Vice President Joe Biden said he gave then-President George W. Bush an earful in the Oval Office. Former Bush adviser Karl Rove says Biden's version is at best an exaggeration - at worst a lie - and part of a pattern. ...more

April 12, 2009

I read with interest the letter titled simply "Conservatives" printed on Jan. 20 in Highlands Today. Frankly, Roger, reading your letter was a bit confusing. I could not determine whether you intended to drop a bomb on all conservatives, or whether you were mainly critical of such people as George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, etc. ...more

January 23, 2009

This letter is to Abie, the person who was disgusted with conservatives. I understand the frustration. Conservatives were extremely slow to realize that the Bush Administration was bad for America. In November, the majority finally opened their eyes, but why did it take so long? Because the GOP's leader Karl Rove knew he could "manipulate" conservatives with a constant stream of "fear" about gays, terrorists, immigration, environmentalists, Roe-Wade, religion and taxes. These extremists knew they could create enough smoke to keep the average conservative distracted from what was really going on in Washington. Conservatives failed to see the dismantling of the Bill of Rights, the industrial war machine's take over of our military and the almost daily immoral or illegal activities of their own party members. Yet, about 11 percent of the conservatives are still so extreme in their views that they never will see the truth. So Abie, don't fear the conservative, fear the extreme 11 percent who say "my party right or wrong." They are not good for America. Let's hope that the future proves "we the people" have learned our lesson. ...more

January 20, 2009

Like Thanksgiving dinner leftovers, here are some short bites of opinions to chew on. ...more

November 29, 2008

The presidential election had no sooner been called than the tussling began in largely congruent Republican and conservative circles about the whither question. Should the party and movement shift left or right? ...more

November 15, 2008

•This week, Karl Rove said that John McCain's attack ads on Barack Obama have gone too far. When Karl Rove says you've gone too far . . . that's like Mel Gibson saying you've had too much to drink. ...more

September 18, 2008

Give The Country Credit Regarding "Obama's Race May Be Decider" (Other Views, Sept. 10): ...more

September 17, 2008

President Bush's top advisers are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge ruled Thursday in an unprecedented dispute between the two political branches. ...more

August 1, 2008

Karl Rove was impressed with Barack Obama when he first met him. But now he sees him as a "coolly arrogant" elitist. ...more

June 26, 2008

As President Bush's press secretary, Scott McClellan was a dutiful practitioner of the swift, efficient and highly coordinated strategy the White House typically employs to take on Bush's critics. ...more

May 29, 2008