Yesterday Congressional Democrats introduced a bill that would have required president Bush to release 70 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The President objected to this, as he felt it would leave us less prepared during a … Continue reading
Earlier, we looked at the impact of the cash advantage on the United States Senate. Now we’ll look at the other house. U.S. House of Representatives Democrats currently hold a 236-199 advantage in Congress. Cook Political Report House Editor David … Continue reading
News reports are out today analyzing the financial health of the national parties… and it doesn’t bode well for Republicans. U.S. Senate First, consider the United States Senate. Neither Senator Bill Nelson nor Senator Mel Martinez stand for re-election this … Continue reading
A hearing was held Monday regarding the continuing water dispute between the states of Georgia, Alabama and Florida in Chattahoochee, FL. The dispute has been going on in federal court since 1990. U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, hosted the forum … Continue reading
By now it’s entirely probable that you’ve digested more than a few opinion pieces that predict a bloodbath for Republicans across the country in both federal and state races. Without debating the merits of those predictions, it’s an equally realistic … Continue reading
Nancy Pelosi has a delightful outlook on life. Remember when several of the Democratic representatives balked at the tax rebate that President Bush proposed last year? Well, the times they are a-changin’! Don’t misunderstand me. I fully understand election year … Continue reading
It’s true that these sentiments fly in the face of the conventional wisdom, the environmentalists, and Governor Charlie Crist. There is however ample evidence that shows that both increased CO2 emissions and offshore drilling would be better for our planet … Continue reading
Greetings from theMcCain Campaign! July is off to a roaring start here in Florida and I am very excited to tell you about all of the wonderful things happening this month! On July 7th we announced our statewide Hispanics for … Continue reading
Friends, I’d like to thank Jim Johnson for this great opportunity to contribute to The State of Sunshine. As mentioned in the introduction, my name is Eric Wall and I am a libertarian-leaning conservative from Panama City. I am a … Continue reading
I wanted to opine briefly about Sen. Obama’s recent comments regarding the increased use of faith based groups to distribute government funded social services. He proudly made this statement while in a church and standing in front of a large … Continue reading