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Jane Chastain is a Southern California-based broadcaster, author and political commentator. Despite her present emphasis on politics, Jane always will be remembered as the nation's first female TV sportscaster, spending 17 years on the sports beat. Jane blogs at JaneChastain.com. She is a pilot who lives on a private runway.
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Will youth fall for Obama, again?

by Jane Chastain -- President Obama is trying to shore up the youth vote, one of his most reliable voting blocs in the 2008 election. He is visiting colleges campuses in swing more…

Are you an Easter hypocrite?

by Jane Chastain -- In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade. – Irving Berlin, 1933 Although the Easter bonnet has more…

Most important event of the week!

by Jane Chastain -- The most important event of the week will be decided on the floor of the House of Representatives.. Unfortunately, it largely will go unnoticed. It isn't as tantalizing more…

Too late for Newt to bow out gracefully?

by Jane Chastain -- Practically speaking, the four-man GOP presidential contest has come down to a two-man race. Mitt Romney looks like the eventual winner, but Rick Santorum still has an outside more…

Impeach Holder over voter ID!

by Jane Chastain -- There was a time, when the United States of America was respected for its justice system. No more! In fact, things have deteriorated so much under the current more…

The unthinkable arrived ... and no one noticed

by Jane Chastain -- Sandra Fluke, the 30-year-old shameless Georgetown law student who last week was invited to address Democratic members of the House of Representatives on her need for free contraceptives, more…

Why Romney can't connect

by Jane Chastain -- A neighbor recently asked me whom I was supporting for the GOP presidential nomination. He was surprised that I hadn't decided to support Mitt Romney. Frankly, I had more…

John Boehner is a hypocrite

by Jane Chastain -- How can you tell if a politician is lying? If his (or her) lips are moving. So goes one of the oldest political jokes. It would not be more…

Murphy Brown in combat boots

by Jane Chastain -- Twenty years ago, Vice President Dan Quayle stepped on a liberal land mine by stating the obvious: The (then) extremely popular television show "Murphy Brown" was sending the more…

Is Gingrich a 'consistent' conservative?

by Jane Chastain -- Newt Gingrich has billed himself as the more "consistent conservative" in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. According to Gingrich, he engineered the 1995 Republican takeover of more…