Jim White

Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio both appeared last night at the Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans BBQ just outside Gainesville.

The NRA is seeking a new law in Florida that would ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership by prospective parents because it might lead to gun registration. Apparently avoiding registration is more important than preventing accidental deaths.

Stanley McChrystal's failed leadership in Afghanistan continues to spiral out of control. Yesterday, five British troops were gun down by an Afghan policeman because they were mentoring Afghan forces.

Jim Hightower famously told us back in 1997 that "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos", but recent events show us that those tending toward "the middle" are treated quite differently by the two major political parties.

As a wingnut Congressman in a party quickly losing relevance, Cliff Stearns is fighting desperately to distinguish himself.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions on Tuesday suggested that US drone strikes in Afghanistan may violate international law.

The New York Times wrote in an editorial Monday that the continued failure to prosecute Bush administration crimes while embracing expansive executive powers means that the cover-up of Bush's crimes is now Obama's. That's fine, but the role of the United States Congress in enabling and covering up the Bush era lawbreaking must not be overlooked.

Thirty Republicans in the Senate voted against Al Franken's amendment to the Defense Appropriations Act that prevents government contractors requiring their employees to submit to arbitration rather than taking assault cases to court. It appears that Dan Inouye, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, is now contemplating removing the Franken Amendment from the bill.

Politico undertakes some navel-gazing on behalf of the Republican party. The results are hilarious.

A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates that a majority of gun owners believes Obama intends to ban the sale of guns. Obama has never taken such a position.