The weekend ended without any dramatic announcement about a multi-trillion euro bailout for the banking sector. But the elements of the bailout are being prepped, even as the Greek people protest depressing austerity.

Mike Huckabee thinks groups that urge boycotts of companies that fund anti-LGBT organizations are engaged in un-American economic terrorism. By that definition there are lots of economic terrorists out there . . . on the right.

I love when reporters are put on stories with a clearly self-imposed frame – in this case, Obama versus “The Left” – and then show themselves to have no knowledge of the details of the situation. Edward-Isaac Dovere commits this sin in the second sentence of his Politico story about the foreclosure fraud settlement, using a term that betrays his ignorance.

This time, the problem is a subprime mortgage settlement that his administration is pressuring state attorneys general to sign off on — a deal that could stop many state investigations and prosecutions about mortgage lending practices.

Sunday was declared a “day of rest” by organizers of the Occupy Wall Street protest. Those participating in the occupation used the day to recover and re-energize their action in lower Manhattan.

Race infuses American politics and society in such toxic ways that we need more (and better) public engagement on the topic. But is criticism by progressives of Obama presumptively infused with at least some racism? Three essays.

In case you missed it over the weekend, the president attended the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner — and promptly told them to quit bitching.

Lindsey Graham hit the war default button yesterday on one of the Sunday shows, saying that the US should engage in military action against Pakistan for their relationship with the Haqqani network. The US has accused the network of a truck bomb attack on the US Embassy and NATO headquarters on September 13.

What is less known is that the Obama Administration reportedly threatened the same thing last week. They said that Pakistan must engage the Haqqanis or face unilateral action against them from the US.

Despite threats to carry on with a one-week recess, Congress stayed in session, with still no agreement on funding the government past this Friday. That means the threat of a government shutdown is still there.

The American people very disappointed with poor performance of our national government. A record 81 percent of Americans say they are dissatisfied with way the country is being governed according to Gallup.

Ray Kelly’s NYPD has treated the Occupy Wall Street protests in a manner glaringly different from how they treated a protest organized by Liz Cheney. Liz Cheney’s protest against holding terror trials in NYC was greeted with open arms, but Occupy Wall Street has been walled off and maced.