Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has won a title that she probably won't use if she decides to run for president. She was named the 2014 Porker of the Year by Citizens Against Government Waste. The group specifically cited her "preposterous suggestion" that the U.S. Postal Service expand into banking services.

Seldom is anything bad about Democrats said by the liberal media, but The New York Times and CNN have joined a chorus of critics blasting Bill and Hillary Clinton for taking foreign contributions. Their foundation has raised at least $48 million from overseas governments since 2001. The Times called on the Clintons to reinstate a ban on foreign donors.

The Obama administration's revelation of a plan to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from Islamic terrorists in the spring using 25,000 U.S. troops is being called "mystifying" and "bewildering" by congressional and retired military sources. They roundly criticized the decision "to announce war plans in advance."