How big should government be? The answer is: As big as it has to be - and for small-government types, no bigger than it has to be. ...more

February 27, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series about former Tampa and Florida first lady Mary Jane Martinez. ...more

February 22, 2009

Would you join me in praying for our president? Like many of you I didn't vote for him, but none the less he is our president. He truly does have a momentous task before him and he needs our support and wisdom only God can give. He has offered a couple of things that are promising, saying that any treaty between Israel and Palestine for peace would have to stop the rockets aimed at Israel and the flow of underground arms from other countries. As I understand it, the arms are coming from Egypt through underground tunnels. So, it is easy to see, Israel is not only at war with Palestine but also with others who are contributing to the effort. We may not want to admit it but this is an underhanded, unfair conflict which is apt to get worse before it gets better. ...more

February 6, 2009

To jump-start Presidents Day, we offer a rundown on noted exercise routines of some of our commanders in chief. ...more

February 4, 2009

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," sayeth Rahm. Opportunistic and cynical, yes. But also savvy political counsel that transformational presidents have always followed. ...more

February 4, 2009

Summoned to remove a fish bone agonizingly stuck in a rich man's throat, British surgeon Joseph Lister did so. When the grateful patient asked the charge for this service, Lister replied: "Suppose we settle for half of what you would be willing to give me if the bone were still lodged in your throat." The point - that the price one will pay depends on the urgency of the purchase - is pertinent to the president's "stimulus" proposal. ...more

January 30, 2009

In the 1980s, White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan, CIA Director William Casey, Secretary of the Treasury James Baker and Vice President George H. W. Bush all happened to converge where Teresa Imelda O'Gara was standing. ...more

January 30, 2009

Barack Obama is enjoying about a two-thirds approval rating for his first days as president, a poll released Saturday found. ...more

January 24, 2009

President Barack Obama on Friday quietly ended the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. Liberal groups welcomed the decision, while abortion rights foes criticized the president. ...more

January 23, 2009

A 20-year-old man who shares his name with the 40th President of the United States, an international airport and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was arrested early Tuesday morning during an undercover drug operation, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

January 20, 2009