Obama Is Not a Monarch  —  The president cannot act alone; the Constitution requires compromise.  —  The Constitution designs a system of checks and balances for our nation, and executive amnesty for illegal immigrants unilaterally decreed from the White House would seriously undermine the rule of law.

Two-Thirds Say U.S. Is On Wrong Track Post-Midterms, Poll Shows  —  According to the poll, a combined 76 percent of respondents say there will be “just some change” or “not that much change” as a result of the election.  By comparison, just 21 percent say it will result in “a great deal of change” or “quite a bit of change.”

The Cosby Show  —  Declining to seriously reckon with the rape allegations against him is reckless.  And I was once reckless.  —  On Monday, 66-year old Joan Tarshis accused Bill Cosby of raping her.  Tarshis says the attack took place in 1969, when she was 19 and working as comedy writer:

GOP senator warns of violence after immigration order  —  WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn warns there could be not only a political firestorm but acts of civil disobedience and even violence in reaction to President Obama's executive order on immigration Thursday.

Rick Perry: Texas might sue Barack Obama  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the Lone Star State might sue Barack Obama's administration over the president's planned executive order to grant relief to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants.

Warren Torches GOP On Economy: We Tried It, It Was ‘Nearly Catastrophic’  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) went straight after Republicans, blasting the GOP on deregulation and trickle down economics during a Center for American Progress event on Wednesday.  —  “The Republicans …

Parent Wants Teacher To Stop Wearing Star Of David Necklace, School District Still Allows It  —  Two students in Enola, Pennsylvania, have issued complaints about a necklace worn by their teacher.  —  In 1949, Act 14 (Sect.  1112) prohibited public school teachers from showing any kind of religious symbol or imagery in the classroom.

Meet Michael Cannon, the man who could bring down Obamacare  —  Michael Cannon is an ardent Obamacare opponent who runs the health policy program at the libertarian Cato Institute.  The New Republic has described him as “Obamacare's most relentless antagonist.”

Exclusive: Jay Leno Cancels Performance at Gun Lobby Trade Show Following Pressure from Newtown Group  —  Update: Late Wednesday, Jay Leno said in a brief phone interview that he had called the National Shooting Sports Foundation to cancel his scheduled performance at the SHOT Show.

Behind the scenes at Uber/BuzzFeed fracas  —  Uber is at the forefront of a vast reordering of ground transportation and how we use cars.  It is also in the middle of many publicity storms.  This is partly due to the stuck-pig resistance of an entrenched and politically savvy taxi industry …

LA Poll: Cassidy Up Big Over Landrieu  —  Alexandria, VA - A new Louisiana survey released by Vox Populi Polling today found that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy leads Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu 53 to 42 percent, with 5 percent unsure.  In addition, Cassidy is up big with Independents …

White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address  —  The White House is exasperated with the major broadcast networks - ABC, CBS and NBC — for skipping out on President Barack Obama's Thursday primetime address on his executive actions on immigration.

GruberGate's Insider Problem  —  Is there anything left to say about l'affaire Gruber?  One of the major architects of Obamacare has appeared in a series of embarrassing video clips, musing about the “stupidity” of voters and celebrating the various ways that the law was designed to take advantage of their cognitive shortcomings.

How Republicans Are Learning to Love the Shutdown  —  Conventional wisdom is malleable, and it appears that conventional wisdom on the wisdom of shutting down the government is shifting, at least within the Republican party.  While the old CW was that it was a terrible idea that Republicans suffered for …

Marijuana legalization: Oregon lawmakers will be asked to decide whether to allow local pot taxes  —  Oregon legislative leaders are considering establishing a special House-Senate marijuana committee to consider tweaking the voter-approved initiative legalizing marijuana.  (The Oregonian)