Allison Lundergan (Alice in Wonderland) Grimes foolishly created a negative issue for herself by firmly refusing to say whether she voted for President Obama. Her attempt to put distance between her Senate race and the unpopular president made her the butt of jokes by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.

Republicans gained a major victory in their bid to wrest control of the U.S. Senate when the

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee decided not to spend any more money on television in Kentucky. The Hill reporter Alexander Bolton said this amounts to Democrats "throwing in the towel on their fight to oust Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell."

Air strikes haven't done much "degrade and destroy" the Islamic State, as President Obama had promised. Time for a different strategy and the Pentagon has acted. The operation by the U.S.-led coalition forces now has a name: "Inherent Resolve", which will become part of history, like "Desert Storm" and "Desert Shield." This should put a damper on the terrorists' recruiting efforts. Although Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson would like to see some "Shock and Awe." http://tinyurl.com/mv97btd