As I'm writing this early Tuesday morning, the front page of the Huffington Post contains two prominent items: a picture of Monday night's Bush address saying "The Safety of America Depends on the Outcome of the Battle in the Streets of Baghdad" juxtaposed with a photo of John McCain...

John McCain sure took President Bush to the woodshed over Iraq the other day, didn't he? Time Magazine is swooning already: "the Senator is flashing his independent credentials."

Let's establish a new rule in politics here and now. Right up there with "never put on the funny hat" should...

Dennis Hastert rose to the Speaker's chair nearly eight years ago with a promise to first and foremost restore the public's trust in Congress. Republicans had seen his two predecessors chased out on the heels of scandals, Congress' approval rating had hovered in the mid-40s, and the House was badly...