Dead on with the assessment, but to the Republicans – If you keep parading the same people in front of us, but try to convince us "you've changed", you won't have much success. The Rush Limbaughs, Sarah Palins, Bobby Jindals, and other current faces of the party....oops...left out Cheney....are not the people who should be advertising "change" within the GOP.

I watched a great interview with Specter over the weekend. He mentioned something all politicians should think about. He mentioned he's not there to serve a given party. He's there to serve the people, and looks at each issue separately. Amazing concept. Voting based on the merits of the bill, and not based on party loyalty.

The Republicans will be back. We have had alternating periods of liberal reform and conservatism for the past 200 years, so if history is any guide they will make their comeback sometime in the 2020s. I expect that decade to be something like the 1920s–not one of my favorite periods, but that's how the system works.

The Left can have it's day to spend as much money as they wish, which looks like they are doing a good job at it. Next year be prepared to be voted out of a job.
You mention the job President Clinton did. How soon you forget the Republicans had control of both Houses during his term. The President doesn't write bills, he only approves or disaproves of them. The problem we have now is there are no checks and balances. The Left is going crazy over having full control of all three houses and spending money like there is no tomorrow.
WAKE UP AMERICA, this is our money they are spending. Are we a bunch of puppets that need the Government to pull our strings? I for one do not! They already have too much control now!

I do believe the Republicans will be back. However, I see more independents that were former republicans. I see that there will be a separation between those that support the current party and leadership and those that consider themselves true conservatives. There is a war brewing inside of the Republican Party right now.

We have gone through a lot of political parties in our history – Whigs, Federalists, Know Nothings, Bull Moose, Progressives, Populists, Democrats, and finally in the1850s the GOP party as we know it today. Seems like at the start or fist few decades of a new century we redefine our politics – guess we are due for a shake up on one of the parties now and the GOP needs it badly. Hopefully, they will do themselves a favor and ditch Limbaugh from the party – he does them more harm than good.

I want Pres. Obama to appoint Spector to the Supreme Court so that the Democratic Gov. of Penn. can appoint a Democrat to the Senate. Spector would make an interesting Justice possibly in the manner of Sandara Day O'conner. Anne in Dallas

the world trade center and other events of 911 were commited by a group of texan oil men who along whith trade unoins elected bush at the last minute these are the same people who increased oil prices before the last election I can tell you that I was personely involved whith the plot to vindicate fore the hapinings of wako and the exicution of tim mcvay

Dear Mr. President,

I wonder what you plan to do about hard working Americans who are losing their homes? For the past year my parents have been trying to work out a plan with their mortage company to keep their home since they fell into foreclosure. Recently, after countless meetings with lawyers and no news on whether they can keep their house or not, they have been informed that the mortgage company refuses to work with them.

My parents lawyer told them that because of the federal bailout they don't care to help anyone save their homes, and it is like this across the board. My concern is whether our government is going to really help the American people or not. Or will they simply help out the rich and the big businesses? To me it seems like the federal bailout is doing just that: putting money into the hands of people who are rich. What about the common American?

I'm glad; however, that you came out against the companies that gave their CEOs a bonus with their bailout money. Why should they use taxpayer money to line their pockets when their companies are failing?

I just hope that their will be some hope for the people to save their homes.