Ever since John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, many have lavished praise on her decision not to have an abortion after she and her husband learned that their youngest child, Trig, would be born with Down syndrome. Do those telling Palin "attagirl" and "way to go" have any idea what challenges and struggles Trig's parents - and all of us who care for children with special needs - live with every day? Though everyone cheered the Palin family in Minnesota last week, will those people be there for that little boy and his family when their support is really needed? ...more

September 9, 2008

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the convention Wednesday night was an impressive debut on the national stage - well-delivered, with an appealing combination of charm and bite befitting her description of a hockey mom as a pit bull in lipstick. The Alaska governor proved herself more than capable of making a strong case for nominee John McCain and landing some pretty good zingers, aimed at both the Democratic nominee and the "Washington elite." Mocking Sen. Barack Obama's resume, she observed that "a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities." ...more

September 5, 2008

Exultant over having their own potentially history-making candidate, Republicans at their national convention have seemed intent on matching vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, rather than John McCain, against their opponent Barack Obama. ...more

September 5, 2008

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., who ran for vice president as a Democrat eight years ago, Tuesday night ignited the Republican convention by praising his good friend, Sen. John McCain, as a person whose willingness to put the country above party earned him the right to be the next president of the United States. ...more

September 3, 2008

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden will host a town hall meeting on women's economic security on Wednesday in Sarasota. ...more

September 2, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said during a news conference this morning that he more or less has decided to scrap plans to attend the Republican Party's national convention this week in Minneapolis. ...more

September 2, 2008

Republicans opened their scaled-down national convention Monday with calls for aid and compassion as Hurricane Gustav smashed into the Gulf Coast. ...more

September 2, 2008

Here are three little words you'll hear over and over during the Republican National Convention that starts Monday in St. Paul: ready to lead. ...more

August 31, 2008

Here are three little words you'll hear over and over during the Republican National Convention that starts Monday in St. Paul: ready to lead. ...more

August 31, 2008

Why, there hasn't been this much weeping and wailing since Debra Winger checked out in "Terms of Endearment." ...more

August 31, 2008