Are Gator Legislators Pissed about the Schedule for Special Session?

December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Next week, the Florida Legislature will meet in a special session to cut money from the current fiscal year’s budget — taking back appropriations because tax collections failed to live up to projections.
Also next week, the University of Florida will face the University of Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship game in Miami. The [...]

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Dec

20

Sometimes the GOP can take cutting taxes too far…

December 20, 2008 | 4 Comments

First, I hate taxes. They are a necessary evil. I generally support cutting taxes whenever we can.
The problem is, cutting taxes really means cutting spending. And our Republican Legislature just isn’t doing that.
Florida is having a budget crisis. There will be a special session to cut spending for the current fiscal [...]

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Dec

18

Ron Paul endorses Mark Cross for RPOF Chairman

December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mark Cross is a personal friend of mine and in my opinion would make a fine RPOF Chairman if elected by the Republican State Committee. We serve together on the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida board. I am currently an At-large member and Mark is the Treasurer. Mark is an accountant by trade and served [...]

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Dec

9

Republicans must work better together in Florida

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am in a unique position to report on the development of the post-Bush Republican Party in Northwest Florida, one of the most conservative parts of the nation. There is a strong military presence here. McCain won here, with over 56,600 votes to Obama’s 23,600, despite no real monetary support($5,000) from RPOF (Republican Party of [...]

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Dec

1

Senator Mel Martinez Would Have Easily Lost in 2010 (Updated)

December 1, 2008 | 3 Comments

UPDATE: This was posted on December 1st. Then, on December 2nd Senator Martinez announced he will not run for re-election. I am leaving the post as written, but want to acknowledge that he is not running for re-election. This update is why this post is closed to additional comments.

Yes. I said it. [...]

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