BUDGET – If Republicans dug in their heels now on budget issues, what damage could lame-duck Democrats have done before they leave office at the end of December?

POWER BALANCE – Is it more important for Republicans to have control of Congress, which makes law…rather than a White House, which enforces those laws?

RACE-BAITING – How does a race-baiting, cop-hating demagogue like Sharpton get White House invitations 61 times since 2009, and how does Obama get away with it?