“Change we can believe...

In 1992, George H.W. Bush and the Republicans referred to Bill Clinton as “the failed governor of a small state”.  Because of that, they argued, he was not fit to be president. The words “small state” weren’t used by accident.  The implication was that executive experience in a place with so few people couldn’t translate...

Florida has been trending red since 2000.  (You may recall that Bush v. Gore was something of a squeaker that year.)  Since then, Republicans have more or less gained the upper hand — but it’s still within reach.  Cubans and Jews are critical Flordia voting blocs.  As USA Today reported just a month ago Jewish voters, traditionally Democratic,...

PUMA (Party Unity My Ass) and Just Say No Deal are groups of alleged Hillary Clinton Supporters who can’t seem to understand that she lost.  These groups’ sole cause appears to be pushing the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, despite the fact that Hillary Clinton is, well, uh, no longer a candidate. They’ve pledged that under no circumstances...

John McCain, in an attack on Barack Obama’s patriotism, says that Obama would rather lose a war than risk losing an election.  He also frequently says that he’s so patriotic that he doesn’t care about any particular election — he always puts country first. Nobody who lives permanently on planet Earth believes Sarah Palin is qualified to...