Discussions about creating political partiesother than Republican and Democrat - are growing louder and more widespread. Most of the chatter focuses on having three or four parties. The way I see it, we need at least eight. ...more

November 14, 2009

Sen. John McCain kicks off his day with a rally outside of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at 8:55 a.m. ...more

November 3, 2008

Will Oliver Stone's new movie about the current Republican president have any impact on the race between two men who want to be the next president? ...more

October 16, 2008

Supporters of Hillsborough County's land conservation program know they face challenges in getting voters to renew a tax to purchase undeveloped land. ...more

July 17, 2008

Because of the age difference between the two major party candidates for president, it may be important to examine some statistics. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa, a superdelegate in the Democratic presidential contest, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. ...more

February 21, 2008

He pretended disinterest, but tempted he was. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent months with his eye on a prize bigger than running the Big Apple. But Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who talked to His Honor about standing second at the top of an independent ticket, says now that Bloomberg won't run. ...more

February 17, 2008

Turn on MSNBC, and you will learn that Sen. Barack Obama has more delegates (861) than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (855) in the Democratic presidential contest. ...more

February 9, 2008

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary Tuesday, seizing his first big victory in the Republican presidential contest and immediately blunting the momentum of his chief rival, Sen. John McCain of Arizona. ...more

January 16, 2008

For Sadou Brown in a Los Angeles suburb, the decisive victory of Sen. Barack Obama in Iowa was a moment to show his 14-year-old son what is possible. ...more

January 5, 2008