The gym lights have been dimmed in preparation for the slow dance. The disco ball, balloons, and streamers are up as the band -- at the request of Republican strategists -- plays Gerardo's seminal "Rico Suave" over the lackluster sound system.
Debates are theater. What matters more when we try to gauge what kind of president Romney would be is the substance -- the issues. Where does he stand on issues that matter to the average American?
Our headline today quite obviously references the legislative progress this week on banning the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (of not allo...
My disappointment comes from the fact that politicians on both sides of the aisle still don't really get that climate change is a planetary time bomb. They still think it's a political football.
If Barack Obama is to be the "change we can believe in," how can he seriously consider using men who represent failed administrations and failed policies in his own administration?
Speaking at the pro Israel lobby, Obama, who is being seen world wide as a potentially global president, turned on every promise he made during the run up to the nomination.
Bubba's not just in Ohio and Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. He's not just Southern white trash. He's in every socio-economic class. Scratch his politically correct veneer and have a look-see.
Pandering to certain voting blocs is part of every election. And the 2008 race for the White House is certainly no different. But the Florida Republic...