I'm afraid that my patience with this newspaper has finally worn so thin that I feel compelled to voice my opinion. Scarcely a day goes by that your publication doesn't print a rant from one of the faithful churchgoers with a pitiful understanding of the Constitution and American history, your primary source for a "liberal" view is extremist Ted Rall, who is so far to the left it's a wonder he isn't whirling counter-clockwise and the remainder of the columnists are hard right. ...more

October 18, 2008

Vote For A Grown-Up We have a chance to have a grown-up as president after 16 years of baby boomers in charge in Washington and Wall Street. Maybe it is time for a grown-up to clean up the mess. ...more

October 17, 2008

Paul Krugman, a Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns. ...more

October 14, 2008

The first debate seemed like the perfect moment for Barack Obama to re-enact the Code Red courtroom scene from "A Few Good Men," to slide under John McCain's skin and irritate until he goaded McCain into doing exactly what he really wanted to do: tell off the whippersnapper who'd never bled for his country. ...more

September 30, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The chairman of the Republican Party in New Mexico's most populous county resigned Thursday, nearly a week after saying "Hispanics consider themselves above blacks" and won't vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. ...more

September 25, 2008

Carolyn Dundas of New Port Richey doesn't like John McCain's choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. ...more

September 20, 2008

Vandals sprayed the word "Obama" on the Republican Party of Sarasota's office on Tamiami Trail near the intersection with Stickney Point Road Tuesday night. ...more

September 17, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said during a news conference this morning that he more or less has decided to scrap plans to attend the Republican Party's national convention this week in Minneapolis. ...more

September 2, 2008

She has been known, at times, as "Sarah Barracuda." It began with her ferocity on the high school basketball court. As co-captain her senior year, Sarah Palin was a point guard who made the final free throw that won the Wasilla Warriors their first state championship. ...more

August 30, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's vice presidential prospects came to an end Friday, probably along with any chance he would enter a John McCain administration. ...more

August 30, 2008