I have never seen the dirty, desperate smear campaign that McCain-Palin are running. McCain says he would freeze spending for a year; let me translate that for you. It applies to Social Security for one thing. He has been itching to get his hands on our Social Security for years. He plans to cut our benefits, cut the cost of living, raise the retirement age, privatize accounts again and invest it in Wall Street, in spite of what's happening now. This is a page out of his pal Bush's playbook. While he's doing that he will be giving a tax break to his CEO buddies. This is a very wealthy man who relates to other wealthy people. ...more

October 16, 2008

Vile Garbage I have to thank the Hernando Today for printing Frances Earl's column, because it shows the good people of Hernando County just how crazy those on the left have become. ...more

September 5, 2008

David Schmidt and Susan Valdes have never run against each other for school board, but they share a unique political link. ...more

August 5, 2008

Media should be ashamed that they are accomplices in accepting "Swiftboating" as a verb, synonymous with "smearing." ...more

July 18, 2008

Proponents of sex education programs that focus on encouraging abstinence are launching a nationwide campaign aimed at enlisting 1 million parents to support the controversial approach. ...more

June 1, 2008

A New York Times story examining John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist eight years ago has thrust the newspaper into the spotlight, with McCain slamming the story as a "hit-and-run smear campaign" and conservative pundits rallying to the senator's defense. The Times stood its ground. ...more

February 22, 2008

Early in Sen. John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female telecommunications lobbyist had been turning up with him at fundraisers, visiting his offices and accompanying on a client's corporate jet. ...more

February 21, 2008

Jacob Zuma triumphed at the African National Congress on Tuesday, parlaying his charisma and widespread popularity to win the governing party's top job and put him in line to become the country's next president. ...more

December 19, 2007