In reference to the letter dated Feb. 20 by Charles E. Wilson, all I can say is "How Typically Democratic!" Mr. Wilson begins and ends with a condemnation of the current Congress' spending any time on the steroids scandal when more important issues are at hand. However, so typically Democratic, Mr. Wilson just had to take a shot at condemning Bush for the Iraq War. Mr. Wilson emphatically promotes the false reasoning perpetuated by those Democrats who hate President Bush because he legitimately won the first and second election over weak Democratic candidates. Bush's decision to take out Saddam and ensure that his WMDs wouldn't fall into the hands of terrorists who wanted to destroy us and or our interests was the right thing to do, at the right time. Most of the Democratic leaders agreed and if anyone believes President Bush influenced the thinking of Hillary, etc., they need to stop with the Kool Aid. ...more

February 25, 2008

Mitt Romney's win Tuesday in Michigan keeps his candidacy alive for the Jan. 29 Florida primary, but further confuses the question of who's the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. ...more

January 17, 2008

The Florida primary appears even more critical to the Republican presidential nomination race after John McCain's New Hampshire win, but both leading Democrats seemed Wednesday to be intent on ignoring the Jan. 29 Florida vote. ...more

January 10, 2008

President Bush threatened Thursday to cancel thousands of pet projects that Congress inserted into a massive spending bill before leaving town this week, a move that could provoke a fierce battle with lawmakers in both parties who jealously guard their ability to steer money to favored purposes. ...more

December 21, 2007

Key members of Congress on Friday called for multiple investigations into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes, charging the agency may have eliminated evidence of torture, obstructed justice or engaged in an illegal coverup. ...more

December 8, 2007

The Senate voted Thursday to block a looming tax increase averaging $2,000 for millions of taxpayers after Senate Republicans succeeded in thwarting a Democratic plan to also raise taxes on investors. ...more

December 7, 2007

The Jan. 29 primary affects all Pasco County residents, whether or not you're eligible to vote in the presidential primary. ...more

November 28, 2007

President Bush said Saturday that Democratic leaders in Congress should celebrate Veterans Day by finally passing a spending bill covering programs for veterans. ...more

November 11, 2007

President Bush on Friday refused to sign into law a $23 billion national water-projects bill that would authorize tens of millions of dollars for the Tampa Bay area and billions more for other projects in Florida. ...more

November 3, 2007

House Democrats fell 13 votes short Wednesday in trying to overturn President Bush's veto of a $35 billion expansion of the government children's health insurance plan, prompting calls for new negotiations to decide the fate of the 10-year-old program. ...more

October 19, 2007