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Biden ship went down tonight. The only recourse democrats have is to bring in a woman candidate.

In the wake of Joe Biden's debate implosion, there's a lot of panic going on in the Democratic Party. CNN's John King encapsulated it on Thursday night: "Very aggressive panic," he termed it. In the immediate wake of the debate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke with Ben Ferguson on their podcast, "The Verdict," about the debacle. As Rebecca Downs at our sister site Townhall reported: Cruz agreed with King that "Joe Biden did unbelievably badly, that the degree of dementia he is facing right now, it has escalated to a point that it is unrecognizable," adding "I think there are...

(CBS News) Updated: 11:30 a.m. ET CHARLESTON, S.C. - Coming off a landslide upset primary victory in South Carolina Saturday night, Newt Gingrich on Sunday attributed the win in part to his "authenticity" as a candidate - something he suggests his rival Mitt Romney lacks. Speaking to CBS News' Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation," Gingrich said it was the people of South Carolina, not himself, who "pulled it off" last night in the Palmetto State: "They wanted somebody who was tough enough and bold enough to take on Obama," he said. "In addition, I think South Carolinians were the...

Boy Survives Falling Off Balcony After Bouncing Off Palm Trees A four-year-old boy had a lucky escape after falling from a 17th floor hotel balcony only to bounce off palm trees and land with minor injuries. By Paul Thompson 06 Jun 2010 Rescuers found Joey Williams still alive after he bounced off a cluster of palm trees and landed on a dirt surface near the hotel's swimming pool. Apart from surviving the 80ft fall he somehow managed to land between two pipes jutting up from the ground. Less than four hours after the fall at his hotel in Miami, Florida,...

A Minnesota senator has introduced a bill that would require indoor inflatable play centers to get liability insurance and staff a trained supervisor. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Katie Sieben (DFL-Newport), will be heard by a Senate committee Monday. The new law would apply to indoor play centers with bouncy castles, houses and other inflatable equipment. It would not apply to equipment rented for private home parties or at carnivals and other festivals.

Bouncing back: Hurricane hero rebuilds his life in time for Katrina's birthday By Alec Russell (Filed: 18/08/2006) One of the few undisputed heroes of Hurricane Katrina, a one-time bouncer turned teacher, still lives in a trailer a year after he rescued survivors of the great storm. Chris Baker, a 38-year-old barrel of a man, borrowed his Uncle Jimmy's boat and, drawing on his training in the Coast Guard Reserve, joined the hunt for stranded fugitives. Left: A weary Chris Baker ferrying a police officer through flooded streets. Right: With his girlfriend Amy His stirring experiences allowed him to forget that...

YUSUFIYAH – The sounds of car horns honking and chickens squawking were a soundtrack for prosperity at a market just south of Baghdad on July 13, where vendors displayed everything from clothing to ice and vegetables in this once insurgent-infested town. American, British and Iraqi forces fought pitched battles here in the fall of 2004, during a sweep of insurgents still loyal to Saddam's regime. Today, the market is full of faces looking forward to peaceful and uneventful days. “Before the American Army came to this area, it was full of insurgents and thieves and killers,” said Ali, who declined...

It's time India got angry and stopped all this 'bouncing back' nonsense By Amrit Dhillon in Bombay (Filed: 16/07/2006) A backlash against the authorities is taking hold in Bombay, five days after the bombings that killed 181 commuters and injured almost 900. There is a sense of anger and betrayal among those living in India's commercial capital that the state has failed to protect them from yet another terrorist attack. A Hindu demonstrator expresses his anger "Blood has become cheaper than water," said Atul Pataonde, a shopkeeper in the Bandra district. "These bombs keep happening but nothing changes." To many...

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - If only this were the bottom.If only all the lies, the scandals, and the stock-pumping, option-dumping crimes against the small investor and the pain that they caused could just magically disappear with the sound of those two lovely words: buying opportunity. It happened for a brief moment Wednesday. For a moment that whiff of greed from the summer of '99, like a familiar smell that conjures up a childhood memory, wafted over Wall Street. And when the buying was done and the Dow ($INDU: news, chart, profile) and the S&P 500 ($SPX: news, chart, profile) had...