"A one-two punch - Bob Woodard's book and Congressman Mark Foley's salacious e-mails to a 16-year old boy - has the GOP reeling. Woodward, who will be here Tuesday, asserts that the war in Iraq has created chaos in the administration and the entire strategy is flawed. With poll numbers on Iraq already in a freefall, this is big-time damage. So is Foley's colossal betrayal of his position. If the Democrat Party were what it used to be, there would be no contest in November. But today there is a split in the party between traditional Democrats and the far left secular progressives led by Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi. Ironically, those two GOP-haters are actually helping the Republicans. Millions of independent voters realize that if the Dems win the House, Nancy Pelosi will become the speaker. Is the USA ready for San Francisco values? Does Nancy Pelosi reflect the attitudes of most Americans? The answer is no, she does not. And if you don't believe that, check out my book 'Culture Warrior' for proof. We're facing killer terrorists abroad and polarizing problems at home. Will the Democrats fix the border? Will they keep taxes lower? Will they handle Iran? Talking Points can't predict what a Democrat Congress would do, but Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi are not voices of moderation. So, what should we the people do? That will be the main focus of The Factor up until election day."

Guest: Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card

In his book "State of Denial," Bob Woodward asserts that former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card and First Lady Laura Bush lobbied to have Donald Rumsfeld replaced at the Pentagon. Card joined The Factor and disputed that assertion. "I have great respect for Bob Woodward," Card said, "and I was hoping he was going to tell a story that would reflect the president's leadership and resolve. But Laura Bush never said to me that she wanted to have Secretary Rumsfeld removed. Never!" Card also expressed complete optimism about the war in Iraq. "We will be victorious. It won't come on the time line we expected, but there is no option. We can not allow Iraq to be a country where terrorists can find safe harbor."

Guests: Fox News analysts Kirsten Powers and Michelle Malkin

FNC analysts Kirsten Powers and Michelle Malkin weighed in on disgraced Congressman Mark Foley. "The whole thing makes me ill," Malkin declared. "We have hyper-partisan sniping on both sides, and I don't like the excusing that I see from people on my side of Foley's reprehensible behavior. A lot of people are willfully blind about the extent of just how explicit and predatory those messages were." Powers agreed that Foley's transgressions were extremely serious. "There is a sense that people are trying to downplay this. It was obviously a big deal, and what makes it even more disgusting is that this man who was chairman of the Caucus for Missing and Exploited Children was exploiting children." The Factor added that Foley's immediate resignation is an encouraging sign. "Society is less tolerant to this kind of stuff than it was twenty years ago. We've raised the bar and we now say that none of this stuff is acceptable."

Guest: Fox News crime analyst Det. Rod Wheeler

32-year old milk-truck driver Charles Roberts walked into a schoolhouse in Pennsylvania Amish country, shot and killed four girls, then committed suicide. Fox News analyst Rod Wheeler reported the latest on the case. "This guy barricaded himself inside the school and took little girls hostage. He let the boys and the adults go, and when the police arrived he began shooting the little girls before putting a bullet in his own head. He said this was a 'revenge killing' for something that happened to him twenty years ago." The Factor suggested that Roberts may have been influenced by last week's shooting in Colorado. "It looks to me like this is a 'suicide by police,' a copycat case similar to one in Colorado. When he enters a schoolhouse and starts gunning down girls, he knows his life is over. It's going to be a police bullet, his own bullet, or the electric chair."

Guests: Attorney Hiram Sasser

In Texas, Peggy Penley is suing her former pastor Buddy Westbrook, who told the entire congregation that Penley was having an affair. Westbrook's attorney Hiram Sasser explained that his client was simply following advice found in the Bible. "In Matthew, Jesus spoke specific words to this effect - first you go to the person, and if they won't repent then you tell it to the church." The Factor ridiculed Sasser's Biblical defense. "I'm going to say that's bull. It's the pastor's interpretation that he has the right to tell his congregation of any sin, but that's insane! I think you're going to lose the lawsuit because you can't humiliate someone like Westbrook humiliated this woman. If you go into court with the Matthew quote, you're toast."

Guests: Attorney General John Ashcroft

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who has written a book called "Never Again," entered the No Spin Zone. The Factor immediately asked Ashcroft why he didn't do more to secure the borders. "The things we did met severe resistance," Ashcroft replied, "such as the program to register people, especially people who came from countries that are high risk for terrorism. Also, the length of the border and the size of it make it very difficult." The former AG also implied that he inherited a department that was not focused on terrorism. "When I spoke with former Attorney General Janet Reno during the transition, the words 'Osama Bin Laden' were never uttered. President Clinton talked about leaving a 'plan,' but it wasn't implemented at all by the Clinton administration. I never saw the plan until after 9-11."

Guest: Attorney Steven Clark

John Mark Karr, who falsely claimed to have inside information about the JonBenet Ramsey killing, is being tried in California for possessing child pornography. Attorney Steven Clark reported that Karr may be facing serious jail time. "Authorities have found a lot of images of young kids and child pornography on Mr. Karr's computer. The feds may get involved in this, and Mr. Karr doesn't take a plea deal, he may be looking at five years in federal prison." The Factor commended federal authorities for joining the case. "I'm glad the FBI is involved because they can trace this material. Even if he gets off on the local beef, they can bring a federal charge against him."

Your e-mails covered a variety of recent segments. Some excerpts:

Shishu Krishna, Minneapolis, MN: "Bill, if Mark Foley had been a Democrat, your fangs would have been out."

Flo Jones, Riverside, CA: "O'Reilly, shades of Bill Clinton and Monica. If Foley resigned, how come Clinton didn't?"

Dorothy Kern, St. Louis, MO: "Bill, you should know that opposition to war is common among traditional Roman Catholics. I think that is where Mel Gibson is coming from."

Deb Beldon, Toledo, OH: "I've lost respect for Mel Gibson. I'm the mother of a soldier in Ramadi."

Stephen Astrof, British Columbia, Canada: "Mr. O, I am a liberal but find myself agreeing with you more than I disagree."