pentagon says releasing Guantanamo prisoners may give them chance to hit U.S. again ...more

January 26, 2009

"Traitor" is the kind of movie so many of us yearn to see: It's intense and intelligent, has something to say without being pedantic and presents complicated issues without condescending. ...more

August 29, 2008

As Barack Obama continues to remind voters in those equivocal yet reassuring tones of why he is completely unqualified to be president, John McCain shows why he should win this election by a landslide. ...more

August 22, 2008

John McCain shows why he should win this election by a landslide. ...more

August 21, 2008

President Bush acknowledged "learning as we go" in building democracy in Iraq, as he used Wednesday's commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy to counsel patience and resolve in America's wars of the 21st century. ...more

May 29, 2008

The signs were manifest. The literal ones: "Florida (heart) Straight Talk." "Tampa Loves McCain." "Florida Stands With McCain." "Veterans For McCain." "Supporting The Mac: Martinez, Crist, Stallone." (Take that, Chuck Norris.) And, interestingly enough, "McCain Protecting Your Pocketbook" and "McCain = Prosperity." ...more

February 6, 2008

The signs were manifest. The literal ones: "Florida (heart) Straight Talk." "Tampa Loves McCain." "Florida Stands With McCain." "Veterans For McCain." "Supporting The Mac: Martinez, Crist, Stallone." (Take that, Chuck Norris.) And, interestingly enough, "McCain Protecting Your Pocketbook" and "McCain = Prosperity." ...more

February 6, 2008

John McCain revved up efforts Tuesday to explain his economic plan, as the financial-market turmoil threatened to steal the spotlight from his central presidential primary campaign theme of national security. ...more

January 23, 2008

Arizona Sen. John McCain has promised straight talk in his latest bid for the White House, and his blunt and pragmatic message on the issues has been gaining momentum as the candidates move through the 2008 primary season. Members of The Tampa Tribune's editorial board caught up with McCain by telephone on Jan. 11 as he campaigned in South Carolina for a wide-ranging interview on the issues as we prepared to deliver our endorsement in Florida's Republican primary. ...more

January 20, 2008

For all the hoopla over Barack Obama's post-Iowa bounce, in the end the Democratic primary in New Hampshire turned out to be surprisingly close. ...more

January 10, 2008