McCain's plan to buy and reduce failed mortgages is a gift not just to foolish and fraudulent homebuyers, but to bloated local town bureaucracies.

He tried to pull a rabbit out of a hat in the debate. He came up with a skunk.

Our partisans need to step back and think of each other as a "loyal opposition." Don't they?

Why don't we prosecute treason anymore?

Without faith, it is impossible to make money - because money is faith.

Wealth is not a ratchet, and in a free economy, it's not supposed to be.

Why the panic and fear on every side? This "recession" is nothing.

Russia has called the bluff of NATO, the "world's greatest alliance."

Don't call back Congress; encourage them to stay out on vacation!

It is beautiful, shiny, and impressive, and not entirely valueless - but nothing like as glorious as it appears.