The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows continuing discontent across the land, and the President's job approval rating back down to 49 percent.

Some speculation as to what Justice Kennedy might say about the health insurance mandate in Obamacare. If the writer is correct, then the court will strike it down. They should, of course, as it is a perverse notion to believe that the government can force you to buy something. Alas, many people believe the government should have almost limitless power.

New data shows the richest area in the country is the area surrounding Washington, DC. It is a revealing story, because it shows just how large and powerful our Federal Government has become. The suburban counties surrounding the Capitol, filled as they are with highly paid government employees and the even more highly paid lawyers and lobbyists whose job it is to shape the power of that government to the needs of their clients, are prospering while the rest of the country continues to struggle.