Law in the Raw  —  Nearly a week has gone by since the Supreme Court's unexpected decision to enlist in the latest effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act, and the shock remains unabated.  “This is Bush v. Gore all over again,” one friend said as we struggled to absorb the news last Friday afternoon.

Voter stupidity remark gives GOP new ammo on ObamaCare  —  Comments about voter stupidity made by an ally of the Obama administration are turning into conservatives' newest weapon against the president's healthcare law.  —  A series of unearthed videos of ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber …

The Obamacare Debate Was One of the Most Transparent in Recent Memory  —  Earlier this year, the opponents of the Affordable Care Act spun a complete revision of the law's legislative history from a video in which MIT professor, and Obamacare architect, Jonathan Gruber mistakenly said citizens …

Arkansas governor to pardon own son  —  Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he is planning to pardon his own son for a decade-old pot conviction.  —  “I would have done it a long time ago if he'd have asked, but he took his sweet time about asking.  He was embarrassed.

Obama veers left after red wave  —  President Obama has taken significant steps to the left since his party's devastating losses in the midterm elections.  —  In a surprise, he announced a major deal on climate change with China during a trip to Beijing Tuesday.

Mary Landrieu: Dead Woman Walking?  —  As lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week in a flurry of lame duck activity, one last Democrat has yet to lose her reelection campaign: Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  She's not going down without a fight, but Louisiana Democrats remain skeptical she can pull it off.