Politicians

Rutgers released a poll that show Chris Christie has 68 percent overall approval among New Jersey residents, down a few points and showing real weakness on the economy, jobs and taxes.

Salon’s Alex Halperin has drawn a likely connection from a recent screed penned by quitter-governor Sarah Palin in the National Review upon the news of the Iron Lady’s death.

Former Mount Carmel Vice Mayor and Alderman William Blakely is a man who enjoys simple pleasures. According to three women who testified last Thursday, Blakely was especially found of getting the attention of local ladies by quickly driving by with his penis hanging out the window as he masturbated.

Following our story, Rendell's column — which called on New York officials to lift a ban on the drilling technique — was updated to disclose that he is a paid consultant to a private equity firm with natural gas investments.

With all the talk about Hillary Clinton potential's Presidential run in 2016, it was her daughter, Chelsea, who made waves on Monday morning who opened the door to a possible run for office.

The Aryan Brotherhood, a national white supremacist prison gang, is under investigation for committing heinous murders in Texas. What does Perry decide to do on Fox News? Blame the Hispanics, of course!

Fresh off entering the Republican primary as a conservative "savior" and alternative to Mitt Romney, Perry eventually made a total fool of himself. It's what Republicans do best: denying hope for the working poor and the elderly, all the while calling for those with the least to sacrifice the most so that they do not have to.

Rep. Don Young (R-AK) set off a media firestorm for his use of the offensive term “wetbacks” to describe immigrant workers. He has since apologized and said that he supports immigration reform.

If the gun reform movement sparked by Newtown ultimately comes to naught, rest assured that the top prize for spinelessness will be awarded to as many as eight quaking Senate Democrats.

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), one of the most extreme House Republicans, is running for his party’s Senate nomination in Georgia. In an interview with a local radio host last week, Broun went through a list of agencies he wants to abolish, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Education, which administers federal student loans.