Why Terry McAuliffe barely won  —  How the heck did that happen?  —  Most public polls leading up to Election Day had Terry McAuliffe coasting to victory, some by double digits, in the Virginia governor's race.  Instead he squeaked by, beating Republican Ken Cuccinelli by less than 3 percentage points.

Loyal Obama Supporters, Canceled by Obamacare  —  San Francisco architect Lee Hammack says he and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, are “cradle Democrats.”  They have donated to the liberal group Organizing for America and worked the phone banks a year ago for President Obama's re-election.

Dan Savage Suggests ‘Mandatory Abortion’ for 30 Years, Draws Outrage  —  Popular sex columnist and liberal pundit Dan Savage drew some heat this week when he suggested to an Australian conference that he'd offer up “mandatory abortion” as a method of fighting overpopulation.

Sebelius Bombshell: Employer Based Plans Will Face Same Grandfathering Caveats as Lost Individual Plans  —  Testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the failure of the Obamacare rollout, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was grilled about President Obama's false promise …

Why Obamacare Isn't Losing Popularity Even After A Month Of Really Bad Press  —  A new poll released on Wednesday finds that uninsured Americans are increasingly interested in Obamacare, despite the ongoing technological problems plaguing the websites that allow them to sign up for health insurance plans.

Vice President Biden congratulates the wrong Marty Walsh  —  Just minutes after the election returns arrived in Boston Tuesday night, Martin Walsh's cellphone rang.  It was the vice president of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, offering his congratulations.  —  “You son of a gun, Marty!” he thundered.

BIG CHICKEN IN EXCELSIS  —  31 percent.  —  That's the number of the night, people.  —  That's the percentage of self-identified “liberals” that voted for Chris Christie, essentially endorsing the idea that he should run for president of the United States, since that was the real purpose …

Pope Francis Kisses Severely Disfigured Man And Prays With Him  —  Pope Francis blessed a man with facial deformities during today's general audience at the Vatican.  —  Pope Francis was departing St. Peter's Square after Wednesday's general audience when he saw a severely disfigured man amidst the crowd of worshippers.

Sebelius' chief tech officer leaving, first major departure since website troubles  —  Washington (CNN) - The official in charge of technology at the federal agency that developed the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov website is leaving the government for a private sector job, according to an internal email announcement.

Did Obama spy on Mitt Romney?  As recently as a few weeks ago if anyone had asked me that question I would have consigned them to a right (or left) wing loony bin.  Today, the only loonies are those who think the question unreasonable.  Indeed, in one sense the answer is clearly yes.

DOCTORS SAY VENEZUELA'S HEALTH CARE IN COLLAPSE  —  MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — Evelina Gonzalez was supposed to undergo cancer surgery in July following chemotherapy but wound up shuttling from hospital to hospital in search of an available operating table.  On the crest of her left breast …

is economics a science?  —  Critics of ‘economic sciences’ sometimes refer to the development of a ‘pseudoscience’ of economics, arguing that it uses the trappings of science, like dense mathematics, but only for show  —  I am one of the winners of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences …