Robert Laurie

Don't worry, Democrats. Nancy Pelosi is pretty sure there was no midterm wave

When we last heard from the totally-not-crazy Nancy Pelosi, she was predicting that "Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if Republicans win the Senate." Then, Nancy's worst fears came true. We're sure you're aware of this, because the world fell apart last Tuesday and you probably spent the last week scrounging for food in our GOP-created post-apocalyptic wasteland.

ObamaCare architect is really sorry you noticed his 'stupidity of the American voter' comment

By now, you've seen Jonathan Gruber's 2013 assertion that ObamaCare only passed thanks to lies, trickery, and what he called "the stupidity of the American voter." But, until last night, you hadn't heard him try to weasel his way out of the claim.

GOP picks up another seat: Begich is all but finished. AP calls Alaska for Sullivan

On election night, I swore I was going to stay up until all the races that didn't feature runoffs had been called. I made it as far as Mia Love's win around 2:30 AM and was forced to ask myself "Am I really going to try to stay awake for Sullivan's win in Alaska?" I gave up and went to bed. I'm glad I did, because if I'd kept my initial vow, I'd be one seriously tired writer today.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says her 'party has a problem.' Fortunately, she doesn't know what it is

If you've seen any of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's insane clips over the course of the last year, you know one thing: Debbie promised that the Dems would not lose in 2014. Their party was strong, people loved ObamaCare, the President was still popular, and they were going to do well in the midterms. Then Election Day proved her disastrously wrong.

ObamaCare architect: Law was purposely convoluted and 'relied on stupidity of the American voter'

24 hours after her big win on Tuesday, Joni Ernst was back in uniform.

Here's a story I managed to miss during last week's election hoopla. It's old news now, but I thought I'd share it with you anyway. If you're from Iowa and supported Joni Ernst, it'll make you glad you did. If you're outside the Hawkeye State, but you followed Ernst's campaign, you'll be happy that voters made the right choice.

Feeling emboldened by Tuesday, your favorite 'Maverick' decides to run again

Sigh.... It goes like this: If the Republicans had failed to take the Senate on Tuesday, McCain would probably have retired. He simply wouldn't have wanted to hang around as an elderly-and-powerless minority member. Now, it looks like he's changed his mind.

NAACP releases post-election statement - curiously forgets about Mia Love and Tim Scott

At this point, most of us are aware that the NAACP is little more than a well-organized race-baiting organization. They yell "racism" in order to keep black voters loyal to the Democrats and collect gobs of cash to support the effort. That's basically all they're about.

2016: Forty minute 'Meet Ben Carson' ad to air in 22 states Sunday

Surely, every one of our regular readers knows who Dr. Ben Carson is. However, if you're a low-info voter who doesn't pay attention to any given election until Chris Matthews tells you who you should vote for, you may not have heard of him. Dr. Carson is looking to remedy that problem by airing a 40-minute ad this Sunday.

Suddenly, inexplicably, a very cordial Harry Reid wants to 'work together'

Harry Reid spent the last few years attacking the GOP in every conceivable way. He's compared them to Nazis, accused them of wanting to kill people, indicated that deep down they hate their own country, and claimed that they desperately want to flood America's water supply with mercury and arsenic.

MSNBC desperation: Dems would have won if they'd just cozied up to Obama

Uh-huh. Right. They needed MORE of Obama. Sure thing.

You're going to love this parade of pre-election 'Democrats in denial'

Delicious.

UTAH: Mia Love defeats Doug Owens!

Here in the Eastern Time Zone, it's 2:01 AM. However, I'm willing to bet that some east-coasters are still watching the returns. Plus, if you're over on the left coast, it's only 11:00 PM. You're still paying attention!

IOWA: Joni Ernst wins - and not just because she's 'attractive and sounds really nice'

Joni Ernst has a pretty deep resume. She's smart, right on the issues, a former soldier and, according to Democrats, she sounds nice and is possibly as attractive as Taylor Swift

COLORADO: Republican Cory Gardner defeats Democrat Mark Udall

Stick a fork in the "War on Women" it's all done. Republican Cory Gardner has defeated Democrat Sen. Mark Udall in Colorado in a huge win.

NORTH CAROLINA: Republican Thom Tillis defeats Kay Hagan

As if we haven't had enough good news, our embarrassment of riches continues. North Carolina has been called in favor of the Republicans, with Thom Tillis defeating Kay Hagan for U.S. Senate.

KANSAS: Joe Biden outs 'independent' Greg Orman as being 'with us' in the Senate

There have been plenty of reasons to be comfortably sure that alleged "Independent" Greg Orman really wasn't particularly independent.

VIRGINIA: Voting machines switching GOP votes to Democrat candidate VIDEO

Last month, during early voting, Illinois voting machines were found to be switching Republican votes in favor of Democrat candidates. At the time, the problem was attributed to "calibration errors" and a swift fix was promised.

After thirteen years, One World Trade Center opens

At various times during its construction, One World Trade Center has been the subject of a wide range of emotions, controversies, construction foul-ups, aesthetic debates and political correctness gone mad. Now, thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the structure is finally open for business. Just a few hours ago, the employees of publishing giant Conde Nast headed up to their offices on floors 20-44 of the $3.9 billion tower.

Democrats send threatening letters to possible non-voters ...Tony Soprano-style

On Halloween, we all like to be frightened - at least a little. However, this year, the scares are coming to us courtesy of Democrats and a series of letters they've decided to send to potential non-voters. The New York State Democratic Committee wants you to know that it knows who you are, where you live, and it will be very, very, very disappointed if you don't vote.