There will be trying times during Obama's presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it was under F.D.R., a fighting faith, unapologetically patriotic and strong in the defense of liberty? That would be a service to our country.

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.

While a defeat for Obamacare in the Court would be nice, the defeat of President Obama at the polls on November 6 is crucial. If electoral victory is achieved, Obamacare can and will be repealed - and more judges of a constitutionalist persuasion will be appointed by the next president.

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

The Defense Department apparently refused a CIA request to launch an attack on a Syrian terror-sponsoring target within the last two weeks.