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Despite losing at least eight seats, and probably nine before all the votes are counted by 2015, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has not faced much in the way of a public pushback from his fellow Democrats… until today. Purple state Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) revealed on Thursday that she will not back Reid in his role as minority leader in the next Congress.The revelation came as a surprise when she was asked by reporters if she would stand by Reid. “I will not,” McCaskill replied.“Yesterday, I met with Harry Reid and told him I would not...

OK, ladies and gents, I just figured my last year's screed on this was such a huge hit (37 whole responses! Woo-hoo!) that I just had to come back for an encore. But this time we have a new twist: Instead of that blue writing at the top of the page where all the threads are listed, I'm getting the notice right when I log on - you know, the one with that says "Welcome back, [whoever you are]!" and underneath it is the rectangle in the middle of the page informing you that someone has posted something new to...

Twenty-eight months after being nominated by President Bush for a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Miguel Estrada has had enough. The Hispanic attorney has announced he is returning to his law practice rather than put up with more months of Democrat demagoguery and stall tactics. In a letter to the president announcing his intention to withdraw, Estrada said, "I believe that the time has come to return my full attention to the practice of law and to regain the ability to make long-term plans for my family." Here are some quotes from news...