Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Zest of the Day: All Aboard Florida seeks downtown Miami property for train hub
From the Miami Herald.
CFO Candidate Drops Out – Media focused on wrong issues related to bankruptcy
Democratic CFO Candidate Allie Braswell dropped out of the statewide race today following scrutiny related to his personal finances originally exposed in the Florida Times-Union. Matt Dixon’s article was accurate about Braswell’s personal bankruptcies and financial problems but what has not been discussed is the number of corporations that have used the Federal Bankruptcy laws to […]
Kurly’s Kommentary- The Arab Spring evolves: Army intervention justified and correctly redefines democracy in Egypt
by Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com Imagine this: Unhappy with high taxes, harsh economic fiscal policies and a lingering depression, revolutionaries led by angry war veterans storm courthouses to stop hearings on tax foreclosures and enforcement of tax liens. They then form a militia and the rebellion begins against our government. At first, government officials […]
Zest of the Day: Segregation factor in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary of 1956
I stumbled upon this comprehensive study of the 1956 Democratic Primary for Governor from the UF Library. This was a primary election where Leroy Collins held off multiple candidates running hard on racial issues. While Collins like almost all Florida Democrats of the 1950s embraced racial segregation his tone was substantially more moderate on the […]
Zest of the Day – End of an era: Nonpartisan Palm Beach County Voters Coalition to disband
From George Bennett in the Palm Beach Post. I was once a member of the Voters Coalition but have always have mixed feelings about the group which I will save for another day.
Internet bullying reaching new heights among Florida politicos?
First off, let me apologize for the infrequency of my postings lately. Between the start of several new projects and feeling under the weather this past week I haven’t found the time to add new original postings since last week. In the past few weeks we have seen a proliferation of phony twitter accounts masquerading […]
Zest of the Day: Charlie Crist wasn’t always so skeptical about voter purges in Fla
From the Tampa Bay Times.
Throwback Tuesday: Governor Burns announces Disney coming to Florida
Full video can be found here on the excellent Florida Memory website.
Zest of the Day: Low-income schools struggle under state’s grading system
From the Miami Herald.
Kurly’s Kommentary – The Second Term: Can President Obama Mature Into a Great President?
by Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com “If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind” – Kurt Vonnegut Well into his second term in office, beleaguered Americans have every right to expect President Obama to make a transition from a first term presidency […]
The Florida Squeeze 