The Democratic operative, James Carville, coined one of the most legendary campaign catchphrases, “it’s the economy, stupid.” Close to two decades later with our federal deficits this year and last, the highest on record since World War II, that phrase should be changed to, “it’s the spending, stupid.” On January 1st, every American will see [...]

Earlier this year, President Obama drove U.S.-Israeli relations–to use one of President Obama’s oft-employed analogies–into a ditch. Arguably, ties between the two countries were never more strained than last Spring when Mr. Obama serially insulted the elected leader of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vilified his country and tried to euchre it into making territorial, [...]

On the eve of the midterm elections, a third-quarter gross domestic product report showing a meager 2 percent growth rate is the final nail in the Obama Democrats’ political coffin. The economic nails slowly have been hammered into that coffin all summer and fall. A spate of sub-par economic statistics has shown the failure of [...]

Ever since the campaigns began earlier this year, Democrats, desperate to save their political hides, have been dragging up silly stuff that their opponents allegedly did during their college and even their high school days. Frankly, I’m surprised that conservative candidates haven’t been accused of causing mischief in their nursery school sandboxes. By Burt Prelutsky [...]

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Americans head to the polls to reject socialist medicine Nov. 2 is the nation’s referendum on Obamacare. No other issue has so polarized the public and shed light on the policy failings of the left. The midterm elections represent the last, best hope for millions of Americans who don’t want to see the health care [...]

Follow the Money: Over $1 Billion has Gone Out to Dead Citizens Since 2000 — And in Many Cases Relatives are Cashing In Oct 29, 2010 By Sharyl Attkisson http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/29/eveningnews/main7004731.shtml?tag=stack Social Bookmarking

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The number of write-in candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat has swelled to about 160 amid an effort by conservatives to target the write-in candidacy of GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and it could still grow as officials process filers’ paperwork. The number by Thursday’s write-in deadline had grown from just a handful [...]

Democrats Attack Over Personal Issues, Republicans Over Policy It’s not just the Aqua Buddha and David Vitter’s prostitute, Democratic candidates across the country are closing out the campaign with personal attacks on Republican candidates, sometimes digging up decades-old legal problems. In one typical example, Democratic ads have transformed Kentucky Republican House candidate Andy Barr into [...]

CHICAGO (CBS) – Two suspicious packages containing explosives were intercepted on their way from Yemen to Chicago, authorities said Friday. President Barack Obama said authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat.” Federal officials say two packages from Yemen that contained explosives were intercepted while still overseas. Both packages originated from Yemen and were addressed to [...]