This double dip recession brought to you courtesy of the Tea Party? Stock market performance under George W. Bush compared to Obama's first three years.

This horse contributed more to the economy as a show horse than as an entree. Yes, Trent Lott, our former Senate majority leader, who resigned his seat following a controversial mutter that Strom Thurmond should have been elected president, despite being

Politics, for all of the focus on issues, symbols and ideology, is a deeply personal business. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) doesn’t feel deep affection for fellow Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.). Mississippi Republican Sens

A strong case could be made that Rick Santorum owes much of the credit for his recent surge to Rush Limbaugh -- whether Rush wants that credit or not. Events of this past week seem to indicate that Senator Santorum would concur. In the past few days his

Budget resolution The budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. It would reduce the deficit by $4.4 trillion over 10 years by repealing the 2010 health care reform law, reforming entitlements like Medicare and Medicaid and making cuts to defense tha

For a candidate who says he hasn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, Mitt Romney seems comfortable around D.C. insiders -- at least judging by the droves he drew to fundraisers and exclusive huddles in the nation's capital on Thursday. Hundreds of deep-