Politics

And the real tragedy behind Obama’s plan is that it will likely undermine comprehensive immigration reform, which the country desperately needs.

Imagine the surprise that online customers will receive when the lame duck Senate massively expands government power via the Internet.

Imagine the surprise that online customers will receive when the lame duck Senate massively expands government power via the Internet.

The rollout of Obamacare had a lot in common with the "rollout" of Barack Obama's presidency. Both encouraged high expectations, promised impressive deliverables, and tried to reinstill faith in big government. And both utterly failed.

Obama has vetoed exactly two bills in six years, according to a summary of vetoed bills tracked by the U.S. Senate. By contrast, Bill Clinton vetoed 37 bills.

One of the biggest disappointments for Democrats had to be Texas. They had boots on the ground, lots of money, a believable narrative, great candidates and big hopes for a blue future—and Texas got even redder.

Voter turnout will likely be low in this mid-term election; only a little more than a third of voters will take the time and effort to vote. But it will have nothing to do with voter ID laws or voter suppression and everything to do with apathy.

Voters around the country are concluding “it’s better to be red than dead”—applying a whole new, and much better, meaning to an old phrase. 

The IRS has gone rogue, threatening Americans' constitutional liberties. But don't blame the IRS alone; it and many other agencies are only following the lawless disregard for the Constitution and Bill of Rights provided by "President Pen-and-a-Phone."

Reid’s sole purpose has been to protect Obama from having to make difficult political and legislative decisions. That protection racket would come to an end with a Republican Senate.