Lakeland Ledger reports: McKeel won’t run for Congress

January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In an interesting turn of events, it seems State Representative Seth McKeel likely won’t be running for Congress. McKeel was among those publicly considering running for Congressman Adam Putnam’s seat when (if?) Congressman Putnam announces his bid for Commissioner of Agriculture.
According to the Ledger:
At least one person looking at the race and a [...]

Jan

20

Stimulus delayed is just government spending

January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

To paraphrase Jim Lowell: Washington, we have a problem.
With the economy floundering in January 2009, many people are following Keynesian model asking the government to spend money to jump start the economy. The $700 billion TARP plan didn’t work, so President Obama has been pushing for a new plan during his transition.
His Democratic cohorts [...]

Jan

7

The Jeb Bush Dynamic - The Scramble

January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

With the new year started, campaign watchers have started keeping tabs on former Governor Jeb Bush. Will he or won’t he? (Run for the U.S. Senate that is).
The State of Sunshine takes a look at the impact of the decision. Today, Part III: He doesn’t run.
When Mel Martinez announced last fall that [...]

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 [...]

Oct

30

State of Sunshine Predictions: Florida Congressional Seats

October 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

With Election Day approaching, I wanted to take a moment to read some tea leaves and render predictions.
Here are my projected winners for the Florida Congressional Districts (* = Incumbent):
1 - Jeff Miller (R)*
2 - Allen Boyd (D)*
4 - Ander Crenshaw (R)*
5 - Ginny Brown-Waite (R)*
6 - Cliff Stearns (R)*
[...]

Oct

13

Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida endorses Mark Mulligan for US Congress (FL- Dist 2)

October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida has officially endorsed
Republican Mark Mulligan of Panama City in his race for the US
Congressional District 2 of Florida.
Mark, a 6th-generation Floridian and son of two Bay County educators,
is a 1979 graduate of Bay High School in Panama City, where he was
Captain of the Wrestling Team for 2 years and [...]

Aug

13

Twitter and #dontgo

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have you been following the #dontgo movement on Twitter? I have, and it has been an excellent use of the 2-year old service. As a Florida resident I feel that this a crucial issue for our state and that the choice to drill offshore is THE issue this election season. I personally support drilling offshore [...]

Aug

1

Can LTC Allen West Rise to National Prominence in Congress?

August 1, 2008 | 10 Comments

Partisan liberal Democrats should have good reason to fear the candidacy of LTC Allen West. Not only is LTC West a legitimate threat to make Ron Klein a one term congressman in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, LTC West also has the potential to become an effective national spokesman for the Republican Party by virtue of [...]

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

A Democratic Cash Advantage in a Democratic Year - Part 2

July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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