The immediate reaction among the political class to the debt downgrade was the play the same old stupid games.

Like the rest of us, financial analysts across the globe are trying to figure out what the U.S. debt downgrade means.

A disastrous day for American troops in Afghanistan.

So, it happened………

The agenda of the Tea Party movement doesn’t necessarily coincide with what voters say they want from Washington.

The job approval numbers for Congress are at historic lows, but will that matter in 2012?

There is little to cheer in the jobs report released by the Labor Department today.

The “super committee” created by the debt ceiling deal is already the subject of criticism, most of it unwarranted.

Congress is failing to complete even simple tasks thanks to a bitter partisan divide.

Rumors of Timothy Geithner’s departure from the Treasury Department may have been exaggerated.

International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.

After years of becoming more inclusive, the Conservative Political Action Conference is closing itself off to opposing points of view.

House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.

Will the trial of Hosni Mubarak actually change anything?

One year ago, Timothy Geithner said them things about the economy he probably wishes he could take back right now.

Has a precedent been set for future requests by the President to increase the debt ceiling?

The reviews are in on the debt negotiations, and the public isn’t happy.

First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s a abortion. Rick Perry hasn’t met a Constitutional Amendment usurping state power he doesn’t like.

The world is starting to denounce the crackdown in Syria, but the reaction seems unlikely to go much beyond strongly worded statements.

The cuts to Pentagon spending in the new debt deal are further revealing a split in the GOP over foreign policy and military spending.

A somewhat surprising First Amendment decision arising out of the 2010 Elections.

You thought you’d seen the worst of Congress in July? Oh, you silly American you.

Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.

Another round of economic statistics raises questions about the health of the economy.

We have a deal in Washington. Now, the leadership just has to make sure it can pass Congress.