Michael Barone sees Obama as Eisenhower. If so, then expect the Left to be very unhappy.

Israeli troops mass along the border with Gaza as their air force continues to pound Hamas targets. Perhaps the Israelis are sending a message to their enemies.

Ralph Peters says the Israelis are damned if they do, and dead if they don't.

Was 2008 the year that the theory of man-made global warming was disproved? Whether it has been disproved or not, the fact remains that any effort to reduce carbon emissions significantly is simply not politically viable, especially now that we are in a global recession.