The Ole Miss campus was giddy. All the debaters were there. Outsiders waved signs and screamed. Insiders sat importantly and waited for the cue to applaud. Jim Lehrer asked leading questions, begged them to talk to each other, but nobody followed. McCain was alone on stage. Barack respected the back of John’s head no matter [...]

As McCain and Palin stumble from fumble to sack to hail Mary pass, the polls stay stuck. Pundits search for the cause, but find none. Ignoring Hillary’s not a red flag. Race is just a red herring. TV concludes the race is tight, because voters aren’t paying attention yet, so stay tuned — please stay [...]

TV commentators seem shocked that many states permit early voting. They want citizens to wait for the end of the campaign before deciding so analysis of polls, commercials, and potential gaffes in the debates can influence the election result. Anyone who watched Bush’s six year 4th of July parade, and hasn’t picked a political party [...]

Now that Democrats finally have a brilliant and inspiring candidate, they should start promoting voting for the party instead of a person. Republican philosophy clearly caused our current problems, and that wouldn’t change if McCain replaced Bush in January. And, just as an attractive VP reinvigorated Republicans, the idea of considering party first may reassure [...]

I still remember the commercials about less paperwork for mortgages, no proof of income required. Greenspan heard them too, but he implied the housing bubble was just effervescence – a little local fizz. Instead of asking the foxes to fix the hen house door we should move the hens to a better neighborhood. Government shouldn’t [...]

McCain abandoned accuracy, so Democrats should discard decorum and start spreading the truth about Obama. Too many avoid talking politics because their friends might disagree. It’s time to put country first. Politics should not be linked to religion as taboo subjects for conversation. A person’s faith need not affect anyone but the believer, but elections [...]

Ron Silver, actor and pundit, says Republicans nominated the only candidate who might win, while Democrats chose the only one who could possibly lose. Reasons for voting, as numerous as balloons at the convention, will all sound like “paying our debt,” but mean “afraid of the dark.” It’s time for Obama enthusiasts to stop patting [...]

Rhetoric that rained on Republicans reminds me of the Democratic deluge. Both performances triggered emotions, without leaving any evidence of ideas. A burdened nation has a choice of artificial columns or a slide show, the only real substance behind either convention’s winsome words. Barack’s list of promises is sort of a plan. Paying for them [...]