Yearly Archives: 2014
Congressional District 13: Disastrous debacle sets Pinellas Democrats back
[FL-13 is] the most botched House race of 2014. – National Journal Pinellas County is unlike any other metropolitan county in Florida. In stark contrast to neighboring Hillsborough, the three Central Florida urban counties and southeast Florida, Pinellas tends to be less transient and more insular in many ways. Yet the local Democratic Party seems […]
Governor Scott to veto speed bill – Our Take
While we did not publicly editorialize about SB 392 during the recently completed Legislative Session, our writers contemplated on multiple occasions coming out strongly against the bill. Not only did we have concerns from a public safety perspective but we were also concerned about the increased rate of energy consumption that will come with increasing […]
NSF: Crist fundraising efforts remain competitive while Rich flounders
Below is News Service of Florida coverage of the April financial reporting numbers released yesterday. Charlie continues to raise the kind of money necessary to propel a proper statewide campaign while Sen. Nan Rich — though she also enjoys the support of the opaque outside group Progressive Choice — would have a hard time pecuniarily in many […]
BREAKING: “Democrat” Ed Jany Drops Out of CD-13 Race
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Democratic Party-backed Ed Jany, candidate for Congress in the 13th district, has withdrawn from the race. The former US Marine was slated to run against recently-elected Republican lobbyist David Jolly. Many (including myself) had been critical of Jany’s candidacy, and many questions were being asked about Mr Jany’s […]
Is it the time to lift the Cuba embargo? For Florida yes, for the USA no…Timing at issue
I have been a longstanding opponent of the US embargo against Cuba. It has been in place since the early 1960s and while it has perhaps at times slowed Cuba’s economy it has done little if anything to force regime change or to modify the behavior of the Castro regime on the global stage. For […]
Monday Musings – Pinellas mess, Boko Haram, School “choice”, Indian elections, NBC, Manchester City and Baseball in Palm Beach
We led off last week’s column talking about the debacle in Pinellas County RE: CD-13. The hope was this situation would have subsided by now. However, the opposite has occurred as the fallout has only intensified over the last week as the Pinellas County DEC and its Chairman Mark Hanisee have reacted defensively about the situation. […]
MUST SEE VIDEO: Marco Rubio doesn’t Believe Climate Change Caused By Man; Broad Hoax
“I Do Not Believe Human Activity Is Causing These Dramatic Changes To The Climate” Thanks for reading. JS
BREAKING: UKRAINE NATIONAL GUARD FIRES ON CIVILIANS
Media outlets are reporting the Ukrainian National Guard opened fire on CIVILIANS in the city of Krasnoarmeysk. Story is unfolding in real time. Make sure you also check out The Interpreter as well for their live blog of what’s happening in the ground. This news, on top of earlier reports that Putin did not pull […]
The Pulp: America’s Middle Class Is No Longer The World’s Wealthiest,Yet Dems Cheer April Jobs Report
When it pertains to understanding the critical nature of America’s stagnant economy, I’ve repeated a certain summation: It’s not that we don’t get it, its that we don’t get that we don’t get it. If you tuned in to any of the national media in the past week you probably saw a plethora of stories […]
BREAKING: Satellite Images Show Putin Has NOT Moved troops Off Border
Early this week, I wrote about Putin’s tactics in Ukraine and opined that his announcement could be nothing more than propaganda in a de fact war dominated by the manipulation chaos. Now, The Washington Post is reporting NATO satellites show no Russian troop moments along the border despite Putin’s comments. I’ll have more tomorrow as […]
The Florida Squeeze 