Barack Obama's remarkable election has inflicted a stunning defeat on Republicans and conservatives, apparently reversing the pro-market Reagan revolution that began in the early 1980s. Conservatives are now beginning what will be a long period of soul-searching to understand what went wrong and how they can rebuild. ...more

November 22, 2008

Preliminary results from a national Associated Press exit poll of voters in Tuesday's elections: ...more

November 5, 2008

Canada's national media are projecting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face election since the global financial meltdown, has led his Conservative Party to victory in Tuesday's election. ...more

October 15, 2008

Don Elmore of Hudson reacts to letter to the editor calling conservatives a threat to individual expression. ...more

October 4, 2008

WASHINGTON — A conservative columnist who welcomed Sarah Palin's entry in national politics says she's proven to be a dud and should step aside as John McCain's running mate. ...more

September 26, 2008

One of my nieces, Janet, is extraordinarily bright, lucid, outspoken and an irrational, emotional liberal/socialist. ...more

September 2, 2008

If you're a political junkie, the last few days have been dazzling. This week promises more of the same. If you are tired of all the hoopla, well, it won't be going away any time soon. As citizens of this country, it's our duty to deal with the long campaigns and do our homework on the candidates we have. Partisan voters don't listen to facts, they just listen to the positives their candidates have and tout all the negatives against opponents. We understand this, but it's discomforting to think that some people are so unwilling to open their minds while making such critical decisions. It seems Americans want to sign up as many people as possible to vote in an election, because the more voices, the better decision. That sounds good - in theory. However, there's an argument to be made that if someone is so out of touch with voting, perhaps he or she doesn't deserve to take part. That's harsh, and controversial, but do we want uninformed people who don't have the initiative to learn about candidates making these critical decisions? Probably not. ...more

August 31, 2008

Do you sometimes feel a little like the Army private who was being admonished by the colonel for not showing up for a war? The private replied, "Sir, I didn't get the memo." Of course, the private still went to the brig. ...more

August 21, 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

Invest In THE Bus We did not need a $20,000 study in regards the use and future of THE Bus. Why didn't we use the local community college or high school to conduct the study as part of their social studies programs? ...more

June 25, 2008