Too often, Americans mistakenly trace a direct line of causation between President Ronald Reagan's leadership and the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you count yourself among those whom subscribe to this historical revisionism, don't feel bad.

Republicans are learning an unpleasant lesson this morning: The only thing worse than having no health-care reform plan is releasing a bad one, getting thrashed by CBO and making the House Democrats look good in comparison.

Along with 2012 presidential hopefuls, Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty, FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey fought hard to displace Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava. By clearing the way for Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman, Bill Owens gets the Dems a win

Just over nine months into his first term, President Obama faces an unfortunate set of choices regarding another of his predecessors messes. And as he contemplates his Afghanistan strategy, the president is taking pressure from all sides.

Kudos to seven Board members for persisting in their efforts to protect the rights of people to open access of public records. From Reaching the Stars blog. Also links to the full story on the Chicago Tribune website.

Following sharp criticism from Dick Cheney, the White House response has been sharp and appropriate, but why should they respond at all? Of course, they must as the media will insist upon propping up Cheney's remark as legitimate discourse...

It's been a lousy week for Tom Donohue and his pals over at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For months now, Tom has been crisscrossing the country

The president himself said there is "one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration." Fox's coverage of health care demonstrations over the summer indicate an anti-Obama strategy. Faux News is guilty of subversion?

Prime Minister says failure to tackle global warming would be more costly than world wars and Great Depression

Four years after denying a Chinese bid to buy Unocal, the U.S. may be in too weak an economic position to object. Rebuffing China could also push it into the arms of countries hostile to the U.S.