It is indeed a sad day when the government says it is good news that the number of unemployed workers in the United States declined less than expected and the unemployment rate rose less than analysts projected.

This story is not a surprise to anyone who has been following stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Ever since President Barack Obama delivered his Oval Office speech to mark the day that the role of American Combat Forces in Iraq had changed, one could predict that this story was coming

More Americans seem to be drinking the tea of fiscal conservatism with a shot of Palin. Once viewed as a flash-in-the-pan rally of anti-government sentiment, the Tea Parties have taken political root, are spreading rapidly, and gaining strength. The question is can the GOP drink the tea too.

The question is on everybody’s mind. Where has the fire-in-the-belly of presidential candidate Barack Obama gone? It certainly wasn’t evident in his second presidential address from the Oval office Tuesday. And it hasn’t been evident in his recent campaign speeches. We can’t talk about his press conferences, because he studiously and assiduously has avoided them.

The news can hardly be called surprising. Yet they are significant and come from an impeccable source. The number of undocumented immigrants entering the United States has dropped dramatically since the recession began in 2007. The source is the Pew Hispanic Center.

Ask Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Independent candidate for the Senate in Florida, what he stands for on any issue, and you are not likely to get a precise answer.

One cannot and in fact, should not, write about every poll that comes out in an election cycle. To say it succinctly: there are too many of them, and not all of them are credible.

Once again President Barack Obama’s government has made it a point to embarrass the United States before the world.Now the State Department indirectly criticized the state of Arizona by including it in its annual report to the United Nations Human Rights Council

First the facts, The “Restoring the Honor Rally” led by talk show host Glenn Beck and former Alaska Governor and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin took place in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd filled the mall, and adjacent areas. The other, a much smaller gathering led by the Rev. Al Sharpton took place a few blocks away.

The issue that will decide this November midterm elections and the control of Congress for the next two years is the lack of jobs in the country and a much weaker than expected economic recovery. No, the President does not appear to have time to speak about the economy.