President Obama resumed his vacation on Martha's Vineyard after a trip to Washington of less than 48 hours which puzzled many observers. Washington Times columnist Joseph Curl questioned why both Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder flew back to DC from Massachusetts for Holder to update him on the Ferguson, MO violence. Justin Sink of The Hill speculated the surprise trip might have been prompted by Democrats being wary of the president taking a two-week vacation ahead of November's mid-term elections.Judicial Watch estimated the round trip cost $1.1 million.



Should our national security apparatus be concerned about the latest attack by North Korea? Probably not, since it was a crude insult directed at Secretary of State John Kerry by an unidentified policy spokesman who called Kerry a wolf with a "hideous lantern jaw." American cartoonists have done worse than that.





Although the Democrats' best candidate for the Montana Senate seat dropped out three months before the election after being exposed for plagiarism, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is optimistic. Reid, who lives in a dream world much of the time, said, "We are really doing well in Montana." Math teacher Amanda Curtis, who replaced John Walsh on the ticket, is facing "nearly insurmountable odds" in the race against Republican Steve Daines, according to The New York Times.