Opinion: National Review Resorts To Junk Science To Boost Romney
It isn’t just Republican Members of Congress that have junk theories they attach to pseudo-science. The conservative must-read, National Review, has joined the game. Kevin D. Williamson, a...
View ArticleNumber of Protesters Grow Outside GOP Convention
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Several groups, primarily labor organizations and those supporting President Barack Obama’s economic and health-care stands, plan to demonstrate outside the Republican National...
View ArticleRomney: Abortion Legal For Mother’s Health
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney says he is in favor of abortion in cases of rape, incest and the health and life of the mother. The presidential candidate’s addition of the health of the...
View ArticleOpinion: Ron Paul’s Legacy Deserves Better Than ‘2012 Spoiler’
United States Representative Ron Paul of Texas, known best for his libertarian views, showed his superstar status on Sunday at a Paul Rally in Tampa, Florida near the Republican National Convention...
View ArticleOpinion: As Hurricane Isaac Threatens The GOP Continues To Party
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina destroyed a large part of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The death toll from a weather event – that we knew was coming – was shocking. This was not a sudden...
View ArticleOpinion: Ann Romney’s RNC Speech Helps Mitt’s Image
Aspiring First Lady spoke at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday night and did her job quite well. Her job was to promote her husband as the all-around great American and...
View ArticleOpinion: Paul Ryan And His Little White Lies
Last night, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan addressed the Republican National Convention. After a shaky start, Ryan became comfortable with the TelePrompter and delivered a talking...
View ArticleOpinion: Clint Eastwood Made My Day
Last night, Clint Eastwood produced the most bizarre and uncomfortable moments in modern convention history. W. Mitt Romney had one hour of primetime television to accept the nomination of the GOP and...
View ArticleOpinion: Empty Chair Day 2012 and #Eastwooding
Say what you will about Clint Eastwood’s Republican National Convention speech delivered last Thursday night. Though it was rated as an alleged flop by most analysts and arm-chair pundits, it could be...
View ArticleOpinion: Famous People Should Keep Their Mouths Shut During Political...
It is strange that famous people – many who have nothing to do with politics – think the world gives a hoot about their political views. Last week, a good number of famed and fortuned people spoke...
View ArticleOpinion: 2012 Democratic National Convention: Superstar-less And On The...
What a difference four horrendous years makes. Thinking back to the Democratic National Convention of 2008 and now seeing what’s going on in Charlotte, North Carolina this week at the Democratic...
View ArticleOpinion: Democrats Offer A Positive Vision For The Future At Convention After...
Sitting in the Time Warner Cable Arena last night I was struck by how different the Democratic National Convention was from the Republican event last week. The messengers and the message were positive...
View ArticleOpinion: Democrats Take Their Turn With Gaffes And Negative Press At Convention
Proving that there is no such thing as escaping criticism from the “other side of the aisle”, the Democrats are taking their turn at being scrutinized for every word they say and chastised for many of...
View ArticleOpinion: Thanks To Clint And Clinton, We Almost Stayed Awake
Any political science student who was given the assignment of watching the two political conventions in the past two weeks and reporting on them ought to get an A+ if they just managed to stay awake...
View ArticleOpinion: Preview Of November? Democrats Trounce Republicans In Convention...
The early returns are in and, according to the Neilson rating company, the Democrats beat the Republicans… and the NFL. Republican strategists thought they were boxing in Democrats by forcing them to...
View ArticleRNC Explained: What Happened With The Alaska Delegates?
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP)/SEATTLE (CBS) — The Republican National Convention (RNC) wasn’t without more drama Tuesday, when Alaska took issue with the number of its delegates the convention awarded to Donald...
View ArticleDecision Time: Will Washington Delegates Vote For Trump?
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After failing to place Ted Cruz into nomination as the GOP presidential candidate, members of the Washington state delegation must now decide if they will vote for Donald Trump in...
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