Super Tuesday, Super Bowl, anything for our great pleasure, is stated "Super." The final Democratic debate on Thursday night before Super Tuesday, had that kind of ambiance to it. I thought I might have the wrong channel; I expected Oprah to appear to host the show. It truly was a "Super" setting for the Democrats in their final debate before Tuesday, when many states will have their primaries including the state of California. So, since CNN was the sponsor and the Kodak Theater the place, why not have the best showing for the viewing audience. After all, this is for Hillary and Obama and this is Hollywood. CNN planned this to the "T". Wow, what a show! The rival candidates were so lovely-dovey I expected them to kiss. The audience almost looked like Oscar night was taking place and open applause was granted; something usually frowned upon during political debates. The questions? Well, we sure got the candidates' views on health care while other questions were debated quickly. By now, one knew which party CNN was promoting. I'll bet that the candidates had a review as to their past performances cutting each other to the bone to get votes. Hey, who am I to judge. We all have the right to change, except Romney. ...more

February 3, 2008

After devoting two years and more than $35 million of his own money trying to win his party's nomination for the presidency, Mitt Romney and his advisers face the possibility that his effort could end with the nominating contests Tuesday. ...more

February 2, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in January, a whopping figure that has permitted the campaign to boost staff and extend advertising to states beyond the sweeping Super Tuesday contests, aides said Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008

Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates. ...more

January 27, 2008

As I was quoted in the Thursday, Jan. 17, edition of Hernando Today that Amendment 1 is "not going to do squat," let me also state that it is important that we vote "Yes" on Amendment 1. If we don't vote for the amendment, our state and local lawmakers will say, "The citizens have spoken and do not want their taxes lowered." ...more

January 18, 2008

Tensions mounted between the two leading Democratic candidates for president Sunday, as Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a newly aggressive attack on Barack Obama, suggesting his much-vaunted opposition to the Iraq war was all talk and little action. ...more

January 14, 2008

For Rudy Giuliani, it's all about Florida - and "it" means basically his entire candidacy. He's staking his race for president on the Jan. 29 Florida primary. ...more

January 13, 2008

Hillary Clinton has done some good things in her life, no question. But if Democrats want to win, they shouldn't nominate Clinton. ...more

January 11, 2008

It's a good thing, I guess, that nothing else important is happening around the world. The networks and news channels are almost completely devoted to the primary elections, especially after Barack Obama won over Hillary Clinton in Iowa. It was fairly close in Iowa when Obama finally took the lead in a close race with Hillary. And when Mike Huckabee won, I believe they were surprised. Now in New Hampshire they battled again and Clinton won, as did Sen. John McCain. ...more

January 10, 2008

The closeness of the primaries makes the diverse electorate of Florida a huge factor in the unpredictable process of nominating presidential candidates. ...more

January 10, 2008