The Boston Globe editorial staff is happy to see Lou Dobbs out at CNN. They also praise the decision by the folks at CNN to emphasize 'straight news'. I'm tempted to laugh at that one, but the real problem is that CNN will continue to fall in the ratings if they continue that approach.

It seems that the President is growing more concerned about the debt and deficits, according to this story. I suspect this is more about politics than anything else, and besides, it's too late. He has already cast his image as an out-of-control spender, and stories like this one just emphasize the point. Politically, the President is not helped by his allies in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is looking at raising taxes.

There are more bad signs for the economy out there, like this one about dwindling reserves as the Federal Housing Administration.

Charles Krauthammer joins the chorus of those who, correctly in my estimation, are warning about our inability to call the Fort Hood massacre by its proper name, a terrorist attack unleashed by an Islamist fanatic who just happened to be a Major in the U.S. Army (and I am bitterly disappointed in the people who run the Army for their inability to shake off the shackles of political correctness, even when lives are at stake).

Jonah Goldberg examines the political ramifications of the Fort Hood shootings.