The battle for the Republican nomination has moved to Florida, which also happens to be a key battleground in an entirely different fight: the $15bn war on drugs.
Media create the storyline, choosing which timeworn nuggets to play up, which controversies to amplify and which extras get selected to play the role of the 'typical' voter.
David Weigel, Washington Monthly. January 9, 2012.
The Tea Party has proved itself spectacularly adept at two tasks: exacting promises and submission from presidential candidates and setting the Republican policy agenda.
The 2012 election cycle is still in its infancy, but bad musical choices are already easy to find in campaign commercials and on stages throughout the early primary states.
In the contest to see which GOP candidate can be the biggest doubter of the science of climate change, Santorum is the unchallenged leader of the pack.
The importance of the ultra-conservative vote, championed by a religious, anti-evolution electorate, is not lost on the contenders seeking their party's nod to face Obama.
In the spirit of their self-centered mentor Ayn Rand, Republicans are trying to disfigure America so she resembles Pottersville, the 'bankers town' in "It's a Wonderful Life."
Democrats have faced Republican strategies of grabbing hostages for decades and have quietly given in, paying ransom again and again. Will that change?
