The Heritage Foundation
It has been over three years (1,111 days to be precise) since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget.
The last time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) fulfilled his legal responsibility, Conan was still on NBC, Tea Parties hadn’t come together and the iPad hadn’t yet been introduced.
By Tom Tillison
The Shark-Tank did a report over the week-end titled ‘Obama Thanks George LeMieux for Breaking Ranks With Republicans’, which focused on Obama’s praise of George LeMieux’s vote for the Small Business Jobs Plan of 2010.
In today’s political climate, it’s never a good thing when Obama mentions your name, let alone thank you for taking action on something he supports. And that’s if you are a Democrat…
By Tom Tillison
The Dept. of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General produced a report on November 13, 2009 that took a close look at the management of the TSA’s Logistics Center.
The report noted that the TSA had thousands of units of equipment stored at airports around the country, as well as in three warehouses it leased – including the one in Dallas, TX…
Florida Political Press
Our sister-site Florida RattleTale reports that the five self-proclaimed anarchists arrested last Monday after allegedly conspiring to blow up a bridge about 15 miles south of Cleveland also had their sights on Tampa, FL.
Based on statements in the affidavit, not only are the suspects linked to the Occupy movement, but one of them mentioned the Republican National Convention…
By Tom Tillison
One of the biggest surprises of the day had to be from the John Mica campaign. In a flyer being distributed by Mica supporters, the 20-yr incumbent seemed to be staking out his tea party bona fides.
The flyer was a one page production, with one side championing his ‘conservative’ credentials, while the other side was devoted entirely to his connections to the tea party…
By Tom Tillison
Steve MacNamara resigned Saturday as Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff.
The move, effective July 1, came after multiple stories were put out last week by the media, led by the Miami Herald, focusing on MacNamara’s actions within the Scott administration, to include the steering of no-bid contracts to friends.
Florida Political Press
The Florida Alliance, a statewide coalition of tea party and 9/12 Project groups, as well as other conservative organizations, has crafted a letter to Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio in strong opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta renewed efforts Wednesday to push for Senate approval of the treaty under the guise of it being a ‘tool of peace’…
By Tom Tillison
Central Florida elected officials are still trying to figure out how to pay for Sunrail, set to begin operation in 2014 and projected to run an annual operating deficit of $8 Million – if ridership estimates are close.
Not to worry though, the U.S. Congress is here to help!
Florida Political Press
The Oviedo Junto Society (www.oviedojunto.org) is sponsoring a free event tomorrow, Saturday May 12, called “The Central Florida Stump” which brings together established grass root groups with individual patriots who want to push back against the forces that threaten our liberties, but don’t know where to start.
The “Stump” will be a unique opportunity to get to know local groups…
By Tom Tillison
Politico.com reports that former Republican Rep. Dave Weldon is seriously considering entering the Florida Senate race and will make a decision on a campaign next week.
“I have had a lot of people in Florida ask me to get in, including elected officials and special interest groups,” Weldon said in a brief interview Thursday. “They think I’d have a better shot at winning in November, beating Sen. Bill Nelson.”
By Kim Carroll
Women have the power. They take their right to vote seriously and show up at the polls in greater numbers than men according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
In 2008, 60.4 percent of eligible female voters cast their vote versus 55.7% of eligible males. According to the same study, more women are registered to vote than men, 66.6 million versus 63.5 million. Maybe that’s why the “War on Women” has taken a front seat in this election…
By: George Noga
This post kicks off a three-part series about the crisis of spending, debt and deficits.
The next part deals with the interval between now and the inevitable arrival of the Minsky Moment, i.e. the unknown and unknowable time when an unsustainable economic phenomenon suddenly collapses.
The third post will address Gotterdammerung, or what happens after the Minsky Moment.
By Tom Tillison
It’s a fair guess that Connie Mack has seen some recent polling that has gotten his attention.
As the week closed out, the rhetoric coming from the Mack campaign took on a rather fervent pitch. In a press release sent out Thursday, it made the claim that opponent George LeMieux has “endorsed raising Florida’s sales tax to a nation-leading 16 percent.”
By L. Persona
Florida Democrats believe they can win a few Republican seats in Congress and are preparing a major offensive against several Republicans facing tough challenges this year. They believe that redistricting gives them a chance to offset the seats they are sure to give up.
However, the Democrats still fail to realize the albatross that ObamaCare places on their party’s efforts…
By Lloyd Marcus
A big well dressed black guy attended the Dallas, TX tea party rally with his white buddy. Both men missed my singing performance on stage minutes earlier.
I asked the black gentleman who had an impressive physique how often he worked out. He replied, “Everyday.” His white buddy said with a chuckle, “He thinks the Tea Party is racist.”
