At a lunch meeting Thursday with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, former President Clinton said he would do "a substantial number of things" to for Obama's campaign this fall. ...more

September 12, 2008

To read some of the commentary, and the speculation that passes for reporting, you would think that female voters have lemon chiffon between the ears. ...more

September 11, 2008

You know what I'm thinking, because you're thinking it, too. If Barack Obama had chosen Hillary Clinton as his running mate, we would now be looking forward to the greatest night in the history of American politics: the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate between Ma Barker and Sarah Barracuda. ...more

September 9, 2008

Remember the Democratic National Convention? The Clintons and the Obamas, Invesco Field, the fireworks? ...more

September 7, 2008

Remember the Democratic National Convention? The Clintons and the Obamas, Invesco Field, the fireworks? ...more

September 7, 2008

Vile Garbage I have to thank the Hernando Today for printing Frances Earl's column, because it shows the good people of Hernando County just how crazy those on the left have become. ...more

September 5, 2008

Re: "Dems Taking The American Public For A Ride," letter to the editor by Peter Stathis in the Aug. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

September 4, 2008

For the last fortnight, the political conventions have been providing their usual fare: lots of stagecraft, non-stop schmooze-control, celebrity scrutiny, "defining-moment" speeches and over-analysis fodder for pundits and partisans. The ambience is equal parts pep rally, infomercial and Rotarian reunion. Time was when these conventions actually chose a presidential candidate. Back when smoke-filled back rooms were no mere metaphors. Now these gatherings rubber-stamp and coronate candidates. Which explains, in part, why some of Hillary's Harridans won't concede. The other part is that for those women who have outsourced their identities to Hillary Clinton, this election is no longer about the party and the country – it's about them. But enough, at least in this space, on that. ...more

September 3, 2008

Playing Gender Card Regarding "Palin Seen As Kindred Spirit" (front page, Aug. 30): ...more

September 3, 2008

Because I have spent a better part of my life hanging around the hustings as a scribbler, there have been times when I have deluded myself into thinking that, in another life, I would have made a pretty fair-to-middling political consultant. ...more

September 2, 2008