All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush in a White House visit Monday that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come. ...more

November 11, 2008

She's been compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, is every bit as high-powered as Hillary Rodham Clinton was and has praised Laura Bush's calm and rational approach to issues. ...more

November 10, 2008

President Bush will meet with President-elect Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other challenges the new administration will face in January, officials said Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

As I write this, the United States of America is 24 hours away from the closing of the polls on Election Day, 2008. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Bible says "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Here are some of Barack Obama's neighbors, friends and personal acquaintances: Jeremiah Wright, a hate-America-filled preacher, spiritual leader and advisor of Obama for 20 years; Father Pfleger, another hate-filled friend; William Ayers of the weatherman bombing and the Pentagon group who wishes he could have done more damage; Louis Farrakhan, a hate-American-Muslim terrorist in my opinion. ...more

October 28, 2008

This election is no time to be sitting on the sidelines, said the wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden at a Tampa event Saturday. ...more

October 26, 2008

To the undecideds and independents, I offer 10 reasons to lean toward Obama: 1. Socialism/communism works; capitalism doesn't. ...more

October 23, 2008

In Florida alone, some 600,000 blacks haven't registered to vote, Michelle Obama told a rally on Saturday. ...more

September 28, 2008

It's good to hear that Highlands County will finance a new veterans services building. The new building will much better serve the veterans living here, and that's a responsibility we owe the men and women who served our nation. ...more

August 28, 2008

Hoping to win back the White House in November, Democrats in August are, in Obama's phrase, turning the page. ...more

August 27, 2008