Crist leading Rubio in Mason-Dixon poll

May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Buzz has a report on a recent Mason-Dixon poll:

Crist leads Rubio 53% to 18% — this is a minor change since an April Quinnipiac poll showing Crist with a 54% to 8% lead. Rubio’s numbers have gone up as he’s toured the state, but Crist’s have not changed.
Among Republicans, Crist has a huge [...]

May

12

The falseness of “RINO”

May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Many Republican activists toss around the term RINO - “Republican In Name Only” - to describe fellow Republicans with whom they disagree on a few issues. Yes, I said a few.

May

11

Tampa Mayor Iorio Issues Statement on her immediate political future

May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Received this via email:

A Statement from Mayor Iorio May 11, 2009
There has been a lot of political interest generated since Florida’s Senator Mel Martinez made his announcement about stepping down in 2010. I have gotten my share of phone calls and letters from people wanting to know what political plans I had for the [...]

May

1

The future of the GOP

May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In recent days, I read two great pieces that illustrate what I feel is a major problem with my Republican party. The first was an op-ed piece in the New York Times by Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe. The second was a column on Forbes.com by Bruce Bartlett. Both talked about the [...]

Apr

16

GOPers lost the Tea Party message?

April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

After hearing speeches from yesterday’s Tea Parties, GOPers are making a mistake in attacking the Obama administration or Democrats. The basis of Tea Parties was that we as Americans are tired of big government spending; this includes both Ds and Rs. We have to admit that some of our guys are responsible for signing off [...]

Mar

3

Governor Crist Delivers State of State Speech

March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Governor Charlie Crist’s 2009 State of the State Address
March 3, 2009
Remarks as prepared for delivery
Good evening. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Lt. Governor, Madam Chief Justice and members of the court, members of the Cabinet, members of the Legislature, honored guests, and my fellow Floridians. Good evening to you all.
I want to recognize my family seated [...]

Feb

2

Florida House GOP approves Sansom’s resignation, selects Cretul as speaker designate

February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Watching the Florida Channel tonight, the Florida House Republican Conference took the bold step to formally replace former Speaker Ray Sansom as the leader of the House of Representatives. Following proper procedure, formal motions were adopted to waive the Conference rules allowing Sansom’s resignation to be accepted and to nominate a new leader.
This was, [...]

Feb

2

Martinez may resign, Crist eyeing seat

February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

Corcoran & Johnston, a Dade City government relations firm, is passing along information from Roll Call that Senator Mel Martinez is considering resigning early, and that Governor Charlie Crist is eyeing a run:
Senator Martinez Considering Resignation; Governor Crist Eyes The U.S. Senate
Republican sources and national publication Roll Call are reporting this afternoon that U.S. Senator [...]

Jan

20

Today, we are over the mountain

January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Thirty-five years ago last August, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a quarter of a million people and gave one of the most memorable speeches in American History. (My post from 2007 has the full text and an audio clip.) This speech was [...]

Jan

15

Republican Liberty Caucus of FL to hold Convention in Jacksonville March 27-28

January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

By Philip Blumel, RLC Secretary
The executive committee of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida Wednesday officially called a state business meeting and convention for March 27-28 to be held at the Embassy Suites in Jacksonville. The RLC of Northeast Florida will host the event.
The convention will be open to all members and friends of the [...]

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