Yearly Archives: 2014
Guest Column: Governor and Cabinet need to do the right thing about FPL’s Nuclear facility
By Brad Ashwell After several years of public unrest and fierce debate, the fate of Florida Power & Light’s pursuit of two new nuclear reactors and controversial high-voltage transmission lines at the Turkey Point facility is squarely in the hands of Governor Rick Scott and the members of the Florida Cabinet at their next meeting […]
Out with the old…Changing the name of the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.
History. For years, annual Democratic fundraising galas nationwide have been called the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Of course, the reason for this is because of the historical context of the two men involved. Thomas Jefferson is considered the father of Democratic Party (under the Democratic-Republican Party, also known as Jeffersonian Democrats), and Andrew Jackson was the first […]
Charlie Crist in Cuba: an idea whose time has come?
Only an American President with the anti-Communist bona fides of a Nixon could have gone to China, the old saw goes — is it possible that it takes a Charlie Crist to visit Cuba? It just might. Though it wasn’t so long ago Charlie criticized Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Davis for taking a fact-finding mission while […]
Thursday Bookshelf : Dream State
I get very self conscious when people make fun of Florida – the exception to that general rule of mine is when Floridians especially those from long-time Florida families mock our state. Diane Roberts formerly of the St Pete Times, FSU Professor and longtime NPR commentator. Roberts family has lived in Florida since the 18th […]
August 2009 letter from Governor Crist to Republican leaders
As the debate continues about what motivated Governor Crist’s switch of parties, I stumbled upon this letter in my files from August 20th 2009. This was seven months after President Obama was sworn in as President and several months after the infamous hug which would haunt Crist among Republican activists going forward. Recall at the […]
NY Times: Florida Finds Itself in the Eye of the Storm on Climate Change
For the second time this week the New York Times has a great Florida related story. This time on the impact of climate change on the state. Well worth a read.
Charlie Crist, racial issues and Civil Rights – The record in depth
Elements of the media seem to want to have a pop at Charlie Crist for his claims on Jorge Ramos’ program earlier this week that he left the GOP over racism. While even the most ardent Crist supporter must admit that his claims of flipping party due to the Republicans views on race is ridiculous, […]
Ukraine Potpourri: Intensifying Violence leads to Putin Withrdrawal of Troops From Ukrainian Border
If you’ve been paying any mind to the international media, the situation in Ukraine is continuing to snowball and remains a fluid situation with constant updates. In the past few weeks, violence as been erupting all over the Former Soviet Republic (FSR), pitting pro-Russian separatists against pro- Ukrainian nationalists. Body counts are continuing to rise in the eastern part […]
The Benghazi scam
First off let me establish my views of Benghazi. I believe it was a tragedy and unlike many Democrats I am willing to admit it reflects poorly on this administration and a certain degree of stonewalling took place because it was an election year. But to somehow equate Benghazi the way the GOP and FOX […]
Wednesday open thread
Beginning today, each Wednesday we will throw open a thread for comments, questions or simply to be soapbox for our readers. We will try and answer all questions, provided they are appropriate and germane. Thanks for reading. We look forward to speaking with you!
The Florida Squeeze 