Re: "Dems Taking The American Public For A Ride," letter to the editor by Peter Stathis in the Aug. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

September 4, 2008

For the last fortnight, the political conventions have been providing their usual fare: lots of stagecraft, non-stop schmooze-control, celebrity scrutiny, "defining-moment" speeches and over-analysis fodder for pundits and partisans. The ambience is equal parts pep rally, infomercial and Rotarian reunion. Time was when these conventions actually chose a presidential candidate. Back when smoke-filled back rooms were no mere metaphors. Now these gatherings rubber-stamp and coronate candidates. Which explains, in part, why some of Hillary's Harridans won't concede. The other part is that for those women who have outsourced their identities to Hillary Clinton, this election is no longer about the party and the country – it's about them. But enough, at least in this space, on that. ...more

September 3, 2008

Playing Gender Card Regarding "Palin Seen As Kindred Spirit" (front page, Aug. 30): ...more

September 3, 2008

Because I have spent a better part of my life hanging around the hustings as a scribbler, there have been times when I have deluded myself into thinking that, in another life, I would have made a pretty fair-to-middling political consultant. ...more

September 2, 2008

The outcome of November's election could tell us whether unions - in decline for nearly three decades - will revive or continue to lose members and influence. Much depends on whether Congress passes the Employee Free Choice Act, the unions' top legislative priority. ...more

August 31, 2008

Joan Ruben of Palm Harbor says people don't like John McCain's ideas. ...more

August 30, 2008

Sen. John McCain made an inspired choice in picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. ...more

August 30, 2008

It's really wonderful that the majority of Americans will have the common sense to see through all the charades and half truths, and understand that when a candidate runs for the most important office in the world and has nothing to offer in the way of experience, then he will not, and should not prevail. ...more

August 29, 2008

She's 19, a self-described "law nerd," and has an identical twin sister among her six siblings. ...more

August 28, 2008

It's good to hear that Highlands County will finance a new veterans services building. The new building will much better serve the veterans living here, and that's a responsibility we owe the men and women who served our nation. ...more

August 28, 2008