Now that a watermelon is on his doorstep—rather than in a drawing of the White House lawn that he e-mailed to people—Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose doesn’t think the big fruit is so funny, anymore.  The Press-Telegram reports that a smashed melon was found by the door to Grose’s personal office in a Los Alamitos [...]

Can a Mormon who believes in magic glasses and golden tablets win the White House?
What’s the prpper role of religion in the White House? The Founding Fathers believed it had no role. But times have changed, and Thursday Mitt Romney will explain how his Mormon faith is a very good thing for America. Pundits [...]

Could Hillary really do worse than Bush?
While you were reading Jon Pareles’ blog on the CMJ Music Festival or watching Boston beat Cleveland in the American League final, Republican presidential contenders on Sunday night’s Fox News-sponsored Republican debate revealed the real threat facing America: Hillary. You had to wonder if they were joking: Arkansas Gov. [...]