Barack Obama and John McCain brought the battle over who is better prepared to change Washington to a pair of states that will be critical to the November election, and they sought to win over voters eager to turn the page on eight years of the Bush administration. ...more

September 7, 2008

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

September 2, 2008

If there is one term I am sick to death of already this political season, it is "flip-flop." In the era of "gotcha" politics, changing your mind has become synonymous with incompetence and is the worst "sin" a candidate could commit. Just like a second-grader insisting a classmate has "cooties," one side is always accusing the other of "flip-flopping on the issues." ...more

July 19, 2008

The reaction to Jesse Helms' death on July 4 is a reminder of how bipolar American politics has become. The right praised him as a man of principle who also overflowed with the milk of human kindness. The left retorted - rightly, in our view - that he was also a bigot and a bully. ...more

July 16, 2008

So, what exactly did General Wesley Clark say that is being attacked by the right? Apparently, he said what I did two columns ago, on June 19, that although Sen. John McCain's service to his country and his suffering of more than five years as a prisoner of war was more than admirable, none of this provided him with the "experience" needed to be president of the United States. ...more

July 2, 2008

Neighbors packed city hall Thursday night to once again debate a $100 million makeover for Hyde Park Village, a project touted as the kiss of life for the struggling shopping area. ...more

December 14, 2007

Dr. Seuss might have a field day when it comes to describing the state of parity in the NHL. ...more

December 8, 2007