This is not a rant about media bias. Biased reporting pales in comparison with the mindless dismantling of our national psyche by Cable TV. ALL Cable TV.

If Cable were my only source of news, I would have no idea that today Barack Obama rolled out an aggressive and party-defying...

With post-convention polls tightening, some even showing a lead for John McCain, the transom is abuzz with advice for Barack Obama. TV's talking heads press their guests; "What does he have to do?" Bloggers champion tactics that run the gamut from "Hit back now and hit back hard" to "Ignore...

Provocative headline? You bet! But this election is really important, and that's why I'm ready to talk some...

Football.

Stay with me here. In the frenzied mash that is the final sprint of the 2008 election, you could almost forget that September marks the start of another great...

It's a little after midnight where I live, September 3rd, must be more than an hour since Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wrapped up her dramatic debut in St. Paul. Somewhere in that city, Palin is basking in the adoration of a group of top-tier Republican contributors. Conventioneers, the younger ones,...

The recent revelation that Sarah Palin's daughter will be a mother makes public the fact that the Palin family has an issue - not a problem. Only their family can say whether the pregnancy is a "problem." As everyone from McCain-camp messengers to Barack Obama has reminded us, it's none...

Other than an energizing jolt, I didn't really need anything from last week's Democratic convention. I've been firmly planted in the Sen. Barack Obama camp since before he announced that he would run. I watched it gavel to gavel, of course, blown away like millions of others by its substance,...