The justices of California's Supreme Court have utter disdain for democracy and contempt for the lowly voters who express opinions they disagree with.

So near and yet so far!

It seems pretty clear that McCain expects to reach the Oval Office without the Republican base.

Barack and Hillary shoot each other in the feet.

Hillary believes herself to be a better candidate for the Democrats, and a better President for the country, than Barack Obama.

The problem for McCain is that he himself has depicted lobbyists as being the Devil Incarnate.

Barack Obama has made an original contribution to the debate over gun control.

Sometimes being a "maverick" isn't as glorious as one thinks it will be.

It is far, far better to have a sane Democratic party.

If a politician is listening to a "special interest group," and is doing what they request, does that mean that he's their "captive"? Or, rather, does it mean that he is performing his Constitutional duty of listening to the grievances of a group of hi...