By James Lampe
Senator Latvala is an intelligent experienced politician who has gained power and seniority, and at this point in his career he is used to getting his own way. He has influence, and knows how to use it.
Unfortunately, as a leader he’s like a political Lex Luther; you never know what his true intent is until it’s too late.
By Matthew Falconer
In 1995 I moved my family to the “MetroWest” area of Orlando. MetroWest was and is a beautiful planned community with over 1800 acres and great views of the golf course.
Over 10,000 people live in MetroWest in communities ranging from apartments, to town-homes to gated communities. The mismanagement of this community has hurt its reputation and wasted hundreds of thousands of residents’ dollars…
By Alan Kornman
Imam Marcus Dwayne Robertson is a convicted violent felon who sold out his Muslim partners in crime for a reduced sentence in 1994-95. Robertson is now pleading guilty to a felony gun charge that any good lawyer could have easily gotten him an acquittal in a full trial.
Nothing seems to add up in this case as to why Orlando’s favorite felon Imam would plead not guilty and then suddenly plead guilty to a felonious gun charge that could net him 10 years in prison
By Tom Tillison
The Orange County Republican Executive Committee has announced that it will be holding it’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner just three days prior to the Florida presidential primary!
The event will be taking place on January 28, 2012 from 5:00-7:45 PM at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando and OCREC Chairman Lew Oliver has confirmed that GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich will be the Lincoln Day Dinner Speaker.
By Tom Tillison
As reported by The Daily Commercial in Leesburg, FL, jack booted federal agents stormed a local Social Security Administration office this week. Really!
Identified as “Federal Protective Service officers with the Department of Homeland Security”, the agents were conducting a random training operation early Tuesday morning when they surprisingly showed up at the S.S. Administration office in downtown Leesburg.
By Matthew Falconer
Earl K. Wood makes $153,082 each year for his work Orange County Tax Collector.
Wood “tries” to make it into the office three times a week and admittedly works just ten hours per week. Wood “met” with his second in command 17 times in a four month period that averages just over once a week.
By Mark Thompson
Going by the rule unemployment rule books Rick Scott has been very diligent in eliminating unemployed claimants from the roles who do not follow procedures to the letter.
The Florida labor force has declined about 0.5% since Scott took office in January from 9,278,147 to 9,228,406, a reduction of 49,741 people from the unemployment roles. Good or bad? You decide.
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By Tom Tillison
Does the City of Pensacola has it’s own idea of what the First Amendment stands for?
In what appears to be, at best, an unfortunate display of arrogance, at worst, “a gross abuse of power”, Council President Sam Hall takes it upon himself to determine what is acceptable speech. And criticizing the Council definitely does not make the grade.
By Tom Tillison
Is this yet another example of the City of Orlando extending preferential treatment to the Occupy Orlando group?
As seen in the image below, an Occupy Orlando protestor is boasting on Twitter about having received a ‘press parking pass’, which are issued by the city. James Hill, who has been arrested twice at the Occupy encampment at Senator Beth Johnson Park by Orlando police, is the ‘James’ referred to in the ‘tweet’.
By Tom Tillison
The East Side Tea Party is celebrating the grand opening of a brand new office facility today!
The celebration is happening this evening and will feature Ron Desantis*, author of Dreams From Our Founding Fathers, plus local taxpayer advocate and Florida Political Press contributor Matthew Falconer.
By KrisAnne Hall
Our founders deliberately did not establish a democracy, because in that form of government, the majority would always choke to death the desire for Liberty of a minority. Yet another point that Mrs. Ginsberg might be wise to share with Egypt instead of encouraging them to strive “to achieve a general democracy…”
The dichotomy of her praise and criticism of our founders and our Constitution shows that she is greatly misinformed of both…
By Allen Wilson
Good bye Presidential hoopla we’ll see you in August.
But for now, let’s turn our thoughts to more pressing problems for Florida and the nation. Fasten your seat belts folks; it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
This won’t be a Tea Party vs the Establishment event, that’s just so 2010. No, this is a showcase for Agenders, Fair Taxers, Occupiers (well they don’t really vote do they”), and GOOOH’ers…
By Rick Steeby
I am not a fan of this two-party system where your personal beliefs have to be compromised to one party platform or the other based on the lesser of two evils.
I am reminded of my own words of how Congress has become entrenched and regardless of party they are more concerned with the power and the prestige of office then in service to their country.
By Tom Tillison
So after three years of toil by thousands of average everyday citizens who’ve sacrificed far more than they ever cared to, Florida supports John McCain yet again, just in a prettier package.
And just as in 2008, Florida will be the impetus that thrusts this better wrapped version identified as Mitt Romney one step closer to an eventual match up with Barack Obama.
There will be plenty of coverage breaking down the final numbers…
By Allen Wilson
I remember the instant that the mood changed.
As my lens focused beyond the Washington Monument and upon the Capital Dome I recognized that I no longer felt proud of this city. I was embarrassed that under that dome sat men and women who first thought of themselves before they thought of their nation.
