The Senate Race and the I-4 Cooridor

January 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

When Senator Mel Martinez announced last fall that he would not seek re-election, a firestorm rolled through Florida political circles. Any politician with even a bit of a name, or an ego that thinks there is a name, has to consider running. After all, how often does an open seat in the nation’s [...]

Jan

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Dan Gelber’s In, Almost

January 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

As you would expect, the announcement from CFO Alex Sink that she would forgo the U.S. Senate race has caused a ripple through many prominent Democrats.
State Senator Dan Gelber posted a statement on his blog, indicating he would be jumping in soon:
“I spoke this morning with Alex about her decision to seek reelection rather than [...]

Oct

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Obama’s ‘inevitability’ and his coattails

October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On the way in to work this morning, I started thinking about how almost inevitable an Obama win will be next week. So much so that I started thinking about hos this could affect down ticket races.
There are two ways to look at it:
Democratic Complacency
There is a saying I’ve heard used and could be [...]

Aug

8

Media Bias?

August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments

Most who know me know that I’m not really a traditional “right winger.” True, I’m as economically conservative as they come. I think the government should protect the border, pave the roads and deliver the mail. Well, maybe we could outsource the mail…
Nonetheless, when it comes to other issues, I should probably [...]

Jul

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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

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

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 [...]

Jul

14

White House or Waffle House?

July 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Like most Americans, I tried to spend the last weekend focused on barbecue, beach and beer. Nonetheless, I was taken aback by comments by Barack Obama.
Senator Obama has long espoused the belief that government held more wisdom than the people when it comes to the redistribution of wealth in our country. Far be [...]

Jul

9

Campbell Out. Bird In. Atwater Scared? (Hardly)

July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Okay, so the political media blogs are agog over Skip Campbell dropping out.
Marc Caputo has a pretty good write up on the Miami Herald’s Naked Politics blog - which says in part:
The former Broward Democratic senator who launched a much-talk, little-action campaign against incoming Republican Senate President Jeff Atwater of North Palm Beach has all [...]

Jul

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Obama to Accept Nomination Outdoors

July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

Okay, I have to admit this is at least interesting.
Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech - not from the convention - in the open air. From an email rec’d today:

At the Democratic National Convention next month, we’re going to kick off the general election with an event that opens up the political process the [...]

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