While Negativity Is Politically Useful, It Is

Memories Of The Last Nine Years Have Turned Ground Zero From A Site Of Horror, To A Reminder Of Grief, To An Occasion For Ludicrous Artistic Posturing - And Now To Something Very Close To Parody.

Why, Listening To Obama Talk About His Economic Triumphs Over The Last Three Years Might Make You Want To Move To The Country He Was Describing. Too Bad That Country Exists Primarily In His Own Head.

Over The Next Decade, Cities And States Across America Will Be Compelled To Tighten Their Belts As The Really Big Bills - The Pension Bills They Cannot Afford - Come Due. They'll Have To Go After Existing Contracts With Current Workers.

In 2013, There Were 6,261 Black Homicide Victims In The Us — Almost All Killed By Black Civilians.

The Exit Polls Suggest That After A Relatively Disappointing First Term, Obama Managed To Reassemble Almost All Of His 2008 Electorate.