NRO's Rich Lowry Explains What Lessons He Thinks We Should Learn From Ferguson  —  Bloody Bill's finest does his best to attempt to absolve Darren Wilson from any responsibility for the death of Michael Brown.  —  From one of Bloody Bill Kristol's finest over at the National Review Online …

A 2016 ballot without Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush?  You heard it here  —  Charlie Cook, one of the most respected political experts in the country, believes Hillary Clinton has only a 25-30 percent chance of running for president, and in any case he thinks she is either “rusty” or “she has lost her fastball.”

Obama calls Chuck Todd ‘sad’  —  The commander in chief doesn't think much of the man who labeled him “The Stranger.”  —  Shopping at a Washington, DC, bookstore Saturday, President Obama spotted a copy of “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd's new book about his presidency.  —  “Oh, Chuck Todd!”

When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 5  —  WE Americans are a nation divided.  —  We feud about the fires in Ferguson, Mo., and we can agree only that racial divisions remain raw.  So let's borrow a page from South Africa and impanel a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine race in America.

Former al Qaida hostage recounts nightmare - of dealing with FBI  —  WASHINGTON — The only thing as bad as being tortured for months as a captive of jihadists in Syria was dealing with the U.S. government afterward, according to one former American hostage.

GOP Staffer Calls Obama Daughters Classless, Dressed for the “Bar”  —  For most people, Sasha and Malia Obama's spiritless appearance at this year's White House turkey pardon was a lesson about humility, showing how even the world's most powerful man is still just “ugh, Dad” to his teenage daughters.

GOP congressional majority likely to change way it crunches numbers  —  The incoming Republican majority in Congress is preparing to give number-crunching a controversial twist, and the new math could make it easier for the GOP to cut taxes.  —  For years, leading GOP lawmakers have wanted …

Off-Duty Cop Allegedly Shoots Woman In Head During Road Rage Incident  —  An off-duty Texas cop got upset at a woman for cutting him off and allegedly fired his gun into her window, hitting her in the head.  —  Now Precinct 6 Deputy Constable Kenneth Caplan is charged with aggravated assault …