A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best.

Hypocrisy is the scarlet letter in politics.

Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past.

Go Hard or Go Home, but never go home hard!

Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming industry.

I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.

Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.