The Years of Shame  —  Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly subdued?  —  Actually, I don't think it's me, and it's not really that odd.  —  What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful.

Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Chances  —  Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama's re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House's ability to strengthen the president's standing over the next 14 months.

Let's Roll Over  —  Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary of the, ah, “tragic events.”

Sleeping Barry Awakes  —  WOW, what a relief.  —  The president was strong and House Republicans were conciliatory.  —  There was only one teensy-weensy problem: The president is weak and House Republicans are obstructionist.  —  Congressional Republicans, heeding polls indicating …

How to Really Save the Economy  —  Robert Barro is a professor of economics at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.  —  THE United States is in the third year of a grand experiment by the Obama administration to revive the economy through enormous borrowing …

George W. Bush's Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech  —  A memorial for the victims of Flight 93 was dedicated in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Saturday.  —  Former President George W. Bush addressed attendees on the meaning of 9/11 and its tenth anniversary (video of entire speech follows with transcript):

Afghan Truck Bomb Kills 5; Dozens Wounded  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — A cargo truck packed with explosives struck a NATO outpost south of the capital late Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more, including 77 coalition troops, NATO and Afghan officials said Sunday.

Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege  —  JERUSALEM — With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel found itself on Saturday increasingly isolated and grappling with a radically transformed Middle East …

Krauthammer: People finally realizing Obama ‘is a mortal who is in over his head’  —  As President Barack Obama's approval rating reaches new lows with seemingly every tracking poll, the question of how he is going to win re-election is a high priority for the president and his administration.

Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88  —  Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie “Charly,” died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.

Obama's bad jobs idea  —  President Obama did not mention it in his speech last night, but his American Jobs Act contains one really bad idea that will probably destroy jobs in a misguided effort to save them.  I refer to his call for a ban on what some are calling “unemployment discrimination” …

Senate to begin debate Monday on marriage amendment  —  UPDATED: See below.  —  Senate leaders will start their debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions Monday afternoon.  But they didn't want anyone to know about it.  —  According to the public notices released today …