Lisa's Gall vs. Miller's Honor  —  I have never seen a candidate stoop as low as was seen last night in Alaska's senatorial debate.  —  Alaska's Joe Miller is facing a tough three-way race for U.S. Senate.  Though Joe decisively defeated the incumbent Senator in the primary …

Obama Gets a Caustic Welcome in Rhode Island  —  WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Welcome to Rhode Island, where Democratic politics are so quirky that the party's nominee for governor welcomed President Obama on Monday by declaring, on live radio, that the president could “take his endorsement and really shove it.”

EXCLUSIVE: Aide to Harry Reid Lied to Feds, Submitted False Documents About Sham Marriage  —  An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover …

Sharron Angle dodges press at Reno event  —  In recent days, the Nevada Democratic Party has set up a website tracking Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle's expected appearances.  Angle has refused press interviews and hasn't held any public events since the debate.

Jon Stewart rallies the troops in Washington  —  Guest starring Nicholas J Longtin as ‘Sane Demonstrator’.  —  Comedian Jon Stewart plans to hold a rally for viewers and fans in Washington on October 30.  Dubbed the “Rally to Restore Sanity,” the event is seen as a response to a similar rally held by Glenn Beck over the summer.

Sarah Palin Gets Gift of Pink Underwear from Sheriff Arpaio  —  ABC News' Mary Bruce Reports:  —  Add this to list of bizarre and unusual campaign trail antics: at last week's Tea Party Express rally in Phoenix, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio welcomed Sarah Palin with a pair of pink underwear.

After the Midterms: Why Democrats Move to the Center, and Republicans Don't  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  If Republicans succeed in taking over the House and come even close to gaining a majority in the Senate, expect calls for the president to “move to the center.”

Dems' House Losses Likely Enormous, but Senate Hard to Read  —  There is no clear narrative in the Senate, just bizarre ups and downs.  —  Sen. Russell Feingold and Republican candidate Ron Johnson debate.  —  It's easy to look at what appears to be a gigantic Republican 2010 midterm election wave …

Mitch McConnell: I Want To Be Senate Majority Leader In Order To Make Obama A One-Term President  —  From the moment Obama entered office, right-wing conservatives embraced the posture of hell-bent opposition.  Recall, in Jan. 2009, hate radio host Rush Limbaugh expressed his hope that Obama fails.

Treasury Draws Negative Yield for First Time During TIPS Sale  —  The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be successful in sparking inflation.

Paragraphs to Ponder  —  From Scientific American, on “taboo trade-offs”: … For me, this resonates with my growing disgust at the level of anger in the blogosphere.  I don't mean irritation, pointed jibes, or even spirited discussion; I mean an aggressive revelling in rage.

Pelosi: 'We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done'  —  Democrats haven't necessarily gotten the credit they're due for the work they've done the last two years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said.  —  Pelosi, in the middle of a tough campaign to defend Democrats' majority …

Manchin expands lead  —  The great challenge of Joe Manchin's Senate campaign has been this: convincing West Virginia voters who like him but don't like Barack Obama to let their affection for him outweigh their animosity toward the President in deciding how to vote this fall.

A Second Pass at Early Voting Totals: Now With Extra Skepticism  —  I've gotten a lot of pushback on my column from Sunday night about early voting figures.  Michael P. McDonald of the Huffington Post, for instance — whose work I referenced at a couple of points in my article - calls it …

Republicans Remain in Control of Race for House  —  Democrats have gained modestly among independents  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans remain in position to win control of the House of Representatives in next week's midterm elections, although Democrats are doing slightly better now than they were early in October.

Republican: Expect ‘two years of good old-fashioned gridlock’ if GOP wins House  —  Voters should expect “good old-fashioned gridlock” in Washington if Republicans win control of one or both chambers of Congress, one GOP lawmaker said.  —  Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), a vice chairman …

Transcript of President Barack Obama with Univision  —  President Barack Obama was interviewed by Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo last week in Los Angeles for a Univision radio program that aired Monday.  —  Sotelo asked the president to focus on immigration.  When the Spanish-language radio giant suggested …

Donation to Rove-tied group sparks Gold's Gym revolt  —  Four Gold's Gyms franchises in the San Francisco Bay Area will leave the Gold's brand after 22 years following the revelation that the owner of Gold's gave $2 million to American Crossroads, the conservative outfit that is funding candidates who are unfriendly to gay rights.

(5 of 7)  —  “It really undermines the trust in nonprofits,” he said.  “This is really off the grid.”  —  The Frist Foundation's Bird said the discrepancy between the Investigative Project's application to the IRS and its practices is troubling.  —  “It looks like they told the government one thing and did another,” he said.

Identified: Right Nation Protester Who Called Andrew Breitbart ‘Gay’ Is A Democrat Party Official  —  During last month's Right Nation gathering just outside of Chicago, Andrew Breitbart found himself confronting a group of angry protesters who had been bussed in by the Democratic Party.

A Call for Judgment  —  Over the weekend at the behest of Reihan Salam and Steve Teles, I read Amar Bhidé's A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy.  From a progressive perspective, this is a sort of odd book.  You basically get an argument familiar to the left …

Christine O'Donnell Interview With The Brody File  —  In an exclusive sit-down interview with The Brody File, Christine O'Donnell says first time voters in Delaware will propel her to victory on November 2nd despite the media's “double standard” against conservative women.

SIGTARP Calls Out Tim Geithner On Various Violations Including Data Manipulation, Lack Of Transparency, “Cruel” Cynicism, And Gross Incompetence  —  SigTarp Neil Barofsky has just released the most scathing critique of all the idiots in the administration, with a particular soft spot for Tim Geithner.