Jason Grill | Posted 05.18.2012
Mitt Romney's next major campaign move, selecting his Vice Presidential nominee, might decide what looks to be a very close general election. If you don't believe me, look no further than Sarah Palin in 2008.
Maribel Hastings | Posted 05.15.2012
The questions facing these Republicans are simple: if Obama had, in fact, introduced an immigration reform bill, would Republicans have supported it? Do they support comprehensive immigration reform now? The answers are also simple: a resounding no.
Posted 05.14.2012
The 2012 presidential race just got real. Real weird. Miracle Mike, also known as Mike The Headless Chicken, the pride of Fruita, Colorado, th...
Death Race | Posted 05.10.2012
It is difficult to determine where the "2016 moniker" came from, but those titles can be self-justifying -- reporters put them into stories to make their subjects seem more newsworthy, especially when the politician won't flatly deny it.
Richard Feldman | Posted 05.08.2012
The question is, will the Romney campaign understand the relationships between these two freedom- and liberty-related issues and pilot a course to maximize gun owners' fear and marijuana reformers' distrust?
Dominic Carter | Posted 04.25.2012
In polling, Obama rates far better than Congress with the public, and the same surveys show he's more likable than Romney, but yet, Obama is in the fight of his life. I ask you: why?
Dominic Carter | Posted 04.17.2012
After all it's Mitt Romney. One step forward, two steps backwards.
Julie Stewart | Posted 04.09.2012
Despite the growing support for legalizing marijuana, federal law still imposes extraordinarily heavy punishment for growing it.
Michele Hunt | Posted 05.14.2012
We deserve better. Leaders need to be reminded that spreading hate and fear sets a poor example for our young people. Public servant leaders have an added responsibility to aspire to be role models whose high standards of behavior inform and inspire us all -- especially our future leaders.
Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.07.2012
I've decided it's time to amend the United States Constitution. From now on, the only people who get to vote are school counselors. This came to me after three weeks of nonstop phone calls to my house from presidential candidates.
Dani Klein Modisett | Posted 04.16.2012
I had to wonder, what if I pulled a Newt in my home as wife and mother? What if every time my sons or husband asked me a direct question about something I perceived to be a personal failing, I deflected and blamed them.
Posted 01.31.2012
First they announced their endorsement of Mitt Romney, then they weighed in on how much fun it is to fire people, and now they're back to put into per...
Posted 01.25.2012
One of the many things we love about children is that they have no filter; they simply "tell it like it is." When Mitt Romney said he enjoys firing...
The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 01.21.2012
On the eve of the South Carolina primary, everyone is wondering if, come Monday, the GOP will have its candidate. This is the time where a powerful en...
Gavin Shulman | Posted 03.11.2012
We should be focusing on the things that really matter. Like Justin Timberlake's new beard. Love it or lose it? Now that's a poll worth participating in.
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.11.2012
Iit's time to haul out the old crystal ball and attempt to predict what's going to happen. If you hate these types of speculative wonktastic articles, then I strongly advise you to just close this article right now.
Alan Grayson | Posted 03.05.2012
Rick Santorum thinks that no one in America ever dies because he has no health care. Why does Santorum think that? Because he has to.
Posted 03.04.2012
As the Iowa Caucuses kick off the 2012 Presidential Election season in earnest, there is a palpable enthusiasm gap for voters on both sides of the ais...
Bill Schneider | Posted 02.26.2012
Ron Paul is likely to win the Iowa Republican caucuses next week. What can that possibly mean?
Spencer Green | Posted 02.12.2012
Gordon Mellifleck, the last known person to have paid attention to anything Donald Trump had to say, died peacefully at his home in Scottsbluff, Nebra...
Spencer Green | Posted 02.06.2012
"It could happen," said Iowa native Leonard Fetherball. "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, especially if it's from beyond the grave."
Alan Grayson | Posted 01.23.2012
A few weeks ago, the Florida Democratic Party invited me to the first meeting of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. Contrary to popular belief, we must have plenty of progressives in Florida, because at 8 am, it was standing-room-only.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.14.2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Conservatives concerned about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Democratic past may have one less reason to worry. From Perry's past comes a...
Marlynn Snyder | Posted 12.06.2011
The timing may be just right for George Clooney's probing tale, The Ides of March, which Sony Pictures is positioning as a political thriller, but comes across more as a political fable.
Jonathan Richards | Posted 05.30.2012