As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.

Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.

The RNC was run so badly you could walk through their deepest competence and not get your ankles wet.

Remember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.

Given that Mr. Kerry is clearly exaggerating what happened to minority voters in the 2000 election in Florida, maybe we should wait for him to provide evidence of what he is alleging in 2004.

Dozens of members of Congress will be retiring next month, and some should be missed. But there is only one Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma senator the Christian Science Monitor has dubbed 'a rabble-rousing statesman.'

I think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.