We don’t need more appointed Senators
Massachusetts should respectfully decline Sen. Ted Kennedy’s request that the state allow for the appointment, if his seat becomes vacant, of an interim senator to fill out his term rather than hold a special election within five months of the vacancy.
In a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, he said that it was "vital" that the state have two senators rather than go five months with only one. Kennedy is gravely ill with brain cancer and mostly absent from the Senate.
Obama’s pet peeves
Rule One: Never put something on the calendar that interferes with his duties as First Dad.
Groups target GOP on cap-and-trade
Attack ads are targeting five House Republicans who voted against the energy legislation in June.
Wanted: economic honesty
In an Ideas piece, Cantor says that the federal debt threatens prosperity.
In the land beyond outrage
“Dr. Politics” holds forth on the Lockerbie Bomber, Mark Sanford and Blackwater.
Obama doubles down on Bernanke
Most people have performance reviews to determine whether they keep their jobs. Bernanke has the Dow.
C.I.A. Abuse Cases Detailed in Report on Detainees
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. named a prosecutor to examine abuse of prisoners held by the C.I.A.