At the risk of political incorrectness, Obama's nomination had to be beyond the political pale at some level. ...more

June 17, 2008

On a night when microscopic lapel pins bearing John McCain's name winked from every lapel or spaghetti strap, Pasco's Republican faithful were jerked to their feet not by mention of their presumptive presidential nominee - the septuagenarian who claims, abundant evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, to be a foot soldier for Ronald Reagan - but instead by two able pols who, though scarcely having cracked puberty the second time the Gipper took the oath of office, actually march the march. ...more

June 3, 2008

A reasonable solution for counting the votes in Florida's premature primary was reached Saturday by a Democratic Party committee. Florida will be allowed to send all its delegates to the Democratic Convention, but each delegate gets only one-half of a vote. ...more

June 3, 2008

Once upon a time, the Republican Party believed in limited government,,,,, ...more

May 30, 2008

Increasingly strange things are being said to justify disenfranchising Democrats who happened to cast primary votes in Florida or Michigan. ...more

May 26, 2008

Before the 1940s, Republicans in Florida were as rare as cold fronts in August. ...more

May 25, 2008

High fuel prices are driving many West Pasco leaders and residents up a wall. ...more

May 21, 2008

Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, at age 38 and having served less than five terms, did not leap over a dozen of his seniors to become ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee by bashing GOP leaders. But an angry Ryan last Wednesday delivered unscripted remarks on the House floor as the farm bill neared passage: "This bill is an absence of leadership. This bill shows we are not leading." ...more

May 20, 2008

Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government. ...more

May 13, 2008

Florida now has more Hispanic voters registered Democratic than Republican. ...more

May 10, 2008