One and Done?  —  ONE day during the 2008 campaign, as Barack Obama read the foreboding news of the mounting economic and military catastrophes that W. was bequeathing his successor, he dryly remarked to aides: “Maybe I should throw the game.”  —  On the razor's edge of another recession …

FBI arrests prominent Democratic campaign treasurer  —  SACRAMENTO - A prominent Democratic campaign treasurer who works for federal, state and O.C. lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  Rep. Loretta Sanchez and state Assemblymen Lou Correa and Jose Solorio has been arrested …

Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult  —  Barbara Stanwyck: “We're both rotten!”  —  Fred MacMurray: “Yeah - only you're a little more rotten.”  -"Double Indemnity" (1944)  —  Those lines of dialogue from a classic film noir sum up the state of the two political parties in contemporary America.

Perry focuses on Obama  —  Chichester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry focused blame for the economic slump squarely on President Barack Obama in a pair of speeches Saturday, as his stump speech continues to take shape.  —  Reading from notes, the folksy leader launched …

Comedian tells ‘special needs’ joke at Palin event  —  Washington (CNN) - In comedy, timing is everything.  —  And minutes before Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and parent of a child with Down syndrome, made her much-anticipated speech in Iowa, Los Angles-based comedian Eric Golub told …

U.S. Is Appealing to Palestinians to Stall U.N. Vote  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has initiated a last-ditch diplomatic campaign to avert a confrontation this month over a plan by Palestinians to seek recognition as a state at the United Nations, but it may already be too late …

Life in Hooverville  —  I remember the week after Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address, I had a few conversations with Obama Senior Administration Officials (and not the ones that you are thinking of either).  I took particular exception to: … As I recall, I said back then:

The media sure does love Mr. One Percent  —  CBS's “Face the Nation” has two presidential contenders on this morning.  One of them is even competitive. … Seeing Huntsman's name on the schedule got me thinking: haven't we seen quite a bit of him lately?  —  On Friday, Huntsman was on CNBC's “The Kudlow Report.”

Taxpayers Rank Behind Solyndra Investors  —  The Obama administration let $385 million in taxpayer support for Solyndra Inc. take a back seat to funds from new investors in an unsuccessful effort to keep the solar-panel manufacturer operating.  —  The Energy Department decided …

Gaza flotilla: Turkey to take Israel to UN court  —  Israeli navy commandos intercepted the Mavi Marmara and other ships  —  Turkey has said it will challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  —  It is the latest sign of strain between the countries since …

Don't Fear Islamic Law in America  —  MORE than a dozen American states are considering outlawing aspects of Shariah law.  Some of these efforts would curtail Muslims from settling disputes over dietary laws and marriage through religious arbitration, while others would go even further …

Palin still coy on presidential run  —  The audience at the Iowa Tea Party of America rally on Saturday chanted “Run Sarah, Run!” but former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin still won't say if she will be a candidate for president.  —  Palin instead unleashed an attack on “corporate crony capitalism” …