John Parisella

This blog has never hidden its preference for Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries and the belief he was qualified to be...

With a few days left to go, polls overwhelmingly point to an Obama-Biden victory. While we may justifiably quote Yogi Berra about...

The decision by former Secretary of State Colin Powell to endorse Barack Obama surprised more by the logic of his choice than by...

Unlike debates conducted entirely on radio, televised debates reveal more than just policies and issues. They provide insight into...

Lyndon B. Johnson is widely thought to have been the only vice-presidential candidate in recent history to have made a significant...

That was the nickname given to John McCain at another time in his life. For some, the nickname was a reference to his explosive...

Barack Obama has just turned in his best performance of the campaign. While I believe John McCain delivered a spirited...

Well, she did not crash and burn as many had expected. In a debate built up as a test of her qualifications and her capacity to...

When one evaluates a debate among candidates for high office, a number of criteria must be established. The first has to do with...

It was Kenny Rogers who sang, "You have to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em." Last week, I described some of John...