Politics is many things, including the art of compromise, the creator of peculiar bedfellows and, as famously observed by Ronald Reagan, "the second oldest profession," one that "bears a very close resemblance to the first." ...more

June 12, 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

I wonder if the people of California are paying attention to what Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger is doing to their economy. For the second time in three years, he has borrowed money to "fix" the deficit out there. This time he is borrowing on lottery proceeds that haven't even materialized yet! ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa International Airport tied for third place among medium-size airports in the J.D. Power & Associates 2008 North America Airport Satisfaction Study released this morning. The latest ranking is a significant improvement from a year ago, when Tampa's airport ranked 13th. ...more

May 20, 2008

Heidi Klum wants to help Britney Spears. ...more

February 18, 2008

It should not be difficult to understand the shock wave that reverberated through the Democratic universe when the Republicans gained complete control of the 105{+t}{+h} Congress (1995-97). Republicans remained in majority until the end of the Clinton presidency. (But they never had a bullet proof majority in the Senate.) ...more

February 16, 2008

Upset that John McCain is boasting that he campaigned in Florida's primary against a national catastrophe fund bill, a Democratic congressman Tuesday urged Gov. Charlie Crist to work harder to persuade the Arizona senator to support the idea. ...more

February 13, 2008