WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agents for Sen. Hillary Clinton, trying desperately to keep alive her presidential campaign, are privately telling Democrats that she is so "tight" with a dollar that she would not continue her contest against Sen. Barack Obama if she did not have a chance to win. That was a reference to Clinton pulling $11 millio...

OK, so Hillary Clinton is staying in the presidential race despite losing among elected delegates, facing a slimming lead among super-delegates, losing the popular vote and being behind by two to one in the number of states carried. She slogs on, hoping against hope for a sudden turnaround in the race. Apart from the psychological reasons for her s...

WASHINGTON, D.C — Big-time Republican contributors are complaining that prospective presidential nominee John McCain is poorly organized for the campaign and off to a bad start in raising money. McCain begins well behind Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 money derby, and longtime Republican givers say there is no coherent plan for catching up...

If the Democratic contest lasts until the convention in late August, so what? That leaves two months for Democrats to "coalesce" around their candidate and fight the Republican. And even that shorter time frame will seem a month too long for voters. So why not go the nine innings? The great American pastime is not judged by time but by ac...

Mike Huckabee is not planning on going gentle into that good night. Huckabee conceded defeat in a speech on the evening of March 4. But hours earlier, he made clear that he isn't leaving the stage quietly. "I may be in a position like the pitcher who goes to the bullpen," Huckabee told me. "He is not on the mound, but should somethin...

The revelation of controversial comments made by the longtime pastor of Sen. Barack Obama — and the equally hot aftermath from the general public that led to the junior senator from Illinois delivering a strong speech/sermon on race in America — has opened anew the explosive connection between three of the most volatile issues today. If...

JOHN MCCAIN-SAM BROWNBACK: A darling of the Religious Right, the Republican senator from Kansas bowed out before the presidential race got interesting. He has since endorsed McCain and defended him against other Double Rs as being authentic. With Brownback, author of "From Power to Purpose: A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion," M...

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is back. By winning the Democratic primaries in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island this week, Clinton has ensured the Democratic presidential nomination will be decided at the Democratic National Convention. She has also demonstrated that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is far from unbeatable. Most of all, Clinton's comeback show...

People said that McCain couldn't make the cut. Many say McCain is still too stiff — too sterile — with not enough pizzazz. Some criticize McCain for being too institutionalized. Still others complain about McCain's conservative record. And now the liberal media is falsely implying McCain has engaged in some impropriety. Of course, I'm s...