Obama Aides Weigh Bid to Tie the G.O.P. to the Tea Party  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a range of ideas, including national advertisements …

TRENDING: O'Donnell brushes off Rove criticisms  —  Delaware GOP Senate nominee O'Donnell tweeted late Sunday night that if she had the powers of a witch, Karl Rove would back her candidacy.  —  Washington (CNN) - Christine O'Donnell appears to be trying to use humor to defuse a decades-old admission …

For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again  —  VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — Patricia Reid is not in her 70s, an age when many Americans continue to work.  She is not even in her 60s.  She is just 57.  —  But four years after losing her job she cannot, in her darkest moments …

The Angry Rich  —  Anger is sweeping America.  True, this white-hot rage is a minority phenomenon, not something that characterizes most of our fellow citizens.  But the angry minority is angry indeed, consisting of people who feel that things to which they are entitled are being taken away.

Tax Fight: GOP Won't Back Down  —  As we enter the final stretch before the November midterm elections, all eyes have gravitated to the fight over the looming federal tax increases.  President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi want to keep the current rates on income, capital gains and dividends …

More House Democrats stressing independence from Pelosi, Obama  —  MCGREGOR, TEXAS - Little more than two years after she touted him for the vice presidential nomination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cannot count on the support of Rep. Chet Edwards.  —  Edwards, a conservative Democrat trying win …

Hudson Tunnel Review Raises Fear for Project  —  Few elected officials have ever inherited a public works project that promised as many benefits as the proposed Hudson River commuter train tunnel is supposed to deliver to the constituents of Gov. Chris Christie.

Munger Says ‘Thank God’ U.S. Opted for Bailouts Over Handouts  —  Charles Munger, the billionaire vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., defended the U.S. financial-company rescues of 2008 and told students that people in economic distress should “suck it in and cope.”

Lindsey Graham: White House talks just went ‘dead’  —  For much of the early part of the year, Sen. Lindsey Graham and the White House were locked in heated negotiations over legislation that could close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, move some of the war-on-terror prisoners …

Prof calls fellow academics ‘sanctimonious bigots’  —  If the Left acknowledged sin, hypocrisy would be one of the most unforgiveable.  But that's exactly what hundreds of university faculty members - many in women's and gender studies departments - were found guilty of during …

Why Sarah Palin Is Stronger Than You Think  —  Sarah Palin speaks at Iowa's annual Ronald Reagan dinner on Sept. 17, 2010  —  TO: Coastal Elites, the Media and Establishment Politicians of Both Parties  —  Don't underestimate Sarah Palin.  Yes, she is hyper-polarizing …

‘All the signs’ point to Rahm Emanuel run  —  Democratic insiders say the polling looks good for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's prospective Chicago mayoral bid, and sources say he has all but decided to jump into the race.  —  “I know he has asked a few people to help on the campaign,” said one Democratic insider.

Wall Street's Profit Engines Slow Down  —  Inside the great investment houses on Wall Street, business has taken a surprising turn — downward.  —  Even after taxpayer bailouts restored bankers' profits and pay, the great Wall Street money machine is decelerating.

Leftist Activist in Delaware: Chris Coons Harassed Me Due to My Political Activism  —  Tonight I spoke with Alan Muller, who runs a site at Green Delaware — and thinks Chris Coons should be defeated.  Mr. Muller wrote a blog post about how he had been harassed by Chris Coons …

Joe Miller Says Unemployment Benefits Are Unconstitutional, Struggles To Say How He Would Deal With Poverty (VIDEO)  —  What's Your Reaction: … In an interview today with “Fox News Sunday,” Alaska GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller had trouble explaining how he would help the 43.6 million Americans in poverty …

Values Voters: In Wellpoint We Trust  —  Earlier this weekend I asked this question on Twitter: … I posed it in response to Media Research Center VP Dan Gainor's comment to me about my revulsion at the standing ovation in the video above when Mike Pence practically spat the words “repeal Obamacare, lock, stock and barrel”.

Majority Support Gay Marriage  —  A new AP-GfK Poll finds that 52% of Americans support the rights of same-sex couples to marry.  It's the second national poll to have found majority support for gay marriage in the last two months.

IN PRAISE OF INFLATION  —  In the two years since Lehman Brothers went under, the Federal Reserve has taken extraordinary measures to get the economy moving again.  It has bailed out huge financial institutions, slashed interest rates almost to zero, lent hundreds of billions of dollars …