By Tom Tillison
State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle has penned an op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel announcing his decision not to run for re-election.
As a result of redistricting, Eisnaugle found himself up against friend and fellow lawmaker Rep. Steve Precourt, and was exploring the possibility of moving to a new district to run…
By George Noga
Formerly, I used “malevolent” to describe government; I now am escalating the rhetoric to “evil” which is a more apt descriptor.
The definition of evil is harmful, injurious, wrong, bad, wicked, unfortunate, disastrous, maleficent, immoral, ill-willed, malicious and malign.
By Tom Tillison
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece yesterday titled ‘The Tea Party’s Inner ACLU’ that examines the stance taken by many in the tea party toward to the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
As WSJ explains, the bill affirmed the long-standing distinction between civilian justice and the rules of war by letting the President detain terrorists (including U.S. citizens)…
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Contact; Jason Roe
(Fort Myers, Fla.) – Governor Rick Scott this week vetoed HB 7129, a bill that would allow unlimited tuition increases on students at the University of Florida and Florida State University.
“I am glad the governor made the right decision for Florida students by vetoing this tax…
By Matthew Falconer
The Orlando Sentinel published an article this week which revealed that the tolls on the 528 Beachline will increase from $1.50 to $2.00. Tolls will also increase on the 408, 429, 417 and the Florida Turnpike.
With taxpayers struggling to survive in this weak economy and under the weight of almost $4 per gallon gas, another toll increase is a recipe for disaster…
By Mark Thompson
Washington and the various data collection agencies have for years now been telling the American public that the economy has been improving. It’s a lie. They know it and thinking Americans know it.
Here are six graphs that bring home the state of the economy today as seen by the average American…
The Heritage Foundation
You know a politician is looking for applause when he speaks in front of a crowd of college students and says he’s there to help them pay back their student loans.
After all, who doesn’t like the prospect of free money? But as the saying (sort of) goes, beware of politicians bearing gifts. That’s especially true this week as President Barack Obama travels the country warning students…
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Contact: Jesse Phillips
Restore Justice 2012 has learned that Rep. Scott Plakon requested that Gov. Rick Scott launch an investigation into the series of events that transpired at the Supreme Court on Friday, April 20th. In a letter sent to the Governor, concern was expressed…
By Tom Tillison
On the O’Reilly Factor last night, host Bill O’Reilly pointed out that almost 150 million Americans are receiving some form of government assistance.
150,000,000.
Which means that if you are not on the receiving end of some type of financial assistance from Uncle Sam, or state and local government, the person standing next to you is.
The Heritage Foundation
The General Services Administration blew through $820,000 in taxpayers’ money in a lavish “team building” trip to Las Vegas, and President Barack Obama is “apoplectic” at the news, according to the president’s campaign advisor, David Axelrod.
Obama, he says, has devoted his efforts to saving “tens of billions of dollars” in cutting waste, fraud and inefficiency in government. Yet under President Obama’s leadership, government spending keeps growing irresponsibly…
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.”
