Mitt Romney dispelled any doubts tonight whether he wants to be president badly enough to fight for it.

At last, after pundits, pollsters and politicians have filled the media for months with their wisdom, tomorrow in Iowa, actual American voters begin actual voting in an actual caucus. Be prepared to be surprised.

The core of Newt Gingrich's strategy has been to plant a question in the minds of Republican voters. The question he wants them to ask is, "Whom would you most like to see debate Barack Obama?"

Obama's policies are jeopardizing not only our national security and economy, but our constitutional sovereignty too. That is why I have been considering running for President. The Republican Party must nominate a leader who, unlike Obama, understands instinctively that America's liberty, prosperity and national security are inextricably linked.

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

The likely nomination of Elizabeth Warren to serve as the director for the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suspicious due to her questionable and seemingly biased research methods.

An independent or third-party candidate, whether an ideological one such as George Wallace or a non-ideologue such as John Anderson or Ross Perot, would fall short. But consider three ways a third candidate can affect the outcome of a presidential contest.

An AEI public opinion study looks at attitudes about the Supreme Court over time, what Americans want in a nominee, and their early reactions to President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan.