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Having trouble viewing this email? Thursday, December 16, 2010 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports December 16, 2010 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics What Election? Lame Duck Congress Gorges - Daniel Mitchell, NY Post The weeks since Election Day have provided nauseating confirmation of Mark Twain's observation: "There is no distinctly native American crim... Moderation No Longer Exists in the GOP - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post WASHINGTON -- The "No Labels" group that held its inaugural meeting this week in the name of the political center fills me with passionate a... The GOP Charge Up Capitol Hill - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal When Republicans take over the House of Representatives in January, they'll have a solid majority, 242 to 193. With enough imagination and fortit... Obama Releases Afghanistan War Review - Ben Feller, Associated Press President Barack Obama's expansion of the war in Afghanistan has eroded the power of the al-Qaida terrorists who attacked America in 2001 and the... A Tet Offensive in Afghanistan? - George Will, Washington Post Once when the French statesman Duc de Richelieu (1766-1822) was planning a military campaign, an officer placed a finger on a map, saying: "We ... More Opinion and Analysis Huckabee Flip-Flops on Cap-and-Trade - Erin McPike In a blog post on his Web site on Wednesday afternoon, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee responded to a story on RealClearPolitics that pointed out ... So You Thought Health Care Was Fixed ... - Froma Harrop So you thought health care was fixed. Well, maybe not "fixed," but you assumed that the new law had put us on the path to solving one of Am... In Defense of the Liberal Arts - Victor Davis Hanson The liberal arts face a perfect storm. The economy is struggling with obscenely high unemployment and is mired in massive federal and state deficits.... MORE ON REAL CLEAR Is Europe America's Albatross? - RealClearMarkets WASHINGTON-Just as the American economy appears to be improving, with higher sales and production, it risks being dragged under by Europe. On Wednesda... WikiLeaks, Gulf Arabs & Iran - RealClearWorld Recent WikiLeaks revelations about the discrepancy between the public and private views on Iran voiced by Gulf Arab leaders have been widely covered b... Stout Phillies Face an Old Age Hurdle - RealClearSports Let’s not concede the pennant to Philadelphia just yet, shall we? The stunning Cliff Lee signing gives the Phillies one of the most imposing ro... LATEST VIDEO McCain To Tea Partiers: "Grab Your Pitchforks" To Fight Earmarks Karl Rove "Mystified" By The Things Obama Does DNC's Kaine: Tax Deal A Winner For The American People RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 45.6 47.8 -2.2 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 ELECTION 2010 FINAL RESULTS Senate Final Results House Final Results Governor Final Results Unsubscribe from this newsletter.