President Obama insists hes a free-market guy. But you have to wonder whether he understands how a free economy really works.

Ronald Reagan has a story for every occasion. Bill Clinton has an excuse for every occasion.

Never miss it - that's the second biggest compliment I'd give to RealClearPolitics.com. The first is that it has become indispensable to anyone, in or outside of journalism, who's interested in politics, policy, or world affairs.

Obama sounded like Al Gore on global warming. The more the case for man-made warming falls apart, the more hysterical Gore gets about an imminent catastrophe. The more public support his stimulus bill loses, the more Obama embraces fear-mongering.

Religion's crucial role in the lives of many people... is rejected out of hand by the political community, especially the press.

Overreaction is one of the things that congress specializes in. I can't think of anything congress does better than overreact.

The most important quality any piece of writing can have is doneness.