Gay marriage is now legal in New Hampshire. As I have argued for many years, as long as the state is involved in marriage, and it is, and if the state is not bound by religious restrictions, which it is not, then there is no logical reason to limit civil marriage to one man and one woman.

Which makes this story, about the political ramifications of declining religious belief in America, even more interesting.

Robert Kuttner hopes that President Obama will not abandon the creation of a public health insurance plan as part of his health care overhaul. Kuttner wants universal, government-run health insurance, and he understands that the only way to get there is to strangle the private insurance business, which is what a public plan, competing on an uneven playing field, would do.

Dick Morris says the President's good poll numbers will continue so long as the people blame Bush for the recession. With fawning press coverage, it may take awhile.

The President is in Cairo, Egypt, making a major speech on our relations with the Muslim world. In the end, the President's deeds will define him on this, as on other issues. Can he broker a peace between Israelis and Palestinians? Can he prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power? If he succeeds, he is a hero. If he fails, he joins a long list.