Sarah Palin brought a tumultuous chapter of her life to a close Sunday, relinquishing power as governor of Alaska after a rise and fall almost unprecedented in modern politics. ...more

July 27, 2009

How far have we slipped if the "entertainer of the year" is awarded for ridiculing the governor of Alaska while she was running for vice president? I realize that it is only Republicans who are so treated, but have we no honesty or pride? ...more

December 28, 2008

With only three days left before the Nov. 4 general election, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is making campaign stops in New Port Richey, Polk City and Ocala today. ...more

November 1, 2008

Lee Collis was on a trip to Alaska with several residents of Sun City Center when John McCain announced he had chosen Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. ...more

October 15, 2008

The polar bears of the north are not the only creatures in danger of extinction. The liberal big-game rifles are aimed at the governor of Alaska. The lowest of the shots taken so far is the reported decision of the tavern owner who is said to have hung in his place of business an obscene painting purporting to depict Sarah Palin. ...more

October 8, 2008

At Republican headquarters, 461 S. Commerce, Justine Devlin is being - her words - drowned in phone calls and requests for signs. ...more

September 12, 2008

For many years, reality was out of vogue with Republicans. They ignored the reality of Iraq and Katrina, of Pakistan and Osama bin Laden. ...more

September 4, 2008

John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the Democrats apparently do not, a McCain administration would not be like a Bush administration. ...more

September 4, 2008

Among Republicans here for their national convention, the initial surprise - if not shock - of John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate quickly morphed into near elation. ...more

September 2, 2008