LGBT candidate for governor launches her campaign, first in nation
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2013 — History is being made as Maryland State Delegate Heather Mizeur (D), the nation’s first openly gay gubernatorial candidate, announces she is running for governor of...
View ArticleArizona election official vows to keep Obama off the ballot because of birth...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. WASHINGTON, May 19, 2012 — They’re back. Just when you thought the political waters were safe, back come the birther sharks circling their favorite prey, President...
View ArticleRepublicans after Romney: Rebuild or revamp?
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, November 19, 2012 — The Republicans are going through some serious soul-searching, following the defeat of their candidate Governor Mitt...
View ArticleGive me one good reason to vote for Obama: Here it is
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, November 5, 2012 — Love him or loathe him, there are plenty of reasons to re-elect Barack Obama, but if you only need one, that reason is...
View ArticleJon Stewart to host President Obama on the ‘Daily Show’ tonight
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, October 18, 2012 — President Obama is returning tonight at 11 p.m. EDT for a sit-down with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show.”...
View ArticleBoston bomber left ‘confession’ note in boat where he hid
WASHINGTON, May 116, 2013 — Alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, left a note on the bullet-riddled wall of the boat where he hid during the police manhunt. He reportedly claimed that...
View ArticleWhy a President Romney would be bad for women
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, October 25, 2012 — Mitt Romney is seeing the gender gap close, meaning he is winning women over with his style and not his substance. Yes,...
View ArticleTea Party dumps Lugar; Gay marriage voted down; Wisconsin Democrats ready...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 — Three primaries with three different results have sharpened the battle lines for the upcoming 2012 election. Yes, Mitt Romney swept the...
View ArticleBenghazi, Boston bombings, girlfriend dump you? Blame Obama
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 — President Obama decisively defeated the Republican candidate for president in 2012. Support for the Republican Party is shrinking fast. The GOP just performed an autopsy...
View ArticleWhy Occupy is no longer relevant
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, September 25, 2012 — Occupy Wall Street or anyplace else is no longer relevant. It just celebrated its first anniversary last Saturday....
View ArticleGuns, God and gays: Why the Republicans are trapped in the past
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 — Perhaps Bob Dylan put it best: “The times, they are a-changin’.” That’s the lesson the Republican Party doesn’t seem to have yet learned, mired as they are in the 1980s...
View ArticleSupreme Court saved from Right Wing agenda by Chief Justice Roberts
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. WASHINGTON, July 1, 2012 — Chief Justice John Roberts’s decision on behalf of the Supreme Court was gutsy. No doubt about it. He literally saved the august body from...
View ArticleNavy drone crashes into Chesapeake Bay: What's a drone doing in Maryland...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. EASTON, Md., June 12, 2012 — A Navy surveillance drone crashed Monday into the marshes of Bloodsworth Island, just off the coast of the Eastern Shore in Maryland, a...
View ArticleState of the Union: Marco Rubio response needs to be perfect
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2013 — Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s screen test for his 2016 presidential run is Tuesday, February 12, immediately following the President’s State of the Union Address....
View ArticleDREAM Act: Latino vote can make the difference this election
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, November 4, 2012 — If Latinos want to see the DREAM Act become a reality and not a pipedream, then they must do more than tell pollsters...
View ArticleThe U.N. and the Senate: 38 Republicans reject Disabilities Treaty
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, December 5, 2012 — What were the Republicans thinking? Or were they even thinking? People everywhere are shaking their heads at the vote in...
View ArticleGay rights and Supreme Court: Justice Roberts can make history
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 — The tide of history surges forward this week as the issue of gay rights comes before the U.S. Supreme Court. The question is whether the Court will try to stem that tide...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s back from Hawaii: How many vacations has he taken?
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2013 — President Obama and the First Family returned to Washington on Sunday from their vacation in Hawaii and immediately we hear the age-old question: Why does he take so many...
View ArticleGary Johnson: If Romney loses, it could be thanks to the spoiler third party...
Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, November 6, 2012 — As the voters head to the polls today and Americans prepare for a nail biter, they are also gearing up to assess blame if...
View ArticleSarah Palin for the Senate? Tea Party says: Run, Sarah, Run
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 — The Tea Party wants former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to join their favorites in the Senate, Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). They say she can win and they have a...
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