Best-selling author and money manager Harry S. Dent sees some hard times ahead.

Ron Paul still looks surprised when his calls to follow the Constitution and restore a sound currency set off whoops of approval at a campaign stop.

Nancy Pelosi crashed through a glass ceiling when she became the first female House speaker a year ago. That turned out to be the easy part.

Nancy Pelosi crashed through a glass ceiling when she became the first female House speaker a year ago.

Nancy Pelosi crashed through a glass ceiling when she became the first female House speaker a year ago.

Last year was filled with questions, with major changes in Iraq, the economy and political fortunes in Washington and on the campaign trail. But...

Last year was filled with questions, with major changes in Iraq, the economy and political fortunes in Washington and on the campaign trail. But there was little resolution.

When our nations debt has now surpassed a trillion dollars, does anyone truly believe balancing the budget has any meaning. Reducing the size of government hopefully would begin reducing our debt which in turn would get us back to a budget in sad need of balance. Today, in the news we hear Alan Greenspan admit we have a 50% chance of a national depression. What's the consensus among you? Is not the main underlying concern of most Americans the lack of fiscal responsibility in our nations Capitol/Capital?

Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It's expanding by about $1.4 billion a day — or nearly $1 million a minute.