Ralph Peters would have us remember the price of freedom on this Independence Day.

Barack Obama is forced to smooth some ruffled feathers among his anti-war base in a press conference called after it seemed that he was waffling on his commitment to withdraw our troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office. Charles Krauthammer has it right about this guy, he's a politician who will say or do anything to get elected (which makes him remarkably similar to almost everyone else who has ever held political office in the history of the United States).

Of course, at least some folks believe Obama shouldn't pop the cork just yet.