Taking hints from the infighting amongst the Republican elite, it's clear that there's an identity crisis in the party. Some seem to think that reclaiming the middle ground is the way to go, while others believe that moving further to the right is the best way to survive. There is no compromise here, as anyone that sat through the last election and wondered how ...

I've run into a few people (figuratively, I'm not that clumsy) who are quite gung-ho about Sarah Palin running for U.S. president in 2012. This gives me reason to laugh. Now I must commend her for her apparent success and I cannot deny that the pitbull has charisma. Additionally, I'm happy that some Republicans established a new-found hope in their party as a result of ...

I have to tell you, I'm not your average, run-of-the mill Republican. Alright, I believe in the sanctity of marriage and, yes, I would vote pro-life, but I've spent the better part of the last month trying to convince my conservative boyfriend and senior citizen parents to keep an open mind and not wage open war against Democrats. I like a lot of Democrats. I ...

With only 21 days to go until the election — and with a considerable deficit in most polls — John McCain's presidential prospects are looking increasingly dim. Some conservatives have even said the cause is lost. In some ways, the McCain camp seems to agree. They've already pulled out of Michigan, essentially conceding defeat in the economically-blighted state. They're also expected to pull back in ...

The Chicago Tribune is running an AP story by Ken Kusmer that looks at how the Indiana arm of the Obama campaign is feeling. Officially, of course, those campaign officials are not worried the forthcoming nomination (get it right, people: she hasn't been nominated yet; the GOP is reversing the order of the nominations this time around) of Sarah Palin will cause Obama to lose ...