Delaying Vote, Debt Panel Splits on Taxes and Spending  —  WASHINGTON — The chairmen of President Obama's debt-reduction commission have been unable to win support from any of the panel's elected officials for their proposed spending cuts and tax increases, underscoring the reluctance …

The moral standards of WikiLeaks critics  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Time's Joe Klein writes this about the WikiLeaks disclosures: … Do you have that principle down?  If “a single foreign national is rounded up and put in jail” because of the WikiLeaks disclosure — even a …

Ted Strickland: Democrats Suffering From ‘Intellectual Elitism’  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — Fresh off a narrow loss in his gubernatorial re-election campaign, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday offered some somber and sober-minded criticism for his own party and president.

Co-host spittin' mad over Spitzer  —  Tweet  —  Eliot Spitzer's TV sidekick is so fed up with playing second fiddle to the hooker-loving ex-gov that she's threatening to walk, sources told The Post yesterday.  —  Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker actually stormed off the set of the …

RNC official admits to a “cashflow challenge”  —  In a memo sent to vendors Tuesday, the Republican National Committee's chief administrative officer acknowledged that the committee is facing a “cashflow challenge” and that many of those who provided political services to it during the 2010 election …

Bowles-Simpson vs Current Law  —  Surely the strangest thing about the Bowles-Simpson debt reduction plan is that, relative to current law, it . . . increases the public debt load over the next ten years:  —  Obviously starting around 2020 or so Bowles-Simpson starts doing better than current law …

Palin, I knew Reagan.  You're no Reagan.  —  Editor's note: Ed Rollins, a senior political contributor for CNN, is senior presidential fellow at the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University.  He is a principal with the Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations firm.

House climate panel to be axed  —  House Republicans will scrap the committee set up by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to investigate global warming, the panel's top Republican announced Wednesday.  —  Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) made official what many had already expected …

Missouri Senate Race Close  —  Claire McCaskill was involved in incredibly close races for Governor in 2004 and Senator in 2006 from Missouri and it looks like she's in for another one as she seeks reelection to the Senate in 2012.  McCaskill leads Sarah Steelman by 1 point (45-44) …

The Right Under Bush vs The Left Under Obama  —  Ross sharpens his point: … On the last point, I don't believe drone attacks are morally more troubling than torture (if Ross reads his catechism, he'll come to the same conclusion) - and dismayed that Ross would use the Orwellian term …

Ensign says he no longer is target of Justice Department probe  —  Nevada's Republican Sen. John Ensign said he no longer is the target of an investigation by the Department of Justice related to an alleged coverup of an affair with the wife of a former top aide.

Big Web  —  Amazon has terminated the account of Wikileaks and apparently the site has been down most of the day.  Joe Lieberman has issued a statement on Amazon's decision.  Amazon has not commented directly on what happened to Wikileaks account.  But they appear to have told Lieberman …

Inhofe refuses to participate in ‘holiday’ parade  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Tuesday that he won't participate in Tulsa's Holiday Parade of Lights until organizers put “Christ” back in the event's title.  —  “Last year, the forces of political correctness removed the word 'Christmas …

Partisan Trends  —  Partisan Trends: Republicans 36.0%, Democrats 34.7%, First GOP Lead Ever  —  In November, 36.0% of American Adults identified themselves as Republicans; 34.7% considered themselves Democrats, and 29.3% were not affiliated with either major party.

30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World  —  What is the most dynamic city in the post-recession world?  —  The surprising answer is Istanbul, according to a new report that shows the developing world is leading the way out of the Great Recession.  —  Grading each metropolis by the growth …