The Cleveland Plain-Dealer: on Principles & Values

Bob Barr: Obama and McCain indistinguishable on policy positions

Dennis Kucinich: Life has its ups and downs; never quit; keep hope alive

Josh Mandel: OpEd: Attacked ADL for report on extremists hate groups

Or side with white nationalists, Nazi sympathizers, avowed racists and other hate groups.

For anyone with a shred of decency, this was an easy call. Mandel sided with hate. On July 20, Mandel ripped the ADL's decision to publish a report identifying key members of extremist hate groups. The ADL, he tweeted, has "become a partisan witchhunt group targeting people for political beliefs."

Josh Mandel: Attacked ADL for report on extremists hate groups

For anyone with a shred of decency, this was an easy call. Mandel sided with hate. On July 20, Mandel ripped the ADL's decision to publish a report identifying key members of extremist hate groups. The ADL, he tweeted, has "become a partisan witchhunt group targeting people for political beliefs."

Lee Fisher: Ohio voters are mad as hell over Republican policies

Portman, a top adviser to President George W. Bush, stuck to his main campaign theme: Fisher and the Democrats are to blame for Ohio's nearly 400,000 job losses.

Both candidates argued that other was of more of a career politician and insider, which injected energy into the debate. Fisher referred to Portman--a former corporate lawyer--as a lobbyist, Mr. Washington, a rubber stamp and the chief architect of Bush policies.

Asked by a debate panelist to reconcile such claims with his own long career as a political insider, Fisher said, "The bottom line is not so much whether you serve, it's who you serve. I think he's serving the lobbyists and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry and Wall Street," Fisher said.

Marcia Fudge: Skipped Trump's inauguration in protest

Marcia Fudge: Co-founded a Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus

Marcia Fudge: A Cabinet position is not a consolation prize

A: No, I don't think so. You can't even say that a Cabinet position can be a consolation prize. No Cabinet position can be a consolation prize. I am more than honored and pleased and humbled to be asked to be in the Cabinet of a president that I think is going to make such significant change. And mind you, I can help poor people as much at HUD as I could at Ag.

Ralph Nader: Both major parties don't like competition

Rob Portman: A top adviser to President George W. Bush

Portman, a top adviser to President George W. Bush, stuck to his main campaign theme: Fisher and the Democrats are to blame for Ohio's nearly 400,000 job losses.

Both candidates argued that other was of more of a career politician and insider, which injected energy into the debate. Fisher referred to Portman--a former corporate lawyer--as a lobbyist, Mr. Washington, a rubber stamp and the chief architect of Bush policies.

Asked by a debate panelist to reconcile such claims with his own long career as a political insider, Fisher said, "The bottom line is not so much whether you serve, it's who you serve. I think he's serving the lobbyists and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry and Wall Street," Fisher said.

JD Vance: Attended Trump hush money trial in NYC

My best guess is that he's campaigning hard to be the vice presidential pick for Trump. He was among several Republicans that attended Trump's hush money trial in New York City yesterday as Michael Cohen took the stand and Vance made several tweets on X. He says the trial is psychological torture.

He dissed key witness and former Trump fixer, Michael Cohen. And then he says that district attorney Alvin Bragg is keeping supporters away from outside of the courthouse. [Vance said], "We started in Trump Tower with a beautiful view of Central Park and then came to a dingy courthouse with people like Alvin Bragg. And he says Trump is expected to sit for six weeks and listen to the Michael Cohens of the world."