Occupy Wall Street

Politico: "Will Ron Paul kill the caucuses?"

Rich Lowry: "Paul, the Fringe Frontrunner"

Phil Klein: "Boehner: It's time for Obama to show leadership"

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) sends out this merry holiday card, perhaps proving once and for all that the Occupy Wall Street movement has jumped the shark:

Politico: "Romney preps Gingrich attack"

National Journal: "Here's a telling sign of how much President Obama's fortunes have changed since 2008 -- a leading Democratic Congressional recruit is now attacking a Republican congressman for supporting the president."

The Los Angeles Times describes the emptied Occupy Los Angeles encampment: 

Former LAPD detective and bestselling novelist Joseph Wambaugh notes that UC Davis officials are "negotiating a price with the Kroll security firm in New York for none other than former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton to fly West and tell us what went wrong on the day that students were pepper sprayed." In order to save everyone the trouble, Wambaugh explains what really happened:

The Associated Press crunches the numbers and finds that Occupy protests have "cost local taxpayers at least $13 million." 

During the first two months of the nationwide Occupy protests, the movement that is demanding more out of the wealthiest Americans cost local taxpayers at least $13 million in police overtime and other municipal services, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

Greg Sargent reports "that the DCCC [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee] is sticking by Occupy Wall Street. Indeed, the DCCC is now raising money off that recent report of a GOP-connected corporate lobbying firm’s proposed smear campaign against the movement. Nancy Pelosi has authored a DCCC fundraising email that presents this as proof that Republicans are on the side of Wall Street and against Dems and the protesters..."

President Obama hugs an increasingly unpopular, vulgar, and lawless movement.

Washington Post: "Bloomberg rebukes Obama over collapse of debt talks"

New York Times: "Egypt’s Civilian Government Submits Offer to Resign"

New York Times: "The Deficit Deal That Wasn’t: Hopes Are Dashed"

USA Today: "Poll: 'Occupy' movement fails to capture Americans' interest"

Newt Gingrich was asked this morning on Bill Bennett's Morning In America radio show about MSNBC's response to his views on Occupy Wall Street.