Regarding "Candidates Should Not Have To Choose," June 1: All of the presidential Republican candidates except for Ron Paul came forward and endorsed the presumed nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain. Why would asking local Republican candidates to pledge to do the same be considered "ungentlemanly" and "using a hammer"? ...more

June 8, 2008

Leave it to Pasco County Republican Party Chairman Bill Bunting to use a hammer instead of gentlemanly diplomacy to promote GOP candidates this election season. ...more

June 1, 2008

Pasco GOP Chairman Bill Bunting will ask candidates in the upcoming Republican primary to sign a written pledge to support the winners, whoever they may be. ...more

May 23, 2008

Democratic presidential candidates said the United States should be ready to respond to gradual reforms in Cuba after the resignation of communist leader Fidel Castro. ...more

February 20, 2008

Florida's Republican Party chairman took a swipe at Democrats on Saturday during his party's annual meeting, saying they should apologize for disenfranchising voters during the state's primary election. ...more

February 3, 2008

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in their first one-to-one debate of the presidential race on Thursday night, delivering their final arguments before the multistate contests on Tuesday on who is better prepared for the White House and highlighting their differences on issues such as health care and immigration. ...more

February 1, 2008

Mitt Romney's recent victory in Nevada and victories in Michigan and Wyoming have given him the lead over all other Republican candidate. Combined with solid silver victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt has secured the most total votes cast for any of the Republican candidates and the most delegate counts. ...more

January 28, 2008

Mitt Romney's recent victory in Nevada and victories in Michigan and Wyoming have given him the lead over all other Republican candidates. Combined with solid silver victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt has secured the most total votes cast for any of the Republican candidates and the most delegate counts. These results are the direct effect of Mitt's long being the best and most qualified Republican candidate on the ballot. As governor, he transformed a nearly $3 billion debt into a $1 billion surplus; turned around the economy and helped create approximately 60,000 jobs; provided market-driven health insurance coverage without a government takeover and without raising taxes; created a scholarship program rewarding the highest performing high school seniors with four-year, full-tuition scholarships to any in-state public university or college. ...more

January 26, 2008

Early voting has once again proven popular in the Tampa Bay area. From Hillsborough to Pasco to Pinellas, voters are taking advantage of the opportunity to cast ballots before primary day, Jan. 29. ...more

January 23, 2008

Republican candidates are always depicted by Democrats and the media as racists, sexists, homophobes and bigots. They must have forgotten their talking papers, because Sen. Hillary Clinton and her staff are attacking Sen. Barack Obama, and Sen. Obama is responding. Both parties have agreed to a cease-fire, but we will see how long it lasts. ...more

January 17, 2008