By Charles Hurt
Election polls today are worth precisely what you probably paid to read them. Everybody has their thumb on the scale. Published September 12, 2012
By Charles Hurt
It was a cruel way to observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Published September 11, 2012
By Charles Hurt
There is nothing sadder than a politician without his balloons. It's like a cowboy, hair slicked down, without a hat. It's especially sad when the cowboy was all hat and no cattle to begin with. Published September 7, 2012
By Charles Hurt
Bill Clinton's typically epic speech last night was certainly the most detailed, calculated and complete attack on the Republican agenda that we have heard during the entire campaign. It was also the most unreserved and embracing defense of President Obama. Published September 6, 2012
By Charles Hurt
If it is true that a sucker is born every minute, then there simply are not enough minutes in the day to account for all the suckers around here. And nothing brings these suckers together in agreement more than the canard that Vice President Joseph R. Biden is some kind of fountain of "authenticity." Published September 5, 2012
By Charles Hurt
President Obama has gone full celebrity on us. He cannot run on the actual record of his first term, so he reaches back for that old magic from four years ago that helped him cross over from politician to full-blown icon. Published September 4, 2012
By Charles Hurt
Welcome to the police state. In Tampa, Fla., and now here in Charlotte, N.C., thousands of troops, police and Secret Service agents flood the city and set up giant perimeters around the convention sites. They close off public land, shut down streets and take over private property. Published September 3, 2012
By Charles Hurt
By just about any measure, the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., was a success. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan got nominated without drowning in a hurricane and without committing any campaign-killing gaffes. Published September 2, 2012
By Charles Hurt
What the heck happened to Chris Christie? Everyone eagerly anticipating his signature New Jersey-style smackdown on the first night of the Republican convention walked away scratching his head wondering who or what muted the famously uncontainable, confrontational, loud-mouthed governor. Published August 29, 2012
By Charles Hurt
By picking Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a very political decision that his campaign for the presidency will be about offering serious solutions to gravely serious problems. It will be the group of adults versus the once-hip youngsters cruising around on one final bender before graduating from college. Published August 28, 2012
By Charles Hurt
But with the Republican convention in town, Thee DollHouse has taken on a decidedly political flair. That is because small business owner Warren Colazzo, a modern American patriot if there ever were one, sensed an opportunity to make some money. Published August 26, 2012
By Charles Hurt
Skinny-dipping overseas isn't exactly the campaign commercial you want to run for Congress on, but the notion that leaping into the Sea of Galilee is somehow an offense that churches and synagogues all over the country are suddenly fretting about seems a wee bit overblown. Published August 21, 2012
By Charles Hurt
By picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney slapped the big-boy knickers right off President Obama's backside. Published August 14, 2012
By Charles Hurt
Harry Reid brings the same honor and integrity that he has used to slime so many to the task of running the Senate, which is to say he will say anything and do anything to win any little skirmish over tactics, policy or anything else. Published August 7, 2012
