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Gov. Paul LePage of Maine said Friday that the state’s N.A.A.C.P. leaders could “kiss my butt” after they questioned his decision not to attend Martin Luther King Day events in Bangor and Portland. The remark by Mr. LePage, a new…

In Tucson, on Wednesday evening, we saw President Barack Obama in his full Chauncey Gardiner mode. After the drubbing of November 2010, Obama's handlers have come to understand that Obama does best when, like Chauncey, he says nothing at all. Cha…

As the political world breathlessly debated Sarah Palin's statement Wednesday on the Arizona shootings, Gov. Mike Huckabee pointedly avoided the fray and spent his day doing something way more important. He jammed with a member of Def Leppard. T…

The tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., has ignited a media storm of political blame. Sarah Palin has been blamed for contributing to political violence with her target over Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' district. President Barack Obama has been criticized…

Read more stories from The Daily Caller Tim Pawlenty teases Washington with more hints of presidential run Mitch Daniels: Earmark issue a 'distraction' RNC to tackle issue of anachronistic gender rule White House to Daley: No contact with J.P. …

Hey, everybody--I'm back from Maternity Leave. Anything happen while I was gone? Sigh. I've been spending more time reading Pigeon books than political pages lately, so I may be a little rusty. But it took me a few minutes of watching Sarah Palin'…

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday accused the media of "blood Libel" by looking to assign blame for the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Palin offered a pointed defense of herself and other political leaders who used …

Some House Republicans are expressing renewed confidence that the push for a Constitutional Balanced Budget amendment will finally gather real steam in the new Congress -- aided by the newly-elected crop of Budget-slashing GOP freshmen.  "W…