- Eugene Robinson reviews Obama's record and finds that Obama has lived up to his campaign promise for change. On the other hand, Arianna Huffington is dismayed that the audacious candidate has turned into the timid president.
- Congressional insiders believe that there are still more delays coming in the push for health care reform, and that it is unlikely a bill will reach the president before the end of the year.
- Obama is putting the pressure on Afghan president Hamid Karzai to tackle corruption. Pat Buchanan sees history repeating itself, and warns Karzai to "read up on the fate of the Diem brothers" in Vietnam.
- Conservative activists are targeting moderate Republican candidates in Congressional races across the country leaving some to wonder if there is a civil war forming within the GOP?