In Defense of Andrew Breitbart  —  The media and progressive-left Democrats now appear in a rush to convict Andrew Breitbart of shoddy journalism, while exonerating Shirley Sherrod and the NAACP from charges of abiding racism within their ranks.  Both Sherrod and the NAACP have charged …

Reid to advance limited oil spill and energy bill, delaying climate action  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will bring a limited package of oil spill response and energy measures to the floor next week, delaying action until at least this fall on a broader proposal …

In the hours after Sen. John McCain announced his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the last presidential race, members of an online forum called Journolist struggled to make sense of the pick.  Many of them were liberal reporters, and in some cases their comments reflected …

House panel charges Rangel with ethics misdeeds  —  WASHINGTON - A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and Means chairman and complicating Democrats' election-year outlook.

Bush Tax Cuts Roil Democrats  —  Two more Senate Democrats called for extending tax cuts for all earners—including those with the highest incomes—in what appears to be a breakdown of the party's consensus on the how to handle the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts.

The Vast Left-Wing Media Conspiracy  —  Everyone knew most of the press corps was hoping for Obama in 2008.  Newly released emails show that hundreds of them were actively working to promote him.  —  When I'm talking to people from outside Washington, one question inevitably comes up: Why is the media so liberal?

Glenn Beck hilariously derides Keith Olbermann for special comment on Sherrod Story  —  Olbermann did another one of his classic special comments last night on the Shirley Sherrod story, and Beck had as much fun with it as I've ever seen as he relentlessly mocks Olbermann's manufactured indignity!

Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions  —  Fifty percent “little"/"no" confidence in Congress reading is record high  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's 2010 Confidence in Institutions poll finds Congress ranking dead last out of the 16 institutions rated this year.

Hoyer ridicules Bohener's ‘read the bill’ initiative  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) ridiculed on Thursday an effort pushed by Republicans to allow lawmakers more time to read legislation.  —  Hoyer dismissed a proposal by House GOP leader John Boehner (Ohio) …

The Gingrich Plan for al-Qaeda Victory  —  I think the ethical wrongness of Newt Gingrich plan for the United States to deliberately imitate Saudi Arabia's lack of religious freedom and begin explicit discrimination against American Muslims is plenty of reason to condemn it.

Wall Street Journal reporter handcuffed at federal court  —  A Wall Street Journal reporter attempting to interview an attorney involved in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich was handcuffed by security officers this morning at the federal courthouse.

Why the ObamaCare Tax Penalty Is Unconstitutional  —  The federal power to tax is not unlimited, as the Supreme Court recognized when it struck down the first national income tax.  —  The Justice Department announced last week that it would defend the new federal health-insurance mandate …

Schumer files new version of campaign-finance bill to court centrist votes  —  Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has filed a new version of a campaign-finance bill aimed at winning the support of Maine's key GOP centrist Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.  —  The new version strips …