Obama's whopper of a claim on tax cuts  —  “We said working folks deserved a break , so within one month of me taking office, we signed into law the biggest middle-class tax cut in history, putting more money into your pockets.”  —  The president's Labor Day speech in Detroit featured …

Enough  —  “[A]t some point, Sarah Palin has to take some responsibility for her supporters as Ron Paul must for his.  Palin's dragging out the tease on her decision has compounded the problem and we've reached a breaking point.”  —  On Fox News, Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham had the best discussion on Sarah Palin I have seen.

Karl Rove: Rick Perry's Extreme Views On Social Security Are ‘Toxic’  —  This morning on ABC, Karl Rove said Rick Perry's extreme views on Social Security — detailed in his book “Fed Up!”  — are “toxic” both in the Republican primary and the general election.  Rove also dismissed Perry's response thus far as “inadequate.”

Teamsters' Hoffa Made $300,000 in 2010  —  (CNSNews.com) - International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. was paid a base salary of $294,285 in 2010, according to the labor union's financial disclosure forms.  —  Hoffa made headlines on Labor Day with comments calling union members part …

Obama and Jobs: Why I Don't Believe Him Anymore  —  I was in an airport in Florida yesterday and was forced into a terrible, Sophie's Choice-type choice.  —  I was hours early for a flight and stuck in a relatively small terminal crammed with people.  Only one area in the whole wing had empty seats …

Palestinians deploy Obama speech in U.N. campaign  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is an unlikely participant in a Palestinian campaign to drum up support for a bid to win U.N. recognition of their statehood — a diplomatic move opposed by both his administration and Israel.

Tomblin leads by 6 points in WV  —  The West Virginia Governor's race has tightened significantly over the last four months and Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin now leads Republican challenger Bill Maloney by only 6 points at 46-40.  PPP's last poll, in May, found Tomblin leading by 15 at 45-30 …

Protesters arrested after disrupting luncheon featuring Cong. Paul Ryan  —  Equal number of protesters, supporters were at event  —  More than 40 police officers came to control the crowds at Whitnall Park Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon where Congressman Paul Ryan was invited to speak.

Message to nudists: At least be sanitary  —  The naked truth, it seems, is that San Francisco is once again going to emerge as a city ripe for ridicule — or a beacon of free expression — depending on your point of view.  The latest issue?  Public nudity.

G.O.P. Legislators Balk at a Call to Tie Storm Aid to Budget Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to tackle the issue of providing aid to areas ravaged by Tropical Storm Irene, a rift has opened among House Republicans over the federal government's role in providing disaster relief.

Plan Would Keep Small Force in Iraq Past Deadline  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is supporting a plan that would keep 3,000 to 4,000 American troops in Iraq after a deadline for their withdrawal at year's end, but only to continue training security forces there, a senior military official said on Tuesday.

Treasuries, TIPS, and Gold (Wonkish)  —  (Yes, it's 4:30 AM where I am.  I found myself wide awake, thinking about gold prices.  You got a problem with that?)  —  In assessing economic prospects since the financial crisis of 2008, there have been two kinds of people: inflationistas and deflationistas.

TSA Agent Threatens Woman With Defamation, Demands $500k For Calling Intrusive Search ‘Rape’  —  Amy Alkon is an advice columnist and blogger who is just one of many people who has had a horrifying and traumatizing experience going through airport security lately.

Mitt Romney's 59 Economic Flavors  —  A jobs plan that shrinks from some of the biggest issues.  —  Mitt Romney rolled out a major chunk of his economic agenda yesterday, and we'll say this for it: His ideas are better than President Obama's.  Yet the 160 pages and 59 proposals also strike us …

Mich. governor signs 48-month welfare limit  —  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the poor to warn that tens of thousands of residents will find themselves without cash assistance on Oct. 1.

White House to Propose Plan to Help Postal Service  —  The Obama administration said on Tuesday that it would seek to save the deficit-plagued Postal Service from an embarrassing default by proposing to give it an extra three months to make a $5.5 billion payment due on Sept. 30 to finance retirees' future health coverage.

Whoops!  ObamaCare Backers in Wisconsin Produce Report Showing That the Health Care Overhaul Will Make Health Insurance More Expensive  —  When Wisconsin's Department of Health Services, which manages health programs within the state, wanted to get a better sense of how last year's health care overhaul …

Like Fox News, Washington Post, USA Today And CNN All Run Hoffa Comments Out Of Context  —  This is what happens when the mainstream press chases manufactured, right-wing media controversies: The alleged stories are built upon lies and when trying to detail the faux controversies …