Obama's Iraq Is Not Bush's Iraq  —  The war against ISIS may fail.  But morally, it's the opposite of Bush's war, and if it succeeds, it will do so for precisely that reason.  —  Last week, a Politico reporter phoned me to ascertain my thoughts on the new war.

How DC's conservative elite view liberals  —  What do conservatives think of liberals today?  —  Here's the view from the Heritage Foundation: Liberalism creates self-indulgent, licentious hedonists willing to cede every other kind of freedom to an increasingly authoritarian government.

In conservative media, Obamacare is a disaster.  In the real world, it's working.  —  Before Obamacare launched, conservative outlets warned that the law would collapse as insurers shunned the overpriced, overregulated insurance exchanges.  “More Insurers Drop Out Of Exchanges,” warned Fox Business.

UPDATE |  Traficant ‘critical;’ doctors to make determination within 72 hours  —  GREENFORD — Ex-U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. is in “very critical condition” after an accident on his family farm, his wife, Tish Traficant, said today.  —  The former congressman, 73, is …

Federal Court Lifts Injunction In Walker Investigation  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling halting an investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and more than two dozen conservative groups for alleged illegal campaign activity.

Family Says Louisiana Deputy Shot 14-year-old ‘Four Or Five Times In The Back’  —  Louisiana State Police were investigating on Wednesday after a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 14-year-old boy.  —  Louisiana State Police were investigating on Wednesday …

Americans Continue to Say a Third Political Party Is Needed  —  Views little changed from last year  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of U.S. adults, 58%, say a third U.S. political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic parties “do such a poor job” representing the American people.

HUNDREDS OF JEFFCO STUDENTS WALK OUT IN LARGEST SCHOOL BOARD PROTEST  —  Jefferson County high school students protested for the third straight day after students from Chatfield High School and Dakota Ridge High School left classes in protest of school board decisions and proposals, September 24, 2014.

Breaking: 6th Circuit Upholds Federal Court Order Extending Ohio Early Voting: Analysis  —  You can read the unanimous 46 page opinion at this link.  This result is as expected after the same 6th Circuit panel refused an earlier stay request from Ohio.  Here are my thoughts on this opinion.

Presidents Shouldn't Feel Obligated to Salute the Military  —  The dumb thing in the news today is that President Obama saluted a marine on Tuesday while holding a cup of coffee.  It was probably filled with tea, because Obama doesn't drink much coffee, but conservatives are calling it a latte …

ESPN Statement on Bill Simmons  —  “Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN's journalistic standards.  We have worked hard to ensure that our recent NFL coverage has met that criteria.

Obama Praises Muslim Cleric Who Backed Fatwa on Killing of U.S. Soldiers  —  President Barack Obama favorably quoted and praised on Wednesday in his speech before the United Nations a controversial Muslim cleric whose organization has reportedly endorsed the terror group Hamas and supported …

G.O.P. Error Reveals Donors and the Price of Access  —  WASHINGTON — In politics, it is sometimes better to be lucky than good.  Republicans and Democrats, and groups sympathetic to each, spend millions on sophisticated technology to gain an advantage.  —  They do it to exploit vulnerabilities …

Hillary Clinton stands with Obama on airstrikes, arming Syrian rebels  —  New York (CNN) — Hillary Clinton publicly backed President Barack Obama's authorization of Syrian airstrikes during a panel discussion in New York Wednesday and attempted to dismiss previous disagreements she had with the Obama administration on Syria.

French hostage Herve Gourdel ‘beheaded in Algeria’  —  An Algerian jihadist group has released a video that appears to show the beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was seized on Sunday.  —  Jund al-Khilafa, an ally of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq …

‘Key & Peele’ stars too busy for Obama  —  The stars of “Key & Peele” say President Obama originally wanted to push ObamaCare in a sketch with the comedy duo, but they couldn't fit a presidential skit into their schedules.  —  “We had to turn him down,” Jordan Peele, one half …

Laurence Tribe: Students before teachers  —  Why progressives should defend ‘Vergara v. California’ ruling.  —  When I decided to join Students Matter, the group that spearheaded a lawsuit that invalidated California's teacher tenure, dismissal and “last in, first out” layoff laws …

Justice Dept. to investigate police shooting of Fairfield man  —  Special grand jury declines to indict officers in Walmart shooting  —  A special grand jury has declined to indict either police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a Tri-State man at a Dayton-area Walmart.

Reporters say White House sometimes demands changes to press-pool reports  —  White House press-pool reports are supposed to be the news media's eyes and ears on the president, an independent chronicle of his public activities.  They are written by reporters for other reporters …

New York Times Promotes Editors, in Change of Leadership Structure  —  The executive editor of The New York Times announced broad changes to the newspaper's leadership Wednesday, replacing titles that had been used for decades and promoting several senior editors.

Jersey Shore's Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino pleads not guilty to federal tax evasion charges  —  NEWARK — Former “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike Sorrentino pleaded not guilty today to failing to properly pay taxes on nearly $9 million in income, including cash payouts for a steady stream …

Treasury Designates Twelve Foreign Terrorist Fighter Facilitators  —  Action Undermines Efforts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al Nusrah Front, Al-Qaida and its Affiliates, and Jemaah Islamiya to Move Money and Fighters to Syria and Elsewhere  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department …