Abraham Lincoln is known for freeing the slaves. Joe Biden is calling for "emancipation" of people's wealth. Biden said the wealthy control 1 percent of the economy and "this cannot stand." Does the vice president believe anyone takes him seriously?

Remember Howard Hughes, the shadowy eccentric figure of the last century? Someone at the Wall Street Journal did and wrote an editorial comparing President Obama to him. The editorial said Obama's veto of the Keystone pipeline bill puts him on a course of isolation and "he'll finish out his tenure as a Howard Hughes-like penthouse recluse who is ever more withdrawn from the political and economic center." Who thought the left-wing president was ever in the center?

The Conservative Political Action Conference is being held in Washington and some inventive minds have created a "Cocktail Caucus" in which attendees can "vote with your drink" on the field of 2016 presidential contenders. The so-called "swizzle stick poll" is a sobering thought.