Guests:Simon Rosenberg & Michael Rubin
"The mullahs in Iran are well aware that Barack Obama is a weakened president. A recent Quinnipiac poll asked registered voters, who do you trust more to make decisions that are good for the country, President Obama or Republicans in Congress? 42% say Obama, 47% say Republicans, 11% don't know. So it seems Mr. Obama has a trust deficit, which makes negotiating anything much harder for the USA. The Iranian mullahs, who are tyrants and human rights violators, well understand that Mr. Obama needs a deal with them. Another failure in foreign policy will erode the president's standing even further. So there is deep suspicion among many Americans that any deal with Iran will be bad for us. And no matter what Secretary of State Kerry brings back, that suspicion will remain. When Barack Obama took office, the nation was filled with hope that a young politician would bring creative solutions to vexing problems. Instead, Mr. Obama has tried to impose an ideological agenda. That has alienated the opposing party and brought the nation into political conflict. If all Americans step back and take a hard look at the Obama administration, there don't seem to be many achievements. There is, however, chaos overseas and a lack of trust at home. It is a sad state of affairs when thugs in Iran have more power at the negotiating table than the United States of America."

Foreign policy analysts Simon Rosenberg and Michael Rubin joined The Factor with their reactions to the Talking Points Memo. "Barack Obama and John Kerry are like gamblers who just want to play one more round at the table," Rubin said, "and they think they can win their legacy. But the Iranians are like the house and the house always wins. President Obama and John Kerry are oozing desperation and the Iranians are taking that to the bank." Rosenberg, however, urged patience. "We don't even know if there will be a deal, so I'll let the process play out and make my judgment after that. No matter what happens, I think the administration is well aware that there is so much more to do in the Middle East. I disagree with the notion that the administration is desperate for a deal." The Factor concluded, "I don't think there's anybody who trusts this deal."

Guest:Donald Trump
For another view of the Iran negotiations, The Factor welcomed tycoon and "The Art of the Deal" author Donald Trump, a relentless critic of the Obama administration. "John Kerry has to say 'this is what we want,'" Trump declared, "and if he doesn't get it he's got to walk. Sometimes you have to get up from a deal and walk. This is not a 'deal' if it takes this long, you could do it in one day. Remember that the Iranians and the Persians are great negotiators, but the people representing the Obama administration and Obama himself are terrible negotiators. They seem desperate, and you have to understand that Iran has oil coming out of its ears. They don't need nuclear energy, they want it for bad purposes." Asked about his presidential preferences, Trump not-so-coyly responded, "I feel very strongly about a guy named Donald Trump."

Guests:Kirsten Powers & Monica Crowley
Hillary Clinton's poll numbers have been declining in critical states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. Democrat Kirsten Powers and Republican Monica Crowley crunched the latest numbers. "She's had a variety of scandals," Powers said, "and the emails are contributing to this. I think her calculation is to get everything out now and that whatever was in the emails was probably more damaging than erasing them. The Democratic establishment is not going to abandon her when there's no one else to choose." Crowley surmised that Clinton believes the email story will blow over quickly. "She is relying on a corrupt, left-wing press that will not continue to pound this story the way they would do with Republicans. But the most damaging scandals are the ones that reinforce a negative notion about someone, and the poll numbers are down because this reinforces the notion that Hillary Clinton is corrupt with something to hide."

Guest:Maria Bartiromo
Continuing a series that delves into interesting backgrounds of on-air personalities, The Factor welcomed Fox Business Network host Marie Bartiromo. She outlined how she made it from Brooklyn to the big time. "My father took over his father's restaurant," she recalled, "and I was the coat check girl, while on Saturdays I worked at Off Track Betting. Then, when I was at NYU I got an internship at CNN, which was a fledgling news channel. Lou Dobbs was my boss and he was fantastic! Then I studied economics, I put a tape together, and I got a job at CNBC." Bartiromo also explained how the late rock star Joey Ramone penned a song about her in 2001. "Joey Ramone was an avid investor and he started emailing me about stock picks. I thought he was just another viewer, and then he sent an email saying he wrote a song about me."

Guests:Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl
About 50 looters were arrested after the Ferguson riots, but what has happened to the alleged miscreants? The Factor asked legal aces Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl for an update. "At least five have pled guilty to second degree burglary," Wiehl reported. "One of them got the maximum of seven years because he had violent prior offenses, while another guy with a non-violent prior got one year. A few got off with drug supervision and probation." Guilfoyle explained why the process has been so sluggish. "They have to play these video tapes and try to get positive identifications so charges can be brought. Then they have to go to a grand jury, which is a deliberative process. There have been 50 arrests and there are 350 more burglars that they are planning on prosecuting. The prosecution has been working very hard."

Guests:Laura Ingraham
Indiana, after passing a law intended to ensure religious freedom, is being accused of promoting bigotry. Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham weighed in on the Hoosier State uproar. "Governor Mike Pence has felt the wrath of the intolerant left," she lamented, "and this is an attack on free association and freedom of religious conscience. Pence found himself in a firestorm where businesses are bowing down to cries of potential discrimination, and he now says he stands by the law but he's going to fix it. People are fed up, they are frightened, and they are intimidated." The Factor contended that traditional religious groups have been cowed into submission: "The gay rights lobby in America, using celebrities and the media, is way more powerful than the Catholic Church or Baptist congregations. It's stunning!"

Ron Mackie, Rumford, RI: "Bill, forty-five years ago today, I was carrying an M-79 in Vietnam. I have compassion for those who make mistakes in combat, but Bow Bergdahl deserted from a secure base camp all the while hating America. Throw away the key."

Vincent Sbarro, Underhill, VT: "Duty, honor, country. Bergdahl walked away from those words and caused good men to be killed looking for him. He has been shown enough mercy already by the unjustifiable trade."

Sgt. Domenic DeLucia, Orlando, FL: "Mr. O'Reilly, I am Catholic and deeply offended by the media attacks on Christianity. I fought to protect free speech, but it is disheartening to see my beliefs attacked."

Scott Hegquist, Andover, MN: "We Christians do have to stand up against the aggression of the anti-God agenda. It is our duty to do so."

We can all take a cue from pop star Stevie Nicks. According to the USO, the Fleetwood Mac vocalist holds the record for the most time spent visiting wounded combat veterans.