The high point of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-Saint Paul this week will be Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech on the last night. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez will speak just before John McCain accepts the Republican nomination for president Thursday evening. ...more

August 31, 2008

Joan Ruben of Palm Harbor says people don't like John McCain's ideas. ...more

August 30, 2008

Theo M. Chastain of New Port Richey says Barack Obama's stance on abortion is courageous. ...more

August 27, 2008

There was a time when political conventions were judged by their balloon drops and big hats. This Democratic convention will definitely not be one of those years. This year the Democrats will meet with a seriousness of purpose that reflects the great challenges that lay before our nation. We believe that our nominee will be the next president. But we also believe that Sen. Barack Obama will inherit looming foreign challenges, a country that is badly divided and a domestic economy in disarray. So our burden will be to not merely excite the party faithful, but to reach out and articulate the kind of serious change that so many right-thinking Americans yearn for. ...more

August 24, 2008

As the Democratic Convention approaches I was pleased to be tapped to speak on Wednesday evening and to be asked to highlight an historic new investment in higher education and a landmark expansion of educational opportunities for veterans under the new GI Bill for the 21st Century. Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama and I both actively promoted these education initiatives as members of the New Direction Congress. ...more

August 24, 2008

John McCain told fellow veterans Monday that Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred last year when opposing the military increase there. ...more

August 19, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline her own night at the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday in a nod to her strong second-place showing in the party's presidential primary. ...more

August 11, 2008

Enough With Obama's Middle Name Already ...more

August 7, 2008

There is a reason the psalmist warned, "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help." (Psalm 146:3) ...more

July 31, 2008

It was a Friday of war and peace for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. ...more

July 26, 2008