There are times you just have to look at some of today’s politicians and shake your head and wonder, What on earth was that fool thinking?   Tw...

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John Drescher’s letter to readers in today’s N&O makes it clear that John Edwards’ “confession” was a spectacular failure.   Drescher, the ...

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There are two race cards.   One is a no-holds-barred, two-fisted, blunt-edged appeal to race that’s hardly ever seen anymore. These days only a...

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John Edwards has told ABC News he had an affair with Rielle Hunter. It will be on Nightline tonight.   Now, as I’m sure you have, I’ve seen fol...

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One moment Barack Obama sounds like a wild-eyed liberal who’s out to “save the planet” from the icecaps melting – the next he’s turning around and com...

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John Edwards’ political career began after the death of his first child. Will it end after the birth of another child?   A once-strong Edwards ...

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Like gas prices nationally, crime could be the surprise issue in the North Carolina governor’s race this year.   The rolling gang fight at Tria...

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A very smart (by definition) fan of this blog asked a question I could not answer: “How can telephone polls be accurate when so many people – especial...

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Gary, I’m going to agree. John McCain’s a flip-flopper. The old admiral is zigging and zagging.   But a bit of the shine’s rubbing off Obama’s ...

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