Left, Right & Center

Economy – up?; Piracy; Defense Budget; Cuba

A "glimmer of hope," says President Obama. Have we turned the corner on the economy or are we just laundering toxic assets for the hedge funds at the expense of taxpayers? What to do about Somali pirates? Was the Navy asleep at the wheel when the captain jumped out of the lifeboat but got pulled back by his abductors? Plus, Obama's whole new foreign policy course with openings to Russia, Iran, and now Cuba. Should the Black Congressional Caucus have met with the dissidents, too?