It is a dark day in Washington. Two days before Father's Day, a man whose devotion to both his father and son was legendary, died suddenly, leaving a gaping hole in American politics, and in the hearts of everyone he touched.

Tim Russert was more than the moderator of Meet...

Watching television Sunday morning I stared at the screen with my jaw hanging open and asked aloud, "What the hell are they wearing?" Now don't get me wrong. I often find myself glaring at the television with that question on my lips. It's just not often during "Meet the Press."...

Barack Obama is like that high school romance we all remember. He was the hot, mysterious stranger who transferred in junior year, and you wanted to be the one to take him to the prom. He had that brooding charisma, and inspired you with his poetry and dreams of social...