"According to the latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll, just 38% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Also, in a recent Rasmussen poll, just 23% believe the press is telling the truth about the economy. So what we have here is the folks saying they can't trust the people in power. And while President Obama's popularity remains high, it's just a matter of time before the president sees his approval rating fall because his own party is having a tough time in Congress. Even in liberal precincts like Harvard University, disenchantment is setting in. A few days ago Congressman Barney Frank was challenged by a student about his role in the financial meltdown, but would not take any responsibility. When our leaders fail to admit their mistakes and blame the other party it gets nauseating. Are you not tired of hearing the Obama crew blame the Bush crew for everything? It's always evasion, spin, and blame the other guy, and the folks are getting fed up. The kid at Harvard was right to challenge Barney Frank, just as I did. All of us should begin challenging people with power over us. Only then will the nonsense diminish."

Political strategist Dick Morris entered the No Spin Zone and ventured to answer the Harvard student's question about Barney Frank's culpability. "What Barney Frank did in the 1990's," Morris explained, "was go to Fannie Mae along with other Democrats and say they weren't giving enough mortgages to poor people, and that they shouldn't require any down payment. Then when Bush proposed measures to rein in Fannie Mae, Barney Frank killed them." The Factor urged both parties to own up to mistakes. "Barney Frank will never admit any wrongdoing, yet his own party celebrates him. That's why the whole political system is crumbling and Americans are getting angrier."

After Dick Cheney asserted that Americans are less safe under the present administration's anti-terror policies, Vice President Biden criticized the Bush administration for losing global respect. The Factor welcomed former Bush press secretary Dana Perino, who disputed Biden's accusation. "I actually think that we are respected in the world," Perino said. "We might not always be liked, but when it comes to fighting terrorists I have never seen it as a popularity contest. For seven-and-a-half years after 9/11, President Bush did what the 9/11 Commission suggested, and we had allies all over the world helping us. We couldn't have kept the country safe if we didn't have their cooperation." The Factor reminded Perino that many nations distanced themselves from the Bush administration. "With the exception of Britain and Australia, they didn't stand up publicly. And the perception in the world, driven by the American media, was that Bush was incompetent and fascist."

The rapper Eminem has a new "song" that crudely and profanely mocks Governor Sarah Palin. The Factor asked radio talk show host Tammy Bruce why women's groups have been conspicuously silent. "We've seen this hypocrisy for years," Bruce answered. "What's been billed as 'feminism' for decades is not feminism, it's liberal politics. And it's used to attack anyone who advocates a conservative point of view. Everyone on the left, including so-called feminists, are okay with attacks on Sarah Palin because she threatens their status quo." The Factor added that media outlets are equally hypocritical. "Eminem is on a totally obscene rant about Sarah Palin, but there is not a word from the New York Times, NBC News, or any of the monolithic left wing media. If a country singer made a song like that about Hillary Clinton, he'd be killed in the press."

Internet ace Amanda Carpenter reported that some left wing web sites are blaming conservatives for recent killings in Pittsburgh and Rochester. "These people are looking for someone to blame," Carpenter said, "and they're pinning the blame on what they say are right-leaning outlets, primarily Glenn Beck, you, and Sean Hannity. They argue that powerful media figures are unfairly inciting their audiences to use armed force, and this starts from DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas." The Factor condemned Moulitsas as a hate-monger. "This guy is a smear merchant who tries to assassinate people's character. He's the lowest, or he's in a tie with Eminem. We've never, ever incited anyone to do anything."

The Factor invited Dennis Miller to opine on President Obama's bow to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, which the White House says was nothing more than a cordial handshake. "The president came up to a guy who was dressed like Sergeant Bilko," Miller cracked, "and bent over down to his hips. Whatever you want to call that, it looks weird. If he's going to bow for this misogynistic pig, why doesn't he bow for Queen Elizabeth? And we have to quit apologizing to every B-lister in a leopard-skin fez and a doorman's outfit. America is a great country and we need not constantly chide ourselves. They're the ones who should whip themselves, not us." Miller also lambasted Barney Frank for belittling the Harvard student who asked about his culpability in the financial chaos. "Barney Frank is being a punk here. The kid was civilized and smart, he asked an applicable question, and Frank stood there flecking the kid's face with more spittle than Bill Cowher in an argument with a ref. Barney Frank is an embarrassment."

Many Christians maintain that the linen cloth known as the Shroud of Turin was placed on Jesus after his crucifixion. The Factor asked Fox News contributor Father Jonathan Morris whether he believes the image on the shroud is that of Jesus Christ. "The church has been very clear," Morris explained, "that it will never make a stance about whether or not this is really the image of Jesus, but I have done research and I believe it is. People were already talking about this cloth from the very first centuries of the church and on through the Middle Ages. This has been the most studied historic relic there is." The Factor reported that Vatican researchers now assert that the Knights Templar military order "hid the Shroud of Turin for a hundred years, and in 1357 it surfaced in France, so there's a continuous timeline."

Wednesday's Patriots: Actor Kirk Douglas and former cabinet member Joseph Califano, who teamed up at a benefit to fight addiction. And the Pinhead: Bernie Madoff's wife Ruth, who claims $75 million in Madoff's assets are rightfully hers.

Bryant Fontenot, Fort Rucker, AL: "Mr. O'Reilly, your dismissal of the President bowing to a Muslim King was gutless and evasive in the face of compelling evidence."

Sgt. Michael Dixon, Cheyenne, WY: "I'm proud to be an American and will bow to no one. Neither should the President."

Jim Delaney, Reno, NV: "Bowing to someone is a sign of respect. President Obama was simply respectful not subservient."

Julie Fortang, Tasmania, Australia: "What could have possessed Obama to bow? Queen Elizabeth is only 5'4" and he did not bow to her."