Fred Barnes writes about polling data which looks very similar to the data seen prior to the mid-term elections of 1982, 1994 and 2006. In each case, the party holding the White House suffered severe losses in the House (and significant Senate losses in 1994 and 2006).

One big reason why the Democrats are seeing poor numbers is their standing among self-identified 'independent' voters.

John Podhoretz says the whole mess surrounding Ground Zero in New York City, including the mosque fiasco, can be laid at the feet of George Pataki who, while Governor of New York, bungled the process which should have led to a swift rebuilding of the area.

Arthur Herman reminds us that the 'broken window' theory of community disorder can also be useful when looking at international relations. If the United States and the other powerful nations of the Earth look the other way while rogue nations build nuclear weapons, then we can expect more nations to go nuclear, just as the broken window not swiftly repaired leads inevitable to more broken windows.

George Will is tired of hearing Western politicians lecture the Israelis on the sacrifices required for peace. If the Israelis make an error in their dealings with their hostile neighbors, Western politicians attend another conference. Meanwhile, Jews die. The Israelis are quite well aware, in ways we cannot imagine, that there are plenty of people out there who wish to complete Adolph Hitler's dream of a Jew-free world.