President Obama has packed the Debt Commission (also known as the cat food commission) with members who have an overwhelming history of support for both benefit cuts and privatization of Social Security. The “National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform” is operating in secret over the objections of both parties. John Boehner and John Conyers [...]

And so it is done: Elena Kagan is Barack Obama’s nominee to replace the liberal lion, Justice John Paul Stevens. Kagan is a remarkably poor choice.

Kagan has a quintessential Upper West Side liberal pedigree, and within her writings you can pick out some hints of that – working for Liz Holtzman for Congress in 1980, her article on “Presidential Administration”, her opposition to don’t ask don’t tell, her college thesis on the rise of socialism (which should in no way be construed as anything but an academic review of the subject, actually). There are also warning signs, such as her writings on the First Amendment, her diversity record at Harvard law, her support of expansive executive power in the war on terror as Solicitor General and in her previous confirmation hearing.

After dithering for several hours, European leaders held a late-night press conference to announce a large deal that they hope will stabilize the economies of the euro zone.

A brief look at what’s happening in the news on the morning of May 10th, 2010.

Oh Elena Kagan, there’s another “well-kept” secret in Washington.

The Battle Of The Folkies from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, featuring Peter, Paul, and Mary, Donovan, and The Smothers Brothers performing abridged versions of their greatest hits.

Buckle up, FirePups, it’s going to be a bumpy ride into the second week of May.

One thousand people is not a “Woodstock”. One thousand people is a company picnic that got a little out of hand.

Afghan women and children face the worst conditions according to global survey.