Could it really be over? http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/07/deadlock-ending-deal-near.html

Will the Governor's appointment of a Lt. Governor withstand a court challenge? Will there be a court challenge? Or is it all moot now? Have the last 4 1/2 weeks been a total waste of taxpayer's dollars? And how many taxpayers dollars will continue to be wasted?

Mike Goodwin has a good article on the Senate Saga: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/columnists/goodwin/index.html

And E. J. McMahon has a an excellent article on "Diffuse the Pension Bomb" http://www.nypost.com/seven/07092009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/defuse_the_pension_bomb_178292.htm

On the International front, maybe we should not worry about North Korea's dropping a bomb, rather their ability to invade cyberspace: http://www.nypost.com/seven/07092009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/kims_cyber_strikes_178306.htm

Karl Rove believes President Obama has a math problem: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124709502661214861.html

And the WSJ is reporting that most economist oppose another stimulus http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124708099206913393.html

Michael Barone gives us reason to believe that many Americans are starting to understand the problems with big government: http://townhall.com/Columnists/MichaelBarone/2009/07/09/getting_cold_feet_over_democratic_proposals