If you look underneath the surface of the Tea Party movement, on the other hand, you will find that it is not sophisticated. It's not like these people have read the economist Friedrich August von Hayek.

The difficulty for Mr. Obama will be when the public sees where his decisions lead - higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher taxes, sluggish growth, and a jobless recovery.

Life is rough for a lot of people. Some people live in greater material circumstances than others, but life is rough for everybody.

If you decide to become a political actor, then the things that you say and you do become subject of public scrutiny and comment.

Well, marriage is a very important part of our culture and our society. If we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal.

I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.

In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.