Monthly Archives: December 2015
TFS Radio: Moving to Thursday
To better cover each week’s political developments we are moving the TFS Radio show to Thursdays. We’ll have a sporadic schedule during December, but come January we will be weekly and covering all topics related to Florida politics including Legislative Session. Please leave your ideas for topics for our writers to cover this week in […]
Republican condemnations of Trump show the US is different than so many other nations
Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the country caused significant and justified outrage on both sides of the partisan divide on Monday. The swift reaction stands in stark contrast to what has happened in other countries when these sorts of comments have been made. For example in France, Marine Le Pen leads the […]
Is a Jeb surge around the corner?
Jeb Bush has been left for dead by so many. But he’s staying alive, continuing to raise money and rack in political endorsements. His operation is built out in many of the early primary states and he shows no signs of giving up. Much like John Kerry at this point in 2003, Bush is seen […]
Has David Beckham struck gold with Overtown site?
For almost three years David Beckham and his partners in Miami Beckham United (MBU) pursued fantasy-land like proposals for a venue to build an MLS stadium. MLS and MBU wanted a “sexy” vista something that looked good on TV. What they failed to understand or acknowledge is while lots opulence and wealth certainly dots the […]
Beckham’s Miami MLS dreams appear on life support after State of the League teleconference
On Thursday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber held his state of the league address. In it he was asked more questions about David Beckham’s continued difficulties in Miami than any other single topic. I was one of about a hundred writers from around North America on the teleconference and the takeaway was clear- Miami and Beckham do […]
Democrats need to realize guns are not the only issue related to a violent America
Guns. Every time we have a tragic shooting in the United States, the left says that guns are the problem and the right claims an armed society is a safer society. Obviously the influence of the NRA on many politicians has created a situation where it is difficult to regulate guns in a logical and […]
Trip Report: Flying Air Berlin Miami- Düsseldorf – Miami
Air Berlin is not often the first airline people think about when looking for a flight to Germany – that would be Lufthansa. But this past week I was booked on Air Berlin much to my surprise for my soccer related trip (revolving around the upcoming Florida Cup) and found it to be an outstanding […]
The Florida Squeeze 