ORLANDO - Vandals have spray-painted 60 city vehicles in Orlando, some with messages against Sen. Barack Obama. ...more

June 29, 2008

Many people find Barack Obama's meteoric campaign and Democratic nomination amazing. ...more

June 27, 2008

Barack Obama told Hillary Rodham Clinton's top financial backers Thursday that he personally has donated $2,300 to her campaign and more significantly has asked his biggest donors to help pay off her more than $20 million debt. ...more

June 27, 2008

Many people find Barack Obama's meteoric campaign and Democratic nomination amazing. This scenario could be one explanation. President Bill Clinton's escapades are one major factor. His administration's record is almost the opposite of President Bush II's record. Yet, his personal failings resulted in V.P. Al Gore's defeat in 2000, with the Florida government's assistance. The following horrendous eight years were the price the American people paid. Barack Obama's amazing nomination did not just happen, it was planned, and Hillary Clinton was the sacrifice. Sen. Obama's ability to raise an unheard of $270 million for a primary campaign was initiated long before he announced he was running. That factor paved the way for him. These backers knew it was risky to challenge President Clinton, but they reasoned since the economy was so bad and the Iraq War was still a quagmire, Obama could still win the presidential election. Their stealth campaign was brilliant. Now the real campaign begins. ...more

June 26, 2008

With the help of one of Washington's best-connected lawyers, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated issues, like how to repay Clinton's campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention. ...more

June 26, 2008

Where Were Journalists? "Dishing On Hillary" (Commentary, June 15) featured guest columns by three individuals whom I hold in very high esteem: the honorable Sandy Freedman, Clerk of Courts Pat Frank and historian Doris Weatherford. Freedman, Frank and Weatherford echoed what many of us have said for months. Though a Clinton supporter, my concern in this instance is apolitical. My concern is the same when Barack Obama suffers racial slurs and John McCain is judged incompetent to lead because of his age. ...more

June 22, 2008

In case any of us remains unclear regarding the philosophical underpinnings of the group that raised the colossal Confederate flag at Interstate 75 and U.S. 92, I've copied the following introductory words from the home page of the Sons of Confederate Veterans' general headquarters, scv.org: ...more

June 18, 2008

At the risk of political incorrectness, Obama's nomination had to be beyond the political pale at some level. ...more

June 17, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Hillary for VP. That's the message from Sen. Bill Nelson, who has been widely rumored to be a contender himself for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket. ...more

June 16, 2008

I'm disappointed, but that's not why I'm angry. I don't think Hillary Clinton lost just because of sexism. I think the part that has angered women so much was the sexism by the media, in particular, and the lack of outrage voiced by everyone concerned, especially those in the Democratic Party, especially leadership. ...more

June 15, 2008