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.

What Obama is saying is simple: The United States has become Too Big To Fail.

She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.

Obama's victory in November 2008 was a historic political accomplishment.

Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will.

By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class.

Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history.