John Bolton says the Iranian government won a big victory in Geneva the other day. In my estimation, the Iranians are going to stretch out negotiations as long as possible in order to buy time as they continue to work on their nuclear weapons program. If they seem amenable to negotiations, or are in the middle of negotiations, and the Israelis strike them, they will be able to play the victim.

The irony of all of this is, as Michael Ledeen points out in this piece, that the Iranian government is deeply unpopular inside Iran, with all sorts of instances of protests. If Ledeen is to be believed, and he has always had excellent sources inside Iran, the country is simmering in a state of near revolt.

Over in Afghanistan, meanwhile, the war goes on as the Taliban manage to inflict serious casualties on American soldiers at a remote outpost.

Politically, President Obama continues to meddle in the affairs of local Democrats, which could cause problems, as the author of this piece compares Obama's meddling with the problems FDR faced in similar circumstances in 1938.

Fred Barnes joins the chorus of those who believe that if present trends continue the GOP will make big gains in the 2010 elections.

Looking back on the financial panic of 2008, Robert J. Samuelson believes government intervention at that time and into early 2009 prevented the economy from sliding into the Great Depression II.