“This fact marks our political age: The pendulum is swinging faster and in shorter arcs than it ever has in our lifetimes. Few foresaw the earthquake of 2008 in 2006. No board-certified political professional predicted, on Election Day 2008, what happened in 2009-10.”
Jim Geraghty: The rout is on.
“I’d say that if O’Donnell breaks 40%, that’s enough to give encouragement to a Palin bid, and it would take a really substantial wipeout to make a plausibly discouraging case.”
Krauthammer earns a spot in RINO pantheon with a column on Christine O’Donnell and the Buckley Rule.
Dodd: Republicans are a lot better than Democrats at not allowing entrenched committee leaders to hold their gavels forever, preventing new blood from ever getting a chance.
Slideshow: Afghanistan prepares for elections.
In this round of “Who’s the leader of the GOP?” speculation, Haley Barbour gets the win!
Robert Gibbs sent 7 tweets referencing John Boehner this week.
“What’s scarier: a 9.6 percent unemployment rate and $13 trillion debt? Or John Boehner?”