"His record out of office, between the Clinton years and today, was such that it should have disqualified him from serving as Attorney General. In fact the U.S. House should be investigating what his beliefs are. G is consistently doing the wrong things as it relates to Americans," Newt Gingrich said about Attorney General Eric Holder.

"It has nothing to do with August 2nd. Here's why: If we were never to raise the debt limit at all, the Treasury would still take in 70% of all the money they planned to spend in the form of tax revenue. The amount of money needed to service our debt is only 6% of our expenditures. So with more than ten times the revenue needed to avoid a default,

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) says young people thought America was a "loser" before Osama bin Laden was killed.

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) compares the Founding Fathers' idea of "checks and balances" to the NLRB's attack on Boeing for moving to South Carolina, a right to work state. Checks and balances refers to the three branches of the federal government, not the private sector.

"No! My God, I'm not running for president. Everyone remain calm, all is well," Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said at an event in Washington, D.C. today.

John Dowd, attorney for convicted insider trader Raj Rajaratnam expresses his thoughts to CNBC.

“This is a president who is more interested in trying out for Saturday Night Live it seems like....the guy's a stand-up comic, and that was what he was playing to. The fact of the matter is, Americans don't want a stand-up comic for the President of the United States....Anyone who knows what's happening on the border of Texas and Mexico, or for t

FOX News contributor Jehmu Greene contests Common the rapper's lyrics are being taken "out of context." "They are referencing the current situation in certain neighborhoods in the urban ghettos. They are reflecting the reality of racial profiling that happens so much, particularly in the state of New Jersey and the history that that state and it

President Obama does not think the rapper Common's lyrics about cop killing represents the "sum total" of his work. "It's ironic that -- to take out those particular lyrics about this particular artist [who is] in fact known

"I'm Newt Gingrich, and I'm announcing my candidacy for President of the United States because I believe we can return America to hope and opportunity, to full employment, to real security, to an American energy program, to a balanced budget," he says in his announcement video.

"I want to put to rest the issue that big oil companies don't pay taxes," Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said on the Senate floor this afternoon.

"You really can't tax your way out of the problem, if you do, you'll hurt the economy," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told FOX News this morning. "We're simply saying: For a dollar of debt increase, we've got to cut a dollar of spending," he added.

"Mr. President, do you have an enemies list? Is this decision based on the fact that South Carolina appears to be a Republican state?" Sen. Rand Paul asked.

Economist Jeffrey Sachs says with the killing of Osama bin Laden the U.S. can now declare victory in Iraq.

Charles Krauthammer: People have a sense that it is "un-American" to fine people who don't buy health care insurance.

Bill O'Reilly: President Obama should know by now that immigration reform will not pass until the border is secured.

The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne and the host of Ring of Fire Mike Papantonio talk about where the majority of liberals stand on the killing of bin Laden and where a fall-out in the party comes in. (The Ed Show)

Columnist Howard Fineman says both President Obama and Speaker Boehner think they have the upper hand in the debt ceiling fight.