Now that Herman Cain has withdrawn and is no longer the flavor of the day, what happens with the remaining Republican candidates for president as voters prepare to make choices next month in the first caucuses and primaries?

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Contrast the Tea Party protest movement, with its civil demonstrations for constitutional government, opposition to high taxes and spending and the Occupy Wall Street protests. The Occupiers have the mindset that our democratic system gives them the right to be uncivil and destructive.

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Herman Cain has had a tough two weeks. So, will he remain the "flavor of the day?" Or of the month? Or even into January, when the first Republican presidential primaries and caucuses will be held? That is, can the successful Georgia businessman's popularity surge among likely GOP voters be sustained, in light of accusations by anonymous women, and some not anonymous, that he sexually harassed them— charges he strongly denies—during his tenure as the National Restaurant Association's chief executive officer?

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Thirty-two months. That's how long it's been since President Obama signed the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (more commonly known as the economic stimulus bill) into law.

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South Carolina triggered political shockwaves and changed the dynamic of the 2012 presidential campaign by setting its Republican primary date for January 21, likely pushing up the GOP presidential race to start shortly after the new year or even earlier.

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We are still a fossil fuel nation. And yes, we need solar, biofuels, wind and every other source we can develop. But we don't need the federal government blatantly trying to pick the winners and losers in the energy field.

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History books will record August 5, 2011 as a day when a cornerstone of the global financial system was badly shaken. Officials at the credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's declared that U.S. Treasury debt no longer deserved to be considered one of the safest investments in the world.

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It has been quite a rollercoaster ride as Americans in the span of a week watched our government raise the debt ceiling while holding the line on taxes and making a slight stab at debt reduction.

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The U.S. House of Representatives took the correct path a few weeks ago they it voted to cut spending by $111 billion for fiscal year 2012 and to cap spending in future years at a gradually smaller share of the economy. "Cut, cap and balance" is an excellent specific plan— in contrast to President Barack Obama, who did not present one— to address what is a spending problem and not a "revenue problem,"¨ as most Democrats proclaim.

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The June unemployment numbers are bleak. Joblessness rose to 9.2 percent nationally. That means 14 million Americans can’t find jobs, and that number doesn’t include additional millions who are underemployed. Few new jobs were created during the last reporting period. It is clear all too many Americans are hurting.

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