In 2008 all the stars aligned perfectly for Obamas 6-point victory over John McCain. He was an inexperienced, untested neophyte, and successfully convinced enough voters to paint their own version of what hope-and-change was all about on the blank canvas he provided.

Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk.

The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest oil producer.

The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

Americans are paying for our lack of an energy policy with their jobs and out of their pocketbooks.

Something very significant appears to be happening in America. There is a dramatic shift in voter affinity toward the GOP, and it may prove to be the mountain-too-high for Barack Obama's campaign.

Two new workers are being added to the population for every one job that is created.