Jul
26
New Math?
July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments
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 national security crisis (please refer to the word “strategic” in the title of the [...]
Jul
24
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 Wasserman believes they will pick up “12 to 17″ more seats this year.
Rather than analyze [...]
Jul
24
A Democratic Cash Advantage in a Democratic Year - Part 1
July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
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 year. Which may be a good thing for Republicans, but let’s look around the country.
The [...]
Jul
24
Water wars continue
July 24, 2008 | 2 Comments
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 at the Corps of Engineers offices overlooking Lake Seminole, where the Apalachicola River begins at Jim [...]
Jul
23
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 prognostication to assert that there will be surprises in races throughout the country [...]
Jul
17
Have it Both Ways!
July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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 politics and even pandering, but this is getting crazy.
Now Madame Speaker is leading the charge [...]
Jul
16
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 and our economy. Over the past two years, it has been painful to watch the [...]
Jul
15
Florida McCain Campaign Weekly Message
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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 McCain Leadership and this past Thursday, the 10th we announced our statewide steering committee of Hispanics [...]
Jul
15
Panhandle politics
July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
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 member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida Executive Committee and consider myself fundamentally a fiscal conservative. [...]
Jul
15
Obama is the Next Clinton?
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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 cross.
Does anyone remember when George W. Bush pushed for the same thing? The [...]





















