The president scrambles for promises, to enhance America’s image at the G8. He doesn’t need to work so hard ― he can do it easily by staying home.

Democrats favor amnesty ― they respect humanity. Republicans oppose it ― they respect the rule of law. The fact is, they both believe new voters would be Democrats. Bush and business side with Dems: the country needs immigrants to do jobs Americans won’t. The public sides with Republicans: cheap labor depresses wages. Business really thinks [...]

A new speaker Pelosi said “elections have consequences.” Sure. Democrats hold hearings, but they don’t listen. The public wants out of Iraq, but their representatives insist they must “fund the troops.” Most of us want wage-depressing immigration to end, but Democrats, beholden to business like Republicans, just want to make it legal. Democrats campaigned against [...]

It took a while, but Bush finally found a credible candidate that met the critical criteria for “war czar” ― the willingness to say “yes.” General Lute has fewer stars than many he’s supposed to control, but it’s reasonable to assume they all refused to be considered for his job One reason senior officers gave [...]