If we end up publishing the same columnists, week after week, we are not being very creative. Readers' preferences should be respected. But sometimes their horizons should be broadened.

Little understood by those outside this culture was her religious worldview: Sarah Palin would topple America's secular tyrants, leading her people, the true Christians, into the kingdom, notes Max Blumenthal .

In a Republican Party hoping to rebound in 2010 on the strength of a newly energized and ideologically aroused conservative grass roots, Sarah Palin's influence is now unparalleled.

Her publicity blitz begins today -- and all the slings and arrows will only make her stronger

If Palin is indeed a cancer on the GOP, why can't the Republican establishment retire her to a quiet life of moose hunting in the political wilderness? Why won't she listen to, or abide by, conventional political wisdom?

State of the Union With John King. Topics: health care bill; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Guests: David Axelrod, White House senior adviser; Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota; Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire; Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor; Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana. 9 a.m. (CNN)

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Joshua Gotbaum, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Raul Perea-Henze, Assistant Secretary of Policy and Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs Carrie Hessler Radelet, Deputy Director of the United States Peace Corps Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe ...