Upon reading your editorial of Monday, May 19 on civility in the appointing of Supreme Court Justices, one question came to my mind. Did you also encourage civility when Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito were nominated for the Supreme Court? If you did not, why not and if you did not, why then are you advocating it now? ...more

May 22, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

In the next week or so, Gov. Charlie Crist faces one of the toughest political decisions of his tenure as governor: A Supreme Court appointment that pits conservatives in his own party against a minority community Crist is courting. ...more

February 25, 2009

In the next week or so, Gov. Charlie Crist faces one of the toughest political decisions of his tenure as governor: A Supreme Court appointment that pits conservatives in his own party against a minority community Crist is courting. ...more

February 24, 2009

Facts and figures on President George W. Bush, the nation's 43rd president. 62 ...more

January 11, 2009

A Minnesota board has certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, but a legal challenge probably will keep the race in limbo. ...more

January 5, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed two Supreme Court justices and will have the chance to pick two more in the coming months. ...more

December 13, 2008

It's a familiar pattern: When Republicans win dramatic victories, as they did in 1994 or 2004, we are told that the election results prove the country has "moved to the right." When Democrats win, however, we are told that the election revealed no ideological shift whatsoever or even that the public was somehow rejecting progressive ideology as it voted for progressive candidates. ...more

November 16, 2008

It is late Tuesday evening for me as I write this and it's apparent who will win the election. I and hundreds of those from whom I receive e-mail and have cast their ballots are, right now, hoping and praying that somehow John McCain will overcome the large deficit the polls are showing, but it's not very likely. ...more

November 7, 2008

The Supreme Court justices talked about indecency and foul language Tuesday, but they did so without using any of the actual words that federal regulators hope to ban from television and radio broadcasts. ...more

November 5, 2008