Mrs. Obama correctly noticed that she was judged by the color of her skin rather than by the content of her character.

Is Michelle Obama claiming Reagan's mantle of optimism and patriotic pride for her husband?

It's easy to see why Ted Kennedy would try to wrap Mr. Obama in the tattered mantle of his older brother, but is that a robe Mr. Obama should wear?

If he can't be the president, being one heartbeat away might be nearly as good. How does Obama-Kennedy for President sound?

Rich people are voting with their feet: they're grabbing their wallets and running away.

We gripe about bias in the mainstream media because freedom of the press is only meaningful if you happen to own a press, but enough people have presses to keep politicians on their toes.

Bush-bashers hate to admit it, but a smaller percentage of active-duty military personnel died during both Bush administrations than during the Reagan and Carter administrations.

Principals have be to able to fire teachers, or you can't run an effective school.

Some idealists suggest that election campaigns be paid for by the Treasury -- taxpayers would pay for campaigns intended to elect people we don't like. In fact, we DO have public campaign funding but nobody wants to admit it.

A president is supposed to be emotionally stable, not a weeping willow.