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Politics:  The Senate just claimed the title of the world's most delusional body by refusing to strip unelected EPA bureaucrats of the power to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. This was the day freedom died.

Unintended Consequences:  Still more developments show that the Democrats' health care solution won't do what they said but will do what most would say public policy should not do.

Viewpoint:  So a man swept into office on an unprecedented tide of delirious fawning is now watching his presidency sink in an unstoppable gush. That's almost too apt.

Taking on the Unions in California - and winning:  A political candidate can take on the public-employee unions in a nasty street rumble and emerge bloodied but victorious. That's the message from Tuesday's election to fill a board of supervisors seat in Orange County, Calif.

Iran:  It took more than 16 months for the "tough, direct diplomacy without preconditions" to do something new against Tehran. And from the Mideast to Washington, everyone knows United Nations sanctions are useless.

Energy Policy:  The advisory board on offshore drilling says it never endorsed a moratorium, which was added later by the interior secretary. The only thing transparent about this administration is its lies.

Diplomacy:  President Obama sat for a White House photo op with the Palestinian Authority's leader and then announced a $400 million aid package for the West Bank and Gaza. What's wrong with this picture?

Debt:  Democrats whose spending has pushed the economy out onto a ledge reportedly are thinking about easing up a bit. But who are they trying to kid? They're quite comfortable on that ledge, as our poll data show.