BY JOE CONASON Why the Republicans chose Mitch Daniels – the Indiana governor who once thrilled right-wing pundits as a 2012 hopeful – to deliver a rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address is puzzling. His uninspiring remarks surely killed the Daniels fad, revived lately as Republicans fret over the unappetizing choices available […]

BY FROMA HARROP Florida is the state that put the first man on the moon, NBC’s Brian Williams noted at the Republican presidential debate in Tampa. He asked the candidates, “At a time when you all want to shrink federal spending, should space exploration be a priority?” Of course it should be, Mitt Romney said. […]

BY DON NELSON It has been interesting to watch the Republican candidates go at each other using the native tongue of the South to inflict...

BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Sorry, we’re closed.” In one of the saddest signs of the times, this message is popping up all across the country, as governors and legislators are cutting off funds [and shutting off access] to one of the finest, most popular assets owned by the people of our country: state parks. More than […]

BY NATHANIEL BATCHELDER Pray cooler heads will guide America in the dialogue and decision-making over Iran’s position in the world. Iran does not have nuclear weapons,...