Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer and Gov. Charlie Crist have tried to bring a more moderate tone to the Florida Republican Party, and they've encountered some criticism from conservatives along the way. Now Greer, presumably with backing from Crist, is working for a candidate for national party chairman who some believe would do the same at the national level. ...more

January 29, 2009

On Election Night, I felt like the little girl staring at the television in the movie "Poltergeist." ...more

November 6, 2008

In the 1920s and '30s, the American left was riven by multiple factions furiously representing different flavors of socialism, each accusing the others of revisionism and deviationism. Leftists comforted themselves with the thought that "you can't split rotten wood." ...more

November 25, 2007

Image Is Everything It is no longer enough to be honorable, truthful and reliable. The next presidential election is going to be won or lost on the television screen. ...more

October 29, 2007