Seldom do I find spam amusing when it arrives in the email inbox. But one that popped up the other day had all the trappings of legitimacy until I started reading it. “Fantastic news for … more

WASHINGTON — As a new Congress convenes, it has become an unquestioned truth among Republicans that their party has as much of a mandate as President Obama because voters returned them to power in … more

WASHINGTON — In the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism — presidency-worship … more

WASHINGTON — No one forced me, but I finally decided it was time to discover what all the business was about Honey Boo Boo. Even though I’ve made reference to the show featuring a former … more

Will the author of the Obama administration white paper on killing U.S. citizens please report for his war-crimes trial right away?If he served in the George W. Bush administration, someone would … more

WASHINGTON — Happy days are not here again, but they are coming for conservatives. Barack Obama — with the lowest approval rating (according to Gallup, 50 percent, four points lower than that of … more

WASHINGTON — For the first time since Election Day, President Obama is on the defensive. That’s because on March 1, automatic spending cuts (“sequestration”) go into effect … more

WASHINGTON — “I’m a pretty friendly guy,” President Obama said near the end of his White House news conference Monday afternoon. The claim might have been a touch more plausible if he … more