President Obama still hasn't done anything about controlling the level of the seas, but he's taking credit for wiping out Ebola. In remarks at the White House, he said, "we have risen to the challenge." But blogger Keith Koffler said the disease had already drastically subsided before U.S. efforts in West Africa were in place.  "... our leader and his white horse rode up to save the day after the day had already been saved," Koffler said.


Defense Secretary Ash Carter's first task is to develop a strategy to defend his wife from Joe Biden, a proven "hands-on" vice president.


First Lady Michelle Obama and the two Obama daughters did not accompany the president on his California golfing mini-vacation. Instead they made an unpublicized trip to Aspen to go skiing. Cost to taxpayers for the separate weekend getaways: an estimated $2.5 million.