As President Obama uses the current rift over settlements to apply more pressure to the Israeli government, Prime Minister Netanyahu may find less support in the U.S. than expected. Today, American Jews appear to have less in common with Israel than in the past.  more

Conservatives should be careful drawing parallels between the Tea Partiers and the reform-minded voters behind the 1994 Republican takeover of the House. Unlike the broad base behind 1994’s GOP win, today’s Tea Party is a much more limited affair appealing exclusively to middle America’s working class.  more

The deep recession, Obama’s mien, Pelosi’s arrogance and Reid’s cluelessness are keeping the GOP competitive. But Republicans still have a big problem with college graduates and the 200k+ crowd.  more

On a personal level, the country finds Obama likeable enough. But his policies are meeting growing skepticism and resistance. Oddly, in the face of all this, Obama is preliminarily vowing to fight on. For what? To what end?  more

Yesterday, the President tried to reassure the nation. Obama promised he would not rest until he found those who were accountable. But a tone of commitment and intent were lacking, as was his tie.  more

Once enacted government entitlement programs grow and expand. Medicare covers more people and services than when it was first enacted. SCHIP has been expanded to cover children in households above the poverty level. The Senate Finance Committee is considering a similar expansion of Medicaid.  more

Obamacare is an attempt at an inter-generational and inter-demographic wealth transfer. It is an effort to redistribute income and benefits to the core of Obama’s support and the urban precincts of Blue America away from older and suburban Americans.   more

The healthcare debate is arousing passions unseen since the 1960s. Many Americans rightly fear that their medical care and the medical care of their elderly parents is about to be diminished.  more