“Jimmy Carter” on The Daily Caller

Politico’s Alexander Burns trumpets President Obama’s newly minted reputation as a tough-on-national-security leader. In “President Obama dashes ‘Jimmy Carter’ label” he notes: “Obama’s overall approval numbers have rallied since May 1, when he announced Bin Laden’s death from the East Room of the White House.” (more)

Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter has a favorite in the race for the Republican nomination for president. (more)

President Obama came into office pledging a new approach to the Middle East. We were told that his middle name — Hussein — would give him unprecedented entrée to the corridors of power in that troubled region — and to the Arab street. (more)

Although plenty of comparisons have been made between Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter, the latest incursion into Libya hasn’t elicited many. In fact, the move has garnered praise from some neoconservatives. (more)

Eleven years after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, on the eve of America’s great centennial celebration, counterfeiters formed a plot to steal his body from its honored grave in Springfield, Illinois. They had plans to hold the body for ransom. The U.S. Secret Service was able, happily, to disrupt this ghoulish plot. (more)

Often compared to President Kennedy, President Obama may well find that Libya has become his Bay of Pigs. (more)

The fall of Helen Thomas has been a storied and sad tale and almost every day it seems like another chapter is added. (more)

In November, the GOP made major inroads into the South — a region the party already dominated. Republicans now control 9 of the South’s 11 governor’s mansions and 131 of its 155 Senate and House seats.* (more)

If there was any question where former President Jimmy Carter’s sympathies lie, this might shed a little more light on that. (more)

Without a single primary or caucus being held, Barack Obama quietly won reelection yesterday. (more)

From 1968 through 1992, we liberal Democrats had largely given up hope that we could maintain our liberal principles and still be competitive in presidential elections. It was the Democratic Leadership Council or DLC, created by a young congressional staffer from Indiana named Al From, who gave us hope of winning back the presidency. The result: two terms of Bill Clinton, and hopefully, two terms of Barack Obama. (more)

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — America is on a “road to ruin” because of misguided policies in Washington and needs to get back in step with the values of Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin said at an event honoring the former president’s legacy. (more)

Last week our puppet show in Egypt ended, but it was a good run. (more)

“Now, clean energy breakthroughs will only translate into clean energy jobs if businesses know there will be a market for what they’re selling. So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all — and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen.” — Barack Obama (more)

The State of the Union address always seems to include the idea that the state of the union is “strong.”Barack Obama, in his first State of the Union address last year, said that “despite our hardships, our union is strong.” (more)

1.) Two Democrats announce plans to overreact to Tucson massacre — A little more than 24 hours after a lone gunman attempted to assassinate Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killing and wounding more than a dozen others in the process, two Democratic representatives announced their plans to further restrict Americans’ freedom. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed and her son injured in a subway car shooting, wants to renew a Clinton-era ban on large ammunition magazines, as well as investigate the type of ammunition used by deranged (and possibly schizophrenic) shooter Jared L. Loughner. “Looking at the number of clips that he was able to fire, from 15 to 20 rounds, we need to look at those and say, ‘Why should an average citizen be able to have that?’” McCarthy told Newsday. “If you have a semiautomatic and can’t take someone down with a standard clip, you shouldn’t have one.” Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Robert Brady would like to make it “a federal crime for a person to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a Member of Congress or federal official.” When asked by CNN if he honestly expected his colleagues to join him in defecating on the First Amendment, Brady replied, “Why would you be against it?” (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker is ending his term as chairman of President Barack Obama’s economic advisory panel next month, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. (more)

Comeback kids in politics, as in sports or any other competitive endeavor, are those that truly surprise us. The more the media labels someone a comeback kid before the comeback, or a politician claims to be one, the more likely the characterization, win or lose, will turn out to be untrue. (more)

As 2010 fades away and 2011 prepares to dawn, here are 11 things that I predict will happen in 2011: (more)

In the private sector, the capstone of your career is marked with a laudatory going-away party, perhaps a gold watch or other recognition of your years of service, and your retirement — it’s a clean break. The company goes on with its business and you go on with your life. (more)