Conventioneers in Charlotte listening to Charlie Crist may have thought they have some kind of monopoly on high-profile Americans who became so disenchanted with their party that they switched.

They do not, and the Romney for President folks want the world to know.

You've got to hand it to Democratic Party fundraisers. They don't care who they let walk their donkey.

Julian Castro and Marco Rubio are both silver-tongued young Hispanics, both rising stars in their parties who feel touched by the hand of destiny.

Fifteen thousand credentialed media at the 2012 Republican National Convention and it's doubtful even one of them expected to see Thursday night's main attraction stroll out onto the forum stage before dark. Yet, there he was at 4:15 p.m., Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, with running mate Paul Ryan at his side.

Ann Romney? Put me in the "she hit it out of the park" column -- but maybe not for the reason you think.

In the house where Florida Democrats live, the candidate cupboard is bare. Let's see how long it takes the party of desperation to snatch up Charlie Crist like he's water in a desert.

Maybe it's a case of crossed wires, but feminist Gloria Steinem has condemned the Dems' behavior toward women at the very time the Democratic National Committee is trying its hardest to woo them.

Something akin to "Women 'R' Us" was set to be a campaign theme during the Democratic convention, which begins Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C. The party had just named 10 more speakers for the event -- all of them women.

Who am I to tell three federal judges they're crazier than a soup sandwich? But that was my inclination Thursday when a U.S. District Court ruled Florida's reduction in early voting days negatively impacts minority voters.