Politics

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D- Fla., Chair of the Democratic National Committee gavels in the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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Protesters pull out a tent and cram 13 people inside of it, chanting, "This is affordable housing!" and then, "Out of the tents and into the streets!" in Charlotte, N.C. There are hundreds of Occupy protesters in town for the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A police officer pushes a protester back into the protest zone created by police in the streets of Charlotte outside the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Police officers use their bicycles to create a perimeter to keep protesters inside a designated area along Stonewall Street in Charlotte, N.C. Protesters are allowed to march and demonstrate at the Democratic National Convention but are being kept well away from DNC venues. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Lauren Digioia, center, of New York City, who is a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, talks to fellow protesters on the streets of Charlotte, N.C. outside the Democratic National Convention. Although they were given a designated "free speech zone," protesters preferred to stay in the street. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A woman takes a picture of an ice sculpture that says "Middle Class" on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Marshall Park in Charlotte, N.C., which has been taken over by the Occupy movement during the Democratic National Convention. The sculpture, which was made by artists Ligorano and Reese, is called "Morning in America" and is supposed to represent the fact that the middle class is disappearing like ice. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A man walks up Stonewall Street in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 carrying a cross. He said he is at the Democratic National Convention to remind people that what they are looking at is political and temporal, and that the true hope and change is Jesus Christ. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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First Lady of The United States Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention on its opening night at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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First lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, 2012, its opening night, at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter makes her way to the podium to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)

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“[Marijuana legalization] is a gigantic issue when you consider tens of millions of Americans are convicted felons that otherwise, but for these drugs laws, wouldn’t be,” said Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party candidate. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Lauren Digioia (center) of New York City, a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, addresses fellow protesters on the streets of Charlotte, N.C., outside the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has backtracked since answering “no” on CBS’ “Face the Nation” when asked if Americans are doing better now than they were in 2008. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)