Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters Part III
Part I is available here Part II is available here With complete control of the state government, the Florida GOP was growing in arrogance and recklessness in the early 2000′s. The will of the voters clearly expressed by the Kendrick Meek -backed Class Size Amendment was quickly reversed by the majority of legislators while the […]
Zest of the Day: The Great Robert Remini, Jacksonian and Congressional Historian Dead at 91
This is not really a Florida story at all but we leave Florida for the day because one of my favorite historians passed away recently it was announced this morning. Remini’s historical works about Andrew Jackson are among the best works about arguably the most important figure in American political history. (note I said political […]
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters: Part II
You can find part one of the series here Following a successful 2001 legislative session and the horrific attacks of September 11th, the NRA was in the catbird’s seat with regards to Florida politics. Jeb Bush was the Governor and the GOP enjoyed large majorities in both houses of the legislature. Long-gone were the days […]
Zest of the Day: Captivity Raised Panther Released in Palm Beach County
Big news as a captivity raised Panther was released back into the wild in western Palm Beach County.
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters: Part I
This is the first of a three part series on how Florida’s gun laws became so wacky. We are told Florida is a conservative state and because of that in many cases Democrats must support the right to bear arms, and in the case of the stand your ground law the right to use arms indiscriminately. […]
Zest of the Day: Conservative think tanks take aim at progressive power bases in the states
Important read for all progressives from the Nation.
Charlie Crist and Guns: A Sorry History
The past few weeks I have been struck by the number of Democrats in Florida who are pushing publicly for gun control measures while also talking about the prospects of former Governor Charlie Crist representing the Democratic Party as our nominee in the 2014 Gubernatorial election. Crist has indicated on any number of issues that […]
Kurly’s Kommentary: Enough already: America needs new dialogue & a scientific fix to abortion issue
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com Like the predictability of the change of seasons, social conservative GOP representatives in various State Legislatures have proposed a number of bills in their latest legislative sessions that would restrict, hamper, and even ban outright abortions in their states. Those same “conservatives” that seek to keep government small and as non-intrusive […]
Zest of the Day: Marco Rubio Defends the 2nd Amendment on TownHall.com
Right-wing news site TownHall.com was one of the original conservative entertainment complex outlets founded in the late 1990s, long before the left got its digital act together. Rarely do elected officials pen columns for the site but today is an exception with Senator Marco Rubio discussing his pro-gun views with readers.
Martin Luther King Jr. and St Augustine
Today is the 45th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and this week was the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s landing. Let’s look back at when Martin Luther King Jr. visited St Augustine in 1964 at the beginning of the 400th anniversary celebrations of St Augustine’s formal founding. The oldest city in […]
The Florida Squeeze 