Two-Month Payroll Tax Holiday Passed By Senate, Pushed By President, Cannot Be Implemented Properly, Experts Say  —  Officials from the policy-neutral National Payroll Reporting Consortium, Inc. have expressed concern to members of Congress that the two-month payroll tax holiday passed …

Gingrich's Lead Over Romney Among Republicans Collapses  —  Gingrich now in statistical tie with Romney for the lead, 26% vs. 24%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — After enjoying 14- to 15-percentage-point leads over Mitt Romney in early December, Newt Gingrich is now statistically tied with Romney …

Video: The weeping North Koreans; Update: New leader may be more psycho than dad, says U.S. intel  —  Don't just sample the clip for 10 seconds.  Watch to the end and drink in the full spectacle of grown men, prostrate, screaming in grief at the death of their subjugator.

Draft Jeb!  —  He was the golden child, if there can be said to be a golden child in a brood that included one son who was an S&L swindler who later went on to a career of being surprised when Thai hookers showed up unannounced at his hotel room door, another who was the worst president …

POTUS Has Coffee with Progressive Media Stars  —  An all-star list of progressive and liberal media folks came to the White House today to chat with President Obama over coffee in the Roosevelt Room.  —  The group chatted with the president about economic messaging, his agenda for 2012 …

Industry: Light bulb war a dim idea  —  Big Business usually loves it when the GOP goes to war over federal rules.  —  But not when it comes to light bulbs.  —  This year, House Republicans made it a top priority to roll back regulations they say are too costly for business.

Sarah Palin Tells Fox Business Network That 'It's Not Too Late' To Jump Into The GOP Race  —  In a pre-taped interview set to air tonight on Fox Business Network's “Follow The Money,” Eric Bolling mentioned to Sarah Palin that people constantly tell him they wish she was running for President.

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Pays Homage to Obama—But Not Jesus  —  (CNSNews.com) - The 63-foot Sierra White Fir lighted at the U.S. Capitol Grounds on Dec. 6 as the official 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree includes a prominently displayed ornament paying homage to President Barack Obama …

Gingrich's sale of mailing list unlawful, watchdog group charges  —  A watchdog group filed an elections complaint Monday against Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich over his lucrative mailing list, which the campaign has said it purchased from the candidate for $42,000.

Crusade vs. Jihad: Which Is Worse?  —  The First Crusade (1096-1099) spawned horrors the likes of which none of the crusaders had ever experienced.  And they were horrors of their own making.  Of the massacre in Jerusalem, a contemporary observed, “The knights could hardly bare it …

Hayek Vindicated Again  —  Way back on the Federal Page of today's Washington Post is an article that ought to be on the front page above the fold, and its deep placement on the boutique page of the bureaucracy shows how the Post, like most everyone else, doesn't understand what a big story it is.

Congress Ends 2011 With Record-Low 11% Approval  —  Annual average for 2011, 17%, also lowest in Gallup history  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new record-low 11% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest single rating in Gallup's history of asking this question since 1974.