Obama’s error-free transition has hit significant speed bumps as 2008 made way for the new year.

The AP is reporting that Roland Burris will get his Senate seat today, one day after the Democratic Senate majority refused to seat him.  You can read more about this here and here.

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By BEN FELLER
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By Jonah Goldberg

It’s become a cliché to say that the Republican Party has lost its identity and is wandering around aimlessly like a slow-witted kid abandoned at the mall. Of course, simply because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean it’s not pretty much true. The GOP does have real problems, because many Republicans treated their conservative [...]

(CBS) Ann Coulter says liberals should look in the mirror.
In her latest book, “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their Assault on America,” the conservative firebrand stirs up controversy again, contending that liberals in America try to play victim when really, they’re the bullies.
While she’s at it, she points fingers at what she calls the liberal media.
“(The [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges.
Senate Republicans had planned to disrupt the opening of the new Congress on Tuesday by blocking Franken’s swearing-in.
And in another ugly fight, Senate Democrats [...]