Monthly Archives: April 2013
Zest of the Day: Snowbirds Fueling Florida Recovery
I read the Canadian papers everyday for my day job, thus I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon this interesting piece in the Globe and Mail about the number of Canadians investing in Florida proprieties.
Kurly’s Kommentary: Indecent Abuse of Power: Audits shouldn’t be used for McCarthyistic political retribution
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com In his introductory remarks to his book “Liberty and Tyranny,” conservative Mark Levin decries the abuse of power by “Statists” as a true threat to individual liberty, fair governance, and constitutional protections afforded to Americans: “…the Statist has an insatiable appetite for control. His sights are set on his next meal […]
Have Most DEC’s Merely Become Social Clubs or Glorified Debating Societies?
I’ve been going to DEC meetings around the state for almost two decades. In that time I have seen some good DECs, some decent ones and mostly ineffective ones. While the impotence of the Florida Democratic Party has been largely blamed for the continued poor electoral performances of the party at the state level, the […]
Zest of the Day: Delray Beach fires lobbying firm
Big news from Delray Beach after the recent comments of State Senator Joe Abruzzo. His law firm, Weiss & Handler who are major power players in south Palm Beach County have been fired by the city.
Desperate Southeast Florida Democrats Take All Comers
Democrats are on a remarkable losing streak in Florida when it comes to state elections. The Republicans have held at least 70 House seats and 25 Senate seats since the 1998 elections and since 2000 have won 13 of 14 races for Governor/Cabinet. Much of the recent focus of websites like this and activists around […]
Zest of the Day: SW Florida Leads the State in Job Growth
Job growth thanks largely to rampant development and growing tourism in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Naples metropolitan areas SW Florida tops the state in job growth. (As an aside, I feel that at some point the Census Bureau needs to combine the Cape Coral MSA and the Naples MSA as SW Florida is losing […]
Would A Crist Nomination Prevent Democrats From Making Ethics and Cronyism an Issue?
Charlie Crist is being hailed as a “savior” for the Florida Democrats in some quarters. The Democrats desperate for some sort of statewide success after losing 13 of the last 14 elections for state office (three of those elections were lost to Crist himself), have turned to the former Governor in hopes of reviving a […]
Zest of the Day: Inland Towns Losing Population
From the Florida Times-Union.
Zest of the Day: Palm Beach Post, Nan Rich Takes Page From Marco Rubio Playbook
Those crowing about Charlie Crist’s poll numbers need only look back a few short years to find another inevitable party nominee in a statewide race crash and burn. That was Charlie Crist. George Bennett has a great piece on Senator Nan Rich’s campaign and its similarities to Marco Rubio’s.
The Florida Squeeze 