Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of last week's elections is historical. It demolishes the great realignment myth of 2008. ...more

November 8, 2009

A deputy shot an aggressive dog today after authorities say it was part of a pair of canines that bit two people in Brandon this afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2008

My daughter is a puppy. A spotted puppy. It's an important distinction. Her breed may be a mystery, but her markings have been mapped with a surveyor's precision. She has a black ring around her right eye, three spots on her rump, a spot on her left rear "paw" and a black-tipped tail. ...more

October 26, 2008

Taft-Hartley, McCain-Feingold, Reaganomics. ...more

January 15, 2008

A union that represents some nursing home employees asked a judge on Friday to block the takeover of Florida homes by a private-equity firm. ...more

December 23, 2007

Regulators should consult the public, particularly nursing home residents, about a private investment firm's proposed takeover of a major homes chain, sale opponents told Florida lawmakers Wednesday. ...more

December 13, 2007