If you can get by the histrionics and theatrics, talk jock Glenn Beck does a nice job of weaving together what might appear to be disparate scenarios, but when viewed as a whole, leave you with the nagging feeling that Obama and his team are much further left than his campaign rhetoric led us to believe. ...more

October 29, 2009

Carolyn Dundas of New Port Richey doesn't like John McCain's choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. ...more

September 20, 2008

There's almost no way to write about The Hold Steady without mentioning Bruce Springsteen, and probably no reason to try, either. Lead signer Craig Finn's phrasing is straight out of E Street, and his knack for creating beautiful losers to populate his lyrics smacks of Springsteen's earlier, wordier work. ...more

July 17, 2008

President Bush's snarky comment at the end of a private meeting with world leaders shows why the United States' international standing faces low tide. ...more

July 16, 2008

The heroes of our presidential elections aren't the candidates, although today's campaigns do rival the epic quest of Odysseus. ...more

February 17, 2008