Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Legislative Democrats beginning to score policy successes
Last week, my colleague Justin Snyder called out the Florida Democratic Party for a lack of policy ideas. While we have seen the party itself slow to embrace the type of progressive agenda that moved voters strongly towards Florida Democrats in the 1970s, 1980s and to a lesser extent in the 1990s, many Democratic legislators […]
Is it morning again for Jeb Bush?
Jeb Bush is taking a page out of the Ronald Reagan playbook and, unlike other Republicans who cite the late President ad nauseum, the former Florida Governor is making some sense politically in both what he is saying and how he is articulating it. My view of Jeb Bush, particularly on education issues, are well-documented. As […]
The controversial past of big GOP donor Mel Sembler
Last week, Governor Rick Scott held a fundraiser at the home of Pinellas County based developer Mel Sembler. Over the course of the past two decades Sembler, his family and his companies have donated over a $1,000,000 to the coffers of various Florida Republicans or the RPOF. Sembler has long been one of the go-to […]
New comment policy on TFS
In the past several weeks while our readership has increased dramatically, we have also been forced to delete about a dozen comments which have been nasty and personal in nature about members of the legislature, activists, FDP staff and even our writers. This will not be tolerated in the future. Today we are instituting a new […]
Flashback Friday: Reagan Tax Cuts and Florida
Perhaps no piece of legislation has been more damaging to the ideal of the American dream than Ronald Reagan’s irresponsible tax cuts passed in 1981. These tax cuts sent the US economy into a deep recession and allowed Reagan to build up a bigger Federal deficit than the every previous President combined. Much of the […]
Bill Nelson for Governor? Always a fantasy.
In recent weeks discussion of a possible Bill Nelson candidacy for Governor has continued despite the unqualified “no” he has repeatedly given, most recently last week. The idea of a Nelson candidacy was always a fantasy though rumors of the possibility were fueled by some of the most influential voices within a desperate Democratic Party […]
Saving Florida’s springs must be a legislative priority
Few things about North Central Florida and the Panhandle are more unique and precious than the springs that populate the regions. Florida’s springs are famous around the country and not only are critical to our water supply but help stimulate the economy with ecotourism in the region. The natural beauty of the region is unique […]
Freshman House Democrats charting a unique course
Our inaugural TFS House scorecard showed that the most conservative members of the Democratic Caucus in 2014 were in fact members of the new class elected in November 2012. This session we have found the freshman class has found its feet and are stepping out in their own rights as effective legislators. It can be argued […]
Update on Progressive Choice organization (UPDATED 5:15 EDT Tuesday 4/1)
The mysterious group Progressive Choice which we discussed on Friday has been busy trying to make inroads with Florida liberals. In the interest of full disclosure, we were approached by a representative for the group last week offering to buy ads on this site. While we did not flat out turn down the offer, we […]
Anti-Americanism and the global left – my letter to the editor and thoughts on President Obama’s handling of the crisis
Over the last month, the political left both at home and more so abroad have made excuses for the despotic and aggressive behavior of Russia’s plutocracy backed leader, Vladimir Putin. The Russian invasion, annexation and future integration of the Crimea has been justified and excused often in a reflexively anti-American way by some liberals. Legal […]
The Florida Squeeze 