the center-right populist majority which President Reagan and the Contract with America gave them.