Michael Gerson

How ornery and set in their ways are Republican voters? Under the last (hopefully) Republican president, George W. Bush, GOP policies collapsed the economy and job growth went into negative territory. As a nation, we lost a net of 463,000 jobs while Bush was in the White House.

Earlier in the campaign for the Republican nomination, did anyone feel another candidate could possibly eclipse Carly Fiorina as the most compulsive liar in American politics?

"Indignation is the default position of certain people in civic discourse. They go from a standing start to fury in about 30 seconds."-- George F. Will, responding to the public furor in responseto his syndicated column in defense of college rapeboys"The change has been under consideration for several months, but a column published June 5, in which Mr. Will suggested that sexual assault victims on college campuses enjoy a privileged status, made the decision easier.

Antarctic ice sheet past 'point of no return'Warning: In this clip there's every chance that you may hear from (shudder) a scientist. Just thought you should know, and take the appropriate precautions."Once upon a time it was possible to take climate change seriously while remaining a Republican in good standing. Today, listening to climate scientists gets you excommunicated -- hence Mr.