Romney has adopted almost every position conservatives want their candidate to espouse: He's pro-life, he wants to repeal ObamaCare, he wants to cut taxes and cut the federal budget, and he wants an unapologetic foreign policy dedicated to the proposition that this too will be the American century.

Is victory sweet because your side wins - or is it really because the other side loses?

That distinctive presidential conduct is now gone forever, banished to the snows of yesteryear by Barack Obama. From the beginning of his presidency to the present, he has spoken specifically and in unprecedented fashion of Republicans as his rivals, his stumbling blocks, the primary cause of his troubles.

I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion.

The great mystery is why robots come off so well in science-fiction films when the human characters are often so astoundingly wooden.

Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will.

As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.