Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
TFS Website News
Hi folks, apologies for my lack of posting lately as the World Cup and my responsibilities at other websites and media outlets connected to the tournament have kept me busy. Special thanks to Katy and Justin for all their hard work in holding down the fort. A few quick announcements related to our website: Monday’s […]
The Media Doing Its Job Well on Iraq
The mainstream media served as a rubber-stamp in 2003 for the US Invasion of Iraq. While some people, myself included who followed foreign affairs and Middle East politics felt that the invasion was going to open a can of worms we didn’t want to see exposed, the press and most politicians bought into the premise […]
Thursday Bookshelf – The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise
Time Magazine National Editor Michael Grunwald’s The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise was written nearly a decade ago but remains a timeless and important book for those interested in Florida to read. I originally finished the book on a transcontinental flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles in 2006. The book was […]
Patrick Murphy provides a playbook for Florida Democrats success
This week we learned what has been rumored for two months now – that Congressman Patrick Murphy, one of only eleven Democrats sitting in a Congressional Seat won by Mitt Romney in 2012 will not be a top target for the national GOP. The NRCC released its list of national targets earlier this week and FL-18 […]
President Obama’s tough Iraq choice
President Obama facing domestic pressure and a relentless noise machine from the right has a difficult decision to make regarding reengaging in Iraq militarily. Whether or not you supported the initial decision to invade Iraq in 2003 (I actively protested the invasion) the fact is the United States by leading a coalition that invaded and […]
Flashback Friday: The Siege of St Augustine
Today marks the the 274th Anniversary of the start of the 1740 Siege of St Augustine led by British General James Oglethorpe who was the founder of the colony of Georgia. As is well-known Oglethorpe believed in rehabilitating debtors and thus Georgia became largely a penal colony. The area settled around Savannah had long been […]
Political ‘whodunit’ mystery close to being solved
In the past, TFS been criticized for being critical of the party, its staff, consultants, and vendors. I personally accept this criticism as the founder and Editor-In-Chief of this site. In the future, TFS will continue to voice its praise, suggestions and concerns as we see them. A healthy debate and exchange of open-minded ideas […]
How Charlie Crist Can Partially Solve the Cuban Embargo Conundrum
Yesterday, we went through the electoral difficulty that has been created by Governor Crist’s comments about lifting the 53 year-old Cuban embargo and visiting Cuba. Today let’s look at some potential ways Crist can solve this problem for himself and the Democratic Party. First off, let me remind our readers that the embargo has been […]
Wednesday Open Thread
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Charlie Crist and Cuba – Electoral Disaster?
Charlie Crist is playing with electoral fire with his strongly articulated views on Cuba. Recent polling indicates that this position of Crist’s is problematic in a key demographic group which the former Governor and presumptive Democratic nominee must be more competitive with in order to regain the Governorship. It is also worth noting that Governor […]
The Florida Squeeze 