Already, 23 Dems have said they will vote ‘no’ on healthcare reform  —  At least 23 House Democrats already have told constituents or hometown media that they oppose the massive healthcare overhaul touted by President Barack Obama.  —  If Republicans offer the blanket opposition they've promised …

When Bush spoke to students, Democrats investigated, held hearings  —  The controversy over President Obama's speech to the nation's schoolchildren will likely be over shortly after Obama speaks today at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.  But when President George H.W. Bush delivered …

Why Reform Survived August  —  The August recess began with critics attacking health care reform because of its high price tag.  It ended with critics attacking health care reform because of how reformers proposed to reduce that high price tag.  The intevening weeks were nightmarish …

Obama and the Left  —  The lesson of the rise and fall of Van Jones.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  The abrupt resignation of White House aide Van Jones, deep in the news hiatus of Labor Day weekend, will probably be forgotten in a few days.  But it's a story that still deserves elaboration …

The Story Behind the Story  —  IF YOU HAPPENED to be watching a television news channel on May 26, the day President Obama nominated U.S. Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, you might have been struck, as I was, by what seemed like a nifty investigative report.

As ‘Rescissions’ Spawn Outrage, Health Insurers Cite Fraud Control  —  Firms Defend ‘Rescissions’ as Fraud Control  —  LOS ANGELES — The untimely disappearance of Sally Marrari's medical coverage goes a long way toward explaining why insurance companies are cast as the villain in the health-care reform drama.

More Lies from Barack Obama  —  From today's socialist indoctrination speech: … My father dropped out of tenth grade and has had a totally solid career as a novelist and screenwriter.  These smears against the dropout community need to stop!

Marc Garlasco - Is HRW's Anti-Israel Investigator A Nazi-Obsessed Collector?  —  Update: I've published a critical update to this post, both because I've gotten specific emails accusing Garlasco of being a Stormfront.org contributor (100% not true) and because there's a general risk …

Laura Bush praises Obama, bemoans excessive partisanship  —  PARIS, France (CNN) — Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances.

What President Jimmy Carter Missed in His Op-Ed on the Middle East  —  In an op-ed on Sunday ["The Elders' View of the Middle East"], former president Jimmy Carter, speaking on behalf of a self-appointed group of “Elders,” described a rapacious Israel facing long-suffering, blameless Palestinians …

Obama warns students about posting on Facebook  —  For Immediate Release September 8, 2009  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.  So this is the first day of high school?  —  STUDENTS: Yes.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Wow.  I'm trying to remember back to my first day of high school.  I can't remember that far back.

Bill Clinton, Then and Now: The Esquire Interview  —  In a sprawling discussion of his past and our common future, the former president compares his administration's early years with Obama's and talks about what he believes — in health care and next year's midterms — is about to happen

Sanford's ‘Secret-Agent Mission’  —  Blogs and Stories  —  In an exclusive interview, South Carolina's embattled governor, Mark Sanford, talks to The Daily Beast about his strategy for political survival, how his fall from grace disarms his opponents, why he's no Bill Clinton—and the the temptation to “go hide under a rock.”

Fraud?  I'll Show You Fraud.  —  I'm guessing that, at this point Richard Holbrooke is regretting his comparison of potential irregularities in the Afghan election to problems in Minnesota last year: … In the meantime, Karzai is just about one point short of an election result that would avoid a runoff.

Lieberman: Public option is ‘not attainable’ because 'the public doesn't support it.'  —  Last week, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told the Connecticut Post that he believed the only “opportunity to achieve significant reform with bipartisan support” was if the public option was “off the table.”