Isn't Hillary Clinton counting her chickens a little too early? The Las Vegas Review Journal reports she insists on staying in the "presidential suite" of luxury hotels, including Las Vegas. The prospective Democratic candidate also requires those sponsoring her speech-making appearances to provide a private jet - 16-passenger Gulfstream G450 or larger - for transportation, according to the newspaper.


"When government picks winners and losers, the losers usually end up being taxpayers." - Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who released a report showing that federal tax credits meant to stimulate the economies of low-income communities have gone for doggie day care, sculptures, recording studios, limousine services and breweries.



President Obama is under fire from a fellow Democrat for ignoring Congress in using U.S. military power in Iraq. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said: "I think Congress is really tired of presidents just going in by themselves."