Obama Seeks Freeze on Many Domestic Programs  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will call for a three-year freeze in spending on many domestic programs, and for increases no greater than inflation after that, an initiative intended to signal his seriousness about cutting the budget deficit, administration officials said Monday.

Exclusive: Obama Would ‘Rather Be Really Good One-Term President’  —  Obama Tells Diane Sawyer That Health Care Bill Had Political Cost  —  President Obama, buffeted by criticism of his massive health care reform bill and election setbacks, said today he remained determined to tackle health care …

Could Democrats Lose The Senate?  —  The decision by Beau Biden not to run for Senate brings to mind an historical parallel.  With no Biden in the race, with no Ted Kaufman serving another term, the Democratic candidate is likely to be New Castle County executive Chris Coons.

Berry: Obama said “big difference” between '10 and '94 is “me”  —  Rep. Marion Berry's parting shot, published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [no link, subscription only] offers a warning to moderate Democrats and border state moderates — warning of a midterm bloodbath comparable to the 54-seat D-to-R swing in 1994.

Somerset authorities seize grenade launcher, weapons cache from Virginia man at motel … BRANCHBURG — Somerset County investigators seized a cache of weapons including a grenade launcher and hundreds of rounds of ammunition today from the Branchburg motel room of a Virginia man …

Too Dumb to Thrive  —  Absolutely amazing poll results from CNN today about the $787 stimulus package: nearly three out of four Americans think the money has been wasted.  On second thought, they may be right: it's been wasted on them.  Indeed, the largest single item in the package …

Tea Party Disputes Take Toll on Convention  —  A Tea Party convention billed as the coming together of the grass-roots groups that began sprouting up around the country a year ago is unraveling as sponsors and participants pull out to protest its expense and express concerns about “profiteering.”

Public's Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism  —  Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise  —  As Barack Obama begins his second year in office, the public's priorities for the president and Congress remain much as they were one year ago.  Strengthening the nation's economy …

Dem: Senate thinks it's ‘House of Lords’  —  The third-ranking House Democrat said the Senate thinks of itself as “a House of Lords” that is out of touch with voters.  —  Majority Whip James Clyburn's (D-S.C.) remarks are one of the most significant public shots taken at the Senate …

Tim Geithner Says to Leave Your Money at Big Banks  —  But he's not sure why.  During an interview with Mike Allen of Politico, Tim Geithner said that the Move Your Money campaign is a bad idea, but didn't actually give a reason why.  Here's the whole segment of the interview (beginning around the 3:30 mark):

Bush Pentagon Hired Conspiracy Theorist As Al Qaeda Specialist  —  When the Pentagon's internal think tank decided in 2004 it needed a better understanding of Al Qaeda, it turned to an unlikely source: the terrorism analyst Laurie Mylroie, who was known as the chief purveyor of the discredited idea …

Lieberman: 'It's Possible' I Could Be ‘A Good Old-Fashioned New England Moderate Republican’  —  During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) supported Republican John McCain and attacked then-candidate Obama while speaking at the Republican National Committee.

Obama in Free Fall — By: Victor Davis Hanson  —  A year ago, a number of “moderate” Republicans and Democratic stalwarts, in the gush of the inauguration, warned us of new Democratic majorities for years to come.  A new race/class/gender dynamic would doom conservatives and their-old-white-guy party …

Oscar Goodman decides not to run for governor  —  Las Vegas Mayor makes announcement at press conference at City Hall  —  Mayor Oscar Goodman laughs as he gives back microphones to television news reporters.  Goodman announced he will not be running for governor of Nevada during …

Obama: I'd rather be a really awesome one-term president than a mediocre two-termer  —  An irresistible soundbite from today's sitdown with Sawyer.  Keep doing what you're doing, champ.  You're right on track.  —  He's right, though, about how stupid the shifting narratives are concerning his Spock-like demeanor.

Obama to meet with House Republicans  —  President Obama will meet Friday with perhaps his harshest critics outside of Fox News headquarters: the House Republicans.  —  The House GOP invited Obama this year to speak at its annual retreat, which will be held in Baltimore from Thursday to Saturday.

Defusing the Debt Bomb  —  Before it's too late.  —  “This cannot work,” says New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg, “unless it's seen as totally bipartisan and fair.”  —  Gregg is the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.  He is talking about his proposal, coauthored …

DSCC urges quick offensive for 2010  —  Democrats are looking for someone to blame for their electoral woes — and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez is working hard to make sure it's not him.  —  Showing that they've learned the lesson of Massachusetts …

South Carolina Republican regrets ‘stray animal’ metaphor  —  (CNN) - South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, under fire for drawing a comparison between needy people and “stray animals,” said Monday that he regrets his choice of words.  —  In a phone interview with CNN, Bauer …

Ford Targets Gillibrand, But Takes On Schumer (Updated)  —  Harold Ford Jr. today took the fight to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand - and her political mentor, Sen. Chuck Schumer - in the junior senator's own backyard, slamming his two fellow Democrats for failing to be sufficiently independent and put New Yorkers' needs first.