One Blue Dog Democratic House Member reminded me earlier this month of the saying that 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' He wondered if his fellow Members weren't more in need of advice from psychiatrists than from economists at this point.

One thing members of Congress need to realize is how much their reliance on staffers is hurting the institution and helping make it unaccountable.

Tom Coburn never forgot that members of Congress are spending the hard-earned money of the people back home. Even a lot of conservatives end up forgetting that. Here's hoping that back in the private sector, Tom Coburn keeps up the fight for his beliefs and that he remains a constant reminder to lawmakers and the White House of ethical standards to which all should aspire.

I think the only way we retain credibility with the Arab world is to say, 'When push came to shove, despite the mistakes we made in the past, we are with you in democracy.'

Remember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.

The RNC was run so badly you could walk through their deepest competence and not get your ankles wet.

Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.