Monthly Archives: June 2013
Fort Lauderdale becoming international hub – the battle that is raging at the airport
Let’s take a moment away from politics for a minute but not completely because this piece will be praising the Broward County Commission and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors bureau. Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has become a major international hub in a relatively short period of time and today locally based no-frills, […]
Ideology and Partisanship define Bondi’s thinking
This week Attorney General Pam Bondi furthered her right-wing credentials by becoming one of the few Attorney’s General in either political party who failed to back comprehensive immigration reform. Bondi has previously supported Arizona’s hardline and controversial racial profiling enabling immigration law. The Attorney General is continuing a long standing pattern of partisan and ideological […]
Zest of the Day: No tolls for Miami Port Tunnel project
I have my own issues with the Miami Port Tunnel because I feel it is a state funded project which will take business away from other ports in the state (specifically Jacksonville and Port Everglades) but it is refreshing to hear that this is one momentous road/public works projects where tolls will not be implemented. […]
Kurly’s Kommentary: Anti-Fatism in America: Time to stop discriminating against girth too
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com America is a country where our freedom and liberty are characterized in theory by equality, tolerance and constitutional guarantees against discrimination because of one’s race, sex, religion, or origin. Our country’s growing emphasis on political correctness propounded by those on the left and its general acceptance by most Americans […]
Trying to rationalize Florida Dems J-J program leaves more questions than answers
Since we broke the news almost two weeks ago that the only declared Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, former Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich has been omitted from the Jefferson-Jackson program, speculation has run rampant about the motivation of the party to do this. Theories, many of which are completely unfounded have floated, and what is equally […]
Zest of the Day: Why Florida Business Want Medicaid Expansion
From Bloomberg.
Throwback Tuesday: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 Florida votes.
2013 marks 500 years since Juan Ponce de León first landed in our state and claimed the territory for Spain. While the first PERMANENT colonial settlement did not occur until 1565, this year is rightfully the 500th anniversary of our state’s founding. Four hundred years later African-Americans in the south still did not have full […]
Conservative BizPac Review reads potential Democratic primary wisely
The subject of Charlie Crist fires up conservative Republicans but this piece by Jack Furnari of the conservative BizPac Review correctly assess the split between Democratic activists and the party establishment. It’s worth a read and it should be noted that Republicans have a real leans into how Democrats are thinking this cycle and are […]
Zest of the Day: Jacksonville channel deepening study could consider removing Rodman dam
The long overdue removal of the Rodman dam could be considered again.
Zest of the Day: Jeb Bush’s Disdain for Public Education
From the Washington Post.
The Florida Squeeze 