The republican candidates are being trivialized and marginalized by external influences forcing the public to consider totally irrelevant issues. These debates are being orchestrated by the media and the democratic hardliners.  Why you ask, because the topics being debated are irrelevant to the president’s role in the big picture and are in fact the role of congress.  Issues such as abortion, social security, gay rights and on and on are really just smoke screens to take the voter’s…

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I am concerned that the main stream media will dictate the terms in our selection of a good elect able candidate for president in 2012.  Last night’s debate questions seemed to be aimed at those litmus issues over which a president has little control; issues such as abortion and gay rights and gays in the military.  The real issues that must be brought to the forefront and openly discussed should be what are we going to do about unemployment, onerous federal…

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The media types and political cartoonists who are predicting gridlock in Washington, D.C., are really demonstrating individual hopes rather than political reality.

When the electorate sends a message as clear as that sent on Nov. 2, the members of Congress facing re-election in 2012 should take notice and assure constituents that the message was heard and…

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Florida Times Union article - Sunday, September 14, 1997Story last updated at 9:37 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 1997 By Beau Halton and Derek L. Kinner Times-Union staff writers.

To say I am outraged by the school board’s handling of the latest hate speech spewed by their employee would be an understatement. I have a pretty good memory for issues that seem to be unfair and a similar issue was raised in September 1997 when Mr. Jerry Driggers was accused of racism because he had an NAAWP… Continue