May 2011
26 posts
It is not Scott's decision to make... →
Forget my ahem of September 29, 2010 prediction made on ABC TV News/WTXL 27 HD in Tallahassee that ‘Scott might be Tea Party’s candidate for President in 2012.’ Adam Smith of the St….
May 12: Romney picks up Florida cash; “‘A great gift to the business industry’” & “Slower Florida recovery” (http://tinyurl.com/3txyj2g)
May 12: Insurance companies could delay payouts; Never mind those FEC fines & Call it a tie” (http://tinyurl.com/3txyj2g)
Florida Political News: May 12, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry follows. ”Pecunia veritas est (Money is truth)”
Howard Troxler has fun with Koch’s recent purchase of the FSU…
Florida Political News: May 11, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. FSU’s Koch “arrangement reeks of pandering”
The Saint Petersburg Times editorial board: “Florida State University’s…
Florida Political News: May 10, 2011 →
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May 10: Disney the Geppetto to Reedy Creek’s Pinocchio (http://tinyurl.com/3wuwxeb)
Look What Governor Scott Found.... →
It is a pen. But it is not like any other, in Florida anyway. Governor Rick Scott says the just completed legislative session was adequate, but he has a chance to make it extraordinary…at least…
May 9: Scott “embarks on statewide victory lap” & “Scott has a legal and moral obligation” (http://tinyurl.com/3skrukq)
May 8: Kingsley Guy is choking on his ascot over a labor board case & “Fewer than 2 percent, actually” (http://tinyurl.com/3euba6g)
Florida Political News: May 8, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. “Dirty work in the governor’s twitchy shadow”
A timeline of the Session fail: “Florida Legislature’s meltdown: How…
Florida Political News: May 7, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. Session fail
“[T]he 60-day session ended with Senate President Mike Haridopolos and House Speaker Dean Cannon publicly…
May 6: Never mind that separation of church and state thing & “The state’s inequitable taxing system” (http://tinyurl.com/3j28ou4)
State of The State--Florida on the Cheap. →
With the 2011 Session of the Legislature scheduled to end Friday, it seems like a good time to sit back, and evaluate the state of the state. In my opinion we have now passed Mississippi as the
May 6: “Cheap and illegal labor is good for business” & Teabagger speaks … no one is listening (http://tinyurl.com/3j28ou4)
May 5: Destroy wetlands? … where do I sign? & With Hasner out, bestiality ban passes (http://tinyurl.com/3cve4ga)
May 4: Florida wingnuts move to their next conspiracy; Legal tax evasion & Will they “participate in the pain”? (http://tinyurl.com/3g3vq92)
May 3: Privatization follies; Rolling in the dirt together & Legislature “has legalized direct bribery” (http://tinyurl.com/3faxq22)
Florida Political News: May 3, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. Budget blues
Click here for the latest developments in the Legislature.
“With House-Senate budget talks stalled —…
May 3: Haridopolos “funneled” tens of thousands to himself; Political courage & And these guys have pensions? (http://tinyurl.com/3faxq22)
Florida Political News: May 2, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry follow. Bill prohibits HCR in Florida
“Gov. Rick Scott is getting a bill that would prohibit Floridians from being…
May 1: “A return on political investments”; Whoop-dee-doo & “A spate of tragedies never before revealed” (http://tinyurl.com/6xzxgqo)
Impasse Resolution Eliminates Dues Deductions →
“Budget negotiators tonight have agreed to include the union dues ban [for state employees only] in the budget. The measure was offered by the House, and accepted by the Senate, with no explanation…
May 1: “Segregation is making a comeback in Florida”; Pathetic & RPOF positioning itself for next year (http://tinyurl.com/6xzxgqo)
Apr 30: In Florida, college for rich kids only & “Sounds like something from the Nixon administration” (http://tinyurl.com/5ralggb)
Florida Political News: April 30, 2011 →
After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, you should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and…
April 2011
3 posts
Apr 29: 2d amendment stoopid; Darden gets a tax break & Putting 1.3 million at the mercy of private insurers”(http://tinyurl.com/6j9oahl)
Florida Political News: April 29, 2011 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. Court packing or union busting?
“A bill to overhaul the state Supreme Court has run into steep resistance in the…
Apr 27: Firefighters second riskiest job … and we gut their pensions? & “Racing against the clock” (http://tinyurl.com/3vu9ldv)
September 2010
133 posts
Sept 22: You might want to try the union hiring hall; Scott: all business all the time & Lay down with dogs (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Sept 22: Gerrymanderers of the world unite!; “Florida ranks dead last” & Meek supports DREAM Act (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Sept 22: Federal Funds Help Floridians Avoid Poverty; Big of ‘em; Cold, dead hands; Mr. Fixit & Atwater whines (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Sept 22: “Ridiculously lavish spending” by RPOF & Remarkably, the audit has little to say about Rubio (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Sept 22:Crist on the attack; “‘Right Size Class Size’ campaign”; FCAT follies; PSC appointments & SD 25 (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Sept 22: “Who paid for what? How much?”; Bits and Pieces & Teabagger lives in wrong district (http://tinyurl.com/2ec7bfy)
Pushing Back at Pushing Rope →
Nice to know Pushing Rope cares. Just now caught up with yesterday’s rant from PR in response to my blog post earlier in the day about only way for Crist to be “winner” on Election Day:
“You know…
Florida Political News: Sept. 20, 2010 →
After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, you should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and…
Sept 20: Scott a “Pants on Fire” liar; Obama on his way; Flat tuition rate? & Second amendment remedies (http://tinyurl.com/34wqtgg)
Sept 20: AFL-CIO goes after Scott; Amendment 4 and “the case of St. Pete Beach” & DWS under fire (http://tinyurl.com/34wqtgg)
Sept 20: “Legislature may fast-track right-wing policies” & “RPOF can’t stop indulging in political wrangling” (http://tinyurl.com/34wqtgg)
Florida Political News: Sept. 18, 2010 →
Our digest of, and commentary on today’s Florida political news and punditry. Florida Chamber a subsidiary of the RPOF The Florida Chamber has in recent years been little more than a shill for the…
Sept 19: Crist slams audit, demands apology; Just another DFE? & RPOFers running elections like a business(http://tinyurl.com/2e3x4fo)
Sept 19: Mickey Mouse hearts RPOFers; “The election season is in full force” & Courtesy of the “values” crowd (http://tinyurl.com/2e3x4fo)
Sept 19: Scott was “cautioned year after year” about fraud; Do what I say … & Entrepreneurs in action (http://tinyurl.com/2e3x4fo)
Sept 19: “One flip too many” for Crist; That gerrymandering thing; Amendments 5 and 6 & “One more time” (http://tinyurl.com/2e3x4fo)
Sept 19: Florida Chamber a subsidiary of the RPOF; The worst? & Teabaggers run wild in St. Augustine(http://tinyurl.com/2e3x4fo)
Sept 18: Uptick in unemployment; “Score one for the stagehands” & Sink discloses tax returns, Scott dithers (http://tinyurl.com/3xxngz2)
Sept 18: “Stinging investigation of scandal-rocked Florida GOP” & “Dems can’t spell ‘scandalous self-implosion’”(http://tinyurl.com/3xxngz2)
Sept 18: Webster a neocon … Yet Webster wouldn’t put his own boots on the ground (http://tinyurl.com/3xxngz2)
Sept 18: “Revolving door emblazoned with a dollar sign”; Who will bend over for business? & Amendment 4 chaos? (http://tinyurl.com/3xxngz2)