Florida Political Press
In a weekly newsletter, Congressman Allen West addresses the comments he made last week in which he snidely suggested there were Communists in Congress, which caused a major backlash by the media.
West quickly became a frequent target of criticism and ridicule, including being accused of engaging in ‘McCarthyism’. From his newsletter…
By Tom Tillison
CFO Jeff Atwater has announced via Face Book that he will not be entering the U.S. Senate race.
Posting a message early this afternoon on his FB page, Atwater said he had “a responsibility to finish the job” he was elected to do. He promised to be involved in the race, saying…
Florida Political Press
Your humble correspondent (that’s me!) is quoted as a source of information in the following column by Sunshine State News’ Kenric Ward;
‘Amid ongoing anxiety about the Republican field for U.S. Senate, Jeff Atwater is drawing interest and enthusiasm from conservative activists across Florida…’
By Tom Tillison
In an interview posted today on the Shark Tank, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater stated that he is taking a look at entering the U.S. Senate race after being approached again by “serious-minded conservatives”.
“It’s late. But I share the same deep-seated concern they hold. This is an extraordinary country. It’s an exceptional place on the planet and if we don’t turn it around soon, frankly it will be too late for another generation.”
By Tom Tillison
The battle for HB7117 turned very contentious in the final few days. Behind a valiant effort led by Americans for Prosperity-Florida and the tea party movement, as of Tuesday, calls and emails to Gov. Scott’s office in opposition of HB 7117 outranked those in favor by 2,510 – 1.
At which point, the ‘power structure’ in the state kicked into high gear. Along with direct attacks on AFP-FL’s state director, Slade O’Brien, as well as the highly respected Heartland Institute…
Florida Political Press
Sunshine State News’ Nancy Smith wrote a column yesterday targeting Americans for Prosperity-Florida and the Heartland Institute for their opposition to HB 7117, the so called ‘Energy Bill’ currently awaiting Gov. Scott’s signature.
In the piece, Smith makes reference to the Corleone crime family made famous in ‘The Godfather’ trilogy and implies the two groups are acting “in service” to Exxon Mobil, aptly identified as ‘Don Corleone’.
By Tom Tillison
Gov. Rick Scott released the following statement after today’s news that former Sen. Rick Santorum is ’suspending’ his campaign, in effect dropping out of the GOP presidential primary;
“There is no question that Rick Santorum ran a hard fought campaign. I commend his passion and his willingness to put the best interest of our party and nation first…
By Matthew Falconer
Conservatives in Florida share a common enemy; reckless government spending.
The single largest government spending project proposed in Florida is the statewide network of passenger rail projects established by our legislature under The Florida Rail Enterprise Act of 2009…
All Gov, a government watchdog organization, recently reported that 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives earmarked $150 million to organizations affiliated with themselves and their family members from 2008 to 2010.
While 24 were Democrats and only 14 Republicans, the top five members who earmarked to organizations affiliated with them or their family members were all Republicans, including two members from Florida, Reps. John Mica and C.W. Bill Young…
By Tom Tillison
Tea party group leaders and grassroots activists from across the state gathered today in Orlando for the Patriot Leaders Summit, held at the Orlando Airport Marriott.
Well over 150 activists were on hand and received a heavy dose of grassroots training focusing on a wide variety of topics, including the upcoming election. National organizations such as…
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.”
