Byron York thinks the Obama repudiation of Reverend Wright is not enough to stop the political bleeding.

Heather MacDonald see the remarks of Reverend Wright as part of a poisonous, Afrocentric intellectual tradition.

On the other hand, some white leftists still don't get it. It doesn't matter whether or not some of Reverend Wright's views seem reasonable to some white intellectuals. What matters is whether or not his lunatic, racist views will stick to Obama when white, working class voters cast their ballots.

Michael Gerson wonders if our policy makers understand how important it is to win the war on all three fronts.

Robert J. Samuelson reminds us that the United States is the third largest producer of oil, behind only Saudi Arabia and Russia. Yet we import an ever larger share of the black gold. There is evidence that we could domestically produce a much larger amount of oil (and natural gas), but we need to start drilling. Amen, brother.