2012 Presidential Election

One of the most troublesome charges against Newt Gingrich is that he served the divorce...

Newt Gingrich, according to some polls, has pulled ahead of Mitt Romney in the race...

The impression most people have is that Jon Huntsman is not conservative, that he is...

This sounds even worse than Rick Perry's memory lapse, a function not so much of...

Kathleen Parker draws attention to something Romney did that he really deserves credit for:  When...

Here is the pattern:  A Republican presidential candidate rises to the top as the alternative...

Ruth Marcus (classified as a "left-leaning" columnist on the Washington Post opinion page) looks at...

According to the Washington Post, when Mitt Romney was governor, he reassured pro-abortionists, gay rights...

A third woman accuses Herman Cain of sexual harrassment: A third former employee considered filing...

The problem with Mitt Romney is not just that he's a Mormon.  And it's not...

The consensus of yesterday's discussion here on the last Republican presidential debate is that Newt...

We had another G.O.P. presidential candidate debate.  I've stopped watching them, finding them too disheartening. ...

I didn't watch the debate last night between the Republican presidential candidates.  I hear they...

The Values Voters Summit is a convention of Christian political activists that takes place in...

Yet another potential Republican candidate that some people were hoping might enter the fray has...

Chris Christie announced that he will not run for president.  Meanwhile, Rick Perry is fading...

Earlier I predicted that no matter how bad the economy is that President Obama will...

Now Republicans who realize that they still don't have a candidate who can beat President...

The winner of the Republican straw poll in Florida was not Perry and not Romney,...

This is the place to comment on last night's debate between the Republican presidential contenders. ...

Steven Chapman, editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune, calls upon President Obama not to run...

Texas governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry got hit hard in the recent debate...

Last night's debate between the eight Republican presidential contenders was put on by CNN and...

Well, I thought the eight presidential candidates trying to get the Republican convention did well...

Now that President Obama's poll numbers are at record lows is a good time to...

Lots of Democrats are frustrated with President Obama, prompting some people to fantasize about a...

New York Times editor Bill Keller came up with a series of questions about religion...

Governor Perry is leading the other Republican presidential contenders, including among tea partiers and anti-tea...

Ron Paul, the pro-life anti-war libertarian, took second place in the Iowa straw poll.   Michelle...

The Wall Street Journal and John McCain started it by calling Tea Partiers "hobbits."  Timothy...