Florida Has Spoken; Cue the Fat Lady

Mitt Romney’s victory in Florida is a big deal, a very big deal, and not just because Florida is the first big state in the 2012 run for the GOP nomination.  Florida matters more than all the racesRead Post

The Other Global Warming Story

How am I supposed to know if global warming is a worldwide crisis or not?  I’m a journalist, not a scientist.  All I know is what I read in the paRead Post

The Arrogant and Clueless Mainstream Media

So Bill O’Reilly says Newt Gingrich is doing well bashing the media — will that strategy work in a general election, he wants to know? When BiRead Post

Gingrich Wins SC … Media Help Big Time

You might figure Newt Gingrich was in a heap of trouble in South Carolina when his ex-wife Marianne told ABC News that he once said he wanted an open Read Post

Newt … his Ex-Wife … and the Media

A few words about Newt Gingrich … his second ex-wife … and the media. There’s nothing about this story I like.  Nothing.  First, let me state Read Post

They See Racists Everywhere …

So I’m reading the op-eds in the Sunday New York Times and the headline catches my eye:  “What’s Race Got to Do With It?”  I roll my eyes anRead Post

A New Entry for 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

Back in 2005 I wrote a book called 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America – and Al Franken is #37.   It was about the chuckleheads in our culture Read Post

The Dream Ticket Could Be a Conservative Nightmare

Bill Keller, who used to run the New York Times and now is one of the paper’s many liberal columnists, has come up with an idea:  He wants PresidenRead Post

Some Light Bulbs Are Screwy

When I heard Newt Gingrich seriously suggest that America, a nation perched on the edge of economic Read Post

My Fantasy Job

I like flying and do it a lot.  I also think flight attendants have a difficult job and their resumRead Post

GOP Primaries… The Final Frontier

As a Republican, I’ve been finding it hard to stay upbeat while watching the daily drama of thRead Post

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“Made in China” for the Catholic Church – What’s Wrong With This Picture?

My husband and I were recently in New York for a few days to enjoy the Christmas trees, window disRead Post

Winners & Losers

All in all, 2011 provided us with some pretty good news. For one thing, our military took care of OsRead Post

Obama Hands Republicans Video Gold in Sawyer Interview

During a political campaign, the most effective tool a candidate can hand over to their opponents isRead Post

Not Newt!

Recently, I received word from a friend named Jack who let me know in no uncertain terms why he was Read Post

Political prognosticators are a lot like Iowa and New Hampshire in that it’s only every four yearsRead Post

I’m Not Ashamed … of Making Money

I wish I were in the 1%.  It beats being in the 99% as far as I’m concerned.  Because I live inRead Post

The Liberal Media Views Race Through the Eyes of Michael Scott

One of my all time favorite television characters is Michael Scott from The Office (back when the shRead Post

Message to Mitt: A rising tide lifts all boats. That great phrase was coined by the late Jack Kemp, Read Post

During a debate in January, Rick Santorum charged that “Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supporteRead Post

So twisted are the Left’s conceptions of life and law, conscience and the Constitution, that mRead Post

Conservative opponents of Mitt Romney are nervous. If Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich continue to baRead Post

President Obama is obsessed with green energy as a terrier is obsessed with a bone. He digs the issuRead Post

On Tuesday, director Joe Carnahan announced on Twitter that he had embarked on a remake of the CharlRead Post

JONATHAN ADLER On the field, the New England Patriots will avenge their loss in Super Bowl XLII witRead Post

As regular readers know, I think a lot of Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Jeb Bush, and some others, and thRead Post

In 1992, Arkansas governor Bill Clinton built his campaign for the White House on doing more for theRead Post