"For Democrats, this is 'terra incognita'" -- James Poulos

A study shows that the Tea Party movement is split down the middle when it comes to social issues. Half want the Tea Party to focus on social issues, the other half doesn't.  

Unions are no longer entitled to automatic deductions from paychecks in Alabama. Should other states replicate this policy?

"Hoover...standardized the American economy." -- Margaret Hoover

"I would give him an F minus, if there is such a thing. I think he has done everything humanly possible to shrink American prestige American influence in the region. We only have to look at this last episode with Libya to see how badly behind the curve he is perpetually." -- Jennifer Rubin

"They're not even trying to tell jokes...scoring points off Sarah Palin is not hard. It doesn't require talent." -- James Poulos
 

There are a lot of internal contradictions here for the President. It appears that the intelelligence that led to the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden came from a Gitmo detainee." -- Mark Hemingway

"Bin Laden has been the spiritual guide for Al Qaeda, but the organization will go on ... I think this is a war against international Jihadism and there's another capitol of that and that's Tehran." Cliff May, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

"Essentially, they have a deal.  And now, what they're doing is theater to set up the eventual compromise."

-- Philip Klein, Washington Examiner

Amy Holmes, from America's Morning News, visits The Bottom Line to discuss the role of celebrity in politics.