The midterm political circus
October 15, 2010
“People often tell me to ‘cheer up, things could be worse,’” My granddaddy used to say. “So I cheered up and — sure enough —
Impossible dream: Finding truth in campaign ads
October 15, 2010
Finding an actual fact in this season’s load of campaign ads is like panning for nuggets. There’s a lot of fool’s gold in the way.
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ a sticky issue for Democrats
October 15, 2010
At a time when President Barack Obama is trying to rally his political base, his administration is fighting to temporarily preserve the ban on gays
Nevada Senate debate: Many disagreements, no common ground
October 15, 2010
Sixty minutes, two candidates and not a single moment of agreement. Instead, Republican Sharron Angle taunted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to “man up” Thursday
John Boehner: The timebomb who could be Speaker
October 15, 2010
Republican Representative John Boehner smokes, enjoys steak and red wine, has been known to lob rhetorical bombs — and could be the sharpest thorn in
Like it or not, tea party is a factor in midterm elections
October 15, 2010
Weeks from the elections, the tea party has proven it’s no flash in the pan. More than 70 of its candidates are on ballots from
Bandito Obama? Billboard stirs protests
October 15, 2010
A billboard depicting Barack Obama as an Islamist suicide bomber, a gay and a Mexican bandit has triggered a storm of criticism in a western