SARAH PALIN: We show what happened, back in 2008, I believe that's when it started, when the media decided to just go along to get along with Obama, ingratiating themselves with him and vice versa. What we saw was these attempts to destroy these whistleblowers, those who were telling the truth, even in the campaign. Those who were bringing up the n

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Never issue a threat you're not prepared to, in the end, honor and deliver on, and if the Republicans imagine they're going to either stop the funding of the government or refuse the raising of the debt ceiling, they're out of their minds. It would be a catastrophe in the end. All the president has to do is wait and they're goi

SEAN HANNITY: Let me ask you one question about this budget. Senator Mike Lee of Utah is saying that Republicans, as this battle moves forward, this is the last opportunity because all spending begins in the House, with Congress, they have the power of the purse. He's saying defund Obamacare, fund the rest of the government. I know they've voted 35

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let me finish tonight with this. I said it before and am now saying it again. There are too many people on the American right who hate the very notion of Barack Obama in the White House. It grates on them, just as it thrills – even now – tens of millions of others. They hate not just his politics but him. Think about

MICHAEL STEELE: The bottom line though, Chris, is that we've got to start somewhere. The president is giving yet another speech. You know, the reality of -- how many speeches can he give while creating jobs? CHRIS MATTHEWS: Excuse me. I hear a speech -- STEELE: Wait a minute, hold up, wait a minute, Chris. There are two numbers, Chris -- M

"As a former prosecutor who was appointed by President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001, I just want us to be really cautious, because this strain of libertarianism that’s going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought," Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Thursday in Aspen, Colorado at a forum for

In a press availability with President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam, President Obama said he was told Ho Chi Minh was "inspired" by the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the founding fathers. OBAMA: "At the conclusion of the meeting, President Sang shared with me a copy of a letter sent by Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman. And we discussed the fact

"Throughout our history, Islam has contributed to the character of our country, and Muslim-Americans, and their good works, have helped to build our nation - and we've seen the results. We've seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants - farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our cities," President Obama said

The unemployment rate among black males age 16-19 is 57%. 

Nina Easton, Juan Williams, and Charles Krauthammer

Ezra Klein explains why, of all the aspects of President Obama's economic policy that receive attention, the biggest decision he'll make is naming the new chairman of the Federal Reserve.