We have seen hundreds and hundreds of accidents, many serious injuries, ... And what this bill does is correct those problems.

We have never had any problems or concerns up till now. Accidents happen, is what it amounts to, and this is one of those things. I think five, six or seven years ago, we helped bond for their first helicopter, and they bought this other one three years ago. No citizens have ever called me about it or brought it up at meetings; nobody has ever brought up any investigations.

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

We acknowledge everything from the food-stamp fraud to the van accidents. A lot of those legal problems came from growing pains and oversight. But Bishop Jefferson is making the necessary adjustments for anything that is under his watch.

Without international participation, jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few, if any, environmental protections, harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy.

Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers.