Even after a painful pounding in the polls, the conservative philosophy of small government remains very much alive and definitely kicking. ...more

November 9, 2008

Supporters and opponents know Amendment 2 will be called the "gay marriage amendment," but neither see it that way. They also agree that the vote will be close, but that's about it. ...more

October 16, 2008

"You have made my 'deck of weasels' but you're somewhere around a five or a six," wrote the fun-loving fippress. ...more

July 20, 2008

In 2004, when President Bush won Ohio by a razor-thin margin, guaranteeing his re-election, conventional wisdom said a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on the Ohio ballot was part of the reason. ...more

February 24, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was strongly supported by Hispanics and people seeking an experienced candidate, but Barack Obama was eating into her usual dominance of women and whites, in early national exit polls Tuesday. A coalition of black, young, white and higher-income voters were flocking to Obama. ...more

February 6, 2008

Fred D. Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee, dropped out of the Republican race for president Tuesday after a third-place primary showing Saturday in South Carolina, a state he had hoped to win when he entered the race riding a wave of optimism among conservatives looking for a strong general election candidate. ...more

January 23, 2008