Republicans rolled a lucky seven Senate pickups on Nov. 4 and added an eighth seat after Alaska finished its vote count. Dan Sullivan, a former George W. Bush State Department official, will replace Democratic Sen. Mark Begich. Louisiana's Senate race will be settled in a Dec. 9 runoff.

White House power figure Valerie Jarrett has a new title -- Scapegoat-in-Chief -- conferred on her by Washington media reporter Howard Kurtz. He writes that Jarrett, a personal Chicago friend of Barack and Michelle Obama, is the target of blame by the national press for the midterm election debacle. Kurtz admits Jarrett does have some defenders.


The Obama administration was well represented at the "Concert for Valor" on the National Mall, supposedly to honor military veterans. Vice President Joe Biden and President Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett were present to see Bruce Springsteen sing an anti-war song and Eminem performing a rap laced with expletives.