That cheer going up from conservatives is because Attorney General Eric Holder announced he was resigning his post after a controversial tenure of 5 1/2 years. Their only regret is that he will stay on the job until his successor is appointed and confirmed by the Senate.

The ever-struggling U.S. Postal Service announced plans to improve its financial situation by making daily grocery deliveries to homes. Unfortunately that word came at the same time a Brooklyn mailman was arrested for hoarding some 40,000 pieces of undelivered mail in his home and car. Bad timing, indeed.

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Congress created more than 90 oversight committees and subcommittees with some jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security plus nearly 30 other bodies such as task forces and commissions. And that's not just an oversight. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., calls is a "petty fight for power."