Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Rick Scott’s Florida: Examples of why #ItsNotWorking, with Commentary
We here at the Florida Squeeze have long planned on doing a series regarding Rick Scott’s unfulfilled job promises and misleading job claims in early 2014. A simple narrative had developed that Governor Scott has put Floridians to work after Governor Crist cost the state jobs. This, however, is a simplistic way of looking at […]
310th Anniversary of the Apalachee Massacre – a Decisive Event in Florida History
One of the most significant and gruesome events in Florida’s Colonial History took place 310 years ago this weekend. The Battle of Ayubale took place slightly north of present day Tallahassee and it was a decisive event in which Florida under Bourbon Spanish rule (The War of Spanish Succession was taking place at the time between […]
TFS Pod 10: Pinellas County Legislative Seats
On this week’s pod we take a close look at six key legislative races in Pinellas County. The most competitive area over the last twenty years in State House races sees potentially five seats in play this cycle. Also we look at Senate District 22 currently held by Jeff Brandes. This seat is the most […]
Charlie Crist and “Obamacare”
Draw your own conclusions from this. 2013 Let’s Get to Work Ad: 2009:
Thursday Bookshelf: The Golden Era of Florida Politics, the 1970s
Today we look at the 1970s and two brilliant books about the era in Florida politics. Senator Robert McKnight’s The Golden Years… The Florida Legislature, ’70s and ’80s , and Martin Dyckman’s Reubin O’D. Askew and the Golden Age of Florida Politics (Florida Government and Politics). The 1970s were a glory era in Florida politics as the fast […]
Personal News: My Grandfather is Honored on an Indian Postage Stamp
My grandfather, V.R. Krishna Iyer who is a former Indian Supreme Court Justice among other things has been honored on a postage stamp issued by India Post (the Indian postal service). He is currently 98 years-old and has had a long life in public service beginning in the early 1950s. It’s a great honor for […]
New NRCC Ad: Alex Sink a Tax and Spend Liberal…Really?
Given Alex Sink’s record as CFO in the State of Florida this is a cynical ad that stretches the truth. Many of the taxes cited in the ads were supported by Republican legislators. Have a look below:
Joe Biden was right about Partitioning Iraq in 2006
In recent days, neo-conservatives have hit the Obama Administration blaming the surge in Al-Qaeda violence on the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. By taking this hard line, the neo-cons have tacitly admitted that they intended for the US to be a permanent occupation force of a far flung country which has little impact on […]
Charlie Crist Controversy in new Netflix Documentary Reports CNN
CNN’s Peter Hamby is reporting a new Netflix film about Mitt Romney due out on Friday will do Charlie Crist no favors. “Mitt,” features the candidate’s son, Tag discussing Crist’s endorsement of John McCain during the initial tight 2008 nomination fight. Crist endorsed McCain two days before the Florida Primary. “Charlie Crist had promised my […]
The Crist Files: Crist on Energy Production, Green Technology
Governor Rick Scott’s views on Renewable Energy have been clear. Like most conservative modern Republicans the Governor feels that significant efforts to promote green energy and other renewable energy “inhibits business.” In 2011 soon after taking office Governor Scott proposed lowering energy efficiency standards (Miami Hearld, June 23, 2011) Scott’s likely Democratic opponent, former Governor Charlie […]
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