A few months ago, I warned that some folks were attempting to misuse health care reform to restrict access to abortion. They have come a long way since then, endangering the vital struggle for health care — indeed, torpedoing reform is a key goal for many involved in this effort. ...more

December 26, 2009

The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country. ...more

December 5, 2009

The Florida Democrat who said Republicans want sick people to "die quickly" is again drawing criticism for his harsh rhetoric, this time for making derogatory remarks about a senior Federal Reserve adviser in a radio interview. ...more

October 27, 2009

Regarding J. Ron Smith's letter in the Sept. 4 issue. Mr. Smith is concerned because "Rep. Rooney had already made up his mind to vote against the health care reform bill, no matter the content." Well, from what I have read in this newspaper, Rep. Tom Rooney has done something that virtually no Democrat congressperson has done so far; he actually read the bill (HR 3200.) ...more

September 11, 2009

Japanese Uncover Global Warming Fraud Chalk one up for dissent. Japanese scientists were smart enough to find the fraud in the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis and then had the guts to publicly disagree with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about it. ...more

March 4, 2009

WASHINGTON - At least Route 31 is a road to somewhere. President Barack Obama had it both ways when he promoted his stimulus plan in Indiana and later at a prime-time news conference. He bragged in Indiana about getting Congress to produce a package with no pork, yet boasted it will do good things for a Hoosier highway and a downtown overpass, just the kind of local projects lawmakers lard into big spending bills. ...more

February 10, 2009

Pat Kemp, newly elected chairwoman of the Hillsborough County Democratic Party, sees hope for a Democratic resurgence nationwide and this county, where the party has languished for years. ...more

February 1, 2009

Pat Kemp, newly elected chairwoman of the Hillsborough County Democratic Party, sees hope for a Democratic resurgence nationwide and this county, where the party has languished for year ...more

January 27, 2009

It was appropriate, Florida's newest member of Congress' most powerful committee was saying the other day, that Nancy Pelosi ascended to the post of speaker of the House surrounded by children. ...more

January 9, 2009

Could the federal government delay the switch to digital television? Given a growing list of glitches with the transition, there's momentum building to push back the transition date. ...more

January 8, 2009