"Unlike so many of the lemmings and partisans of Washington DC, Hagel actually called out the catastrophe of the Iraq War as it happened."

"The neocons cannot forgive him for exposing what they wrought on the nation and the world. For good measure, he has a Purple Heart and...

"President Barack Obama and Psy shared the stage in Washington on Sunday but didn’t dance 'Gangnam Style' together."

"Obama has said he thinks he can do 'Gangnam Style' — Psy’s signature dance — but hasn’t proven it yet." The 2 mega pop st...

"Althouse: If you could write your 'How Obama Lost Me' post in the next 24 hours, the race could come down to your influence!"

Writes Ruth Anne Adams in the comments to the "last 72 hours" post. She adds "But if you're going the way of Colin Powel...

Live-blogging the big last debate.

7:06 Central Time: Get ready! 7:32: In the comments, Sorun said, "I predict a big Obama win tonight, since the only people watching wil...

After the Benghazi attack: "We're going through a mission accomplished moment."

Here 's Bob Woodward, today on "Fox News Sunday," talking about the what the Obama administration has said about the Benghazi ...

Eric Holder announces the end of "the Obama administration’s limited effort to scrutinize the counterterrorism programs carried out under President George W. Bush."

The NYT reports: The Justice Department did not say publicly which cases had been under investigation. But officials had previously confirme...

Romney: "President Obama’s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq..."

"... has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women....

"Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday appeared to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq as part of the war against al-Qaeda..."

"... an argument controversially made by the Bush administration but refuted by President Obama and many Democrats." IN THE COMMEN...

"We will not try to make Afghanistan a perfect place."

"We will not police its streets or patrol its mountains indefinitely. That is the responsibility of the Afghan government." Obama...

"Congress is not looking forward to having to spend billions of our money to make up for billions of their money that we can't account for, and can't seem to find."

The money seems to be somewhere in Iraq.

I talk to Matt Welch about freedom...

... and sex scandals, politicized media, and the meaning of various buildings: IN THE COMMENTS: Shouting Thomas said: "One hour and two...

Interviewing Condi....

... will be done Condi's way.

"Well, so far the two biggest scoops from the latest document dump are that the infamous Lancet study was bogus, and that WMDs were found in Iraq in quantity"

"Neither of these stories is actually news to people who were paying attention, but now — conveniently enough just before an election, ...

What are we to make of the new Wikileaks documents?

Read here , including the additional links across the top. There are the details of the hellishness of war, but, beyond that, what are we se...

Obama on Iraq: Mission Accomplished.

And now he would like you to pay attention to domestic issues. Okay? ADDED: "The war is over"... remember Phil Ochs singing that? ...

"Coordinated Attacks Strike 13 Towns and Cities in Iraq."

Obama's war.

Christopher Hitchens admits that he's one of "those men who were never really in battle and wished they had been."

His wife said that, back in 2006, adding: "There's a whole tough-guy, 'I am violent, I will use violence, I will take some of t...

Live-blogging the big debate.

7:22 Central Time: Yes, I'm here, ready to go. Eager. This is big! 7:58: In the comments, we're setting the terms for the drinking g...

"I heard that Wall Street traders will treat us like liberators."

Comment by Peter Hoh on last night's post about the Bush speech that made me laugh the saddest possible half-laugh.

Obama negotiations with Iraq.

Amir Taheri had an article in the NY Post on Monday: WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barac...