Monthly Archives: February 2015
Staples to buy Office Depot – Will the state do what it needs to do to keep HQ in Florida?
Staples, based on Massachusetts has agreed to acquire Boca Raton-based Office Depot for $6.3 billion. Office Depot, which acquired Office Max in 2013 is one of the largest companies based in the State of Florida.Governor Rick Scott, who has proven to be a specialist in failure for this state has to stand tall and work […]
Florida Democrats at a crossroads: the time has come for serious rules reform – some suggestions
Last week, we introduced the idea of rules reform in the Florida Democratic Party. Since that article was posted we have received plenty of feedback and the FDP had a statewide weekend of meetings in Orlando. Per our sources the large counties convened a secret meeting among themselves to discuss potential rules reforms. But our […]
Poll demonstrates need for Earned Sick Time
President Obama recently made Earned Sick Time an essential part of his domestic agenda. We’ve spoken time and again on this site about how the President’s unwillingness to embrace progressive policies in the last two years led directly to the Democrats election debacle in 2014 and the defeat of Charlie Crist here in Florida. Not […]
Mass Transit in Florida getting a needed boost
Public transit has never been sexy in the state of Florida. For years the commuter car culture dominated the thinking of state planners despite the efforts of the political leadership in every major urban area. The opposition to high-speed rail from statewide Republicans and Palm Beach County Democrats (who represent the urban county with the […]
Monday Musings: Jeb Bush and historical luck, Adam Putnam and springs protection, Marco Rubio’s game, Kathy Castor for Senate?
Any politician must get unusually lucky to become President of the United States. Jeb Bush has been nothing but lucky in his political career. Last week’s announcement by Governor Mitt Romney that he will not seek the Republican nomination for President is seen by most pundits to directly favor Governor Bush. This is the same […]
The Florida Squeeze 