Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Progressive Rags launches “Chicken Charlie” video about Crist flip-flops
Entertaining stuff on gun control but serious questions asked here that need to be answered.
Can J-J Weekend heal a wounded party?
Florida Democrats have had an interesting few weeks. A poorly planned Jefferson-Jackson program turned into a poorly executed spin machine after the Nan Rich’s speaking snub became public. The public explanations for not allowing Senator Rich to speak have been poorly thought out and have left more questions than answers. However, in recent days the […]
Zest of the Day: PBC Republican Party meeting degenerates into brawl
From BIZPAC Review.
Exclusive: More on proposed House Caucus rules changes – Caution must be used in implementation
On Tuesday the Sunshine State News broke the story about proposed rules changes in the Democratic House Caucus that could lead to expulsion of members for voting against a caucus position. While this appears to be a good idea to create some degree of party discipline that has been lacking in recent sessions some of […]
Zest of the Day: South Floridians are most ‘underbanked’ in the U.S.
Fascinating revelations here.
Do some Democratic “leaders” have issues with successful progressive females?
Recent events in the Democratic Party, particularly in Palm Beach County have me pondering this question again. In 2002, as a former local party employee who was working with the state party and several local DECs at the time, I strongly backed Janet Reno’s candidacy as an individual (not using my party positions to promote […]
Throwback Tuesday: From Florida Memory, Gov. Farris Bryant Testifies in front of US Senate
The Florida Division of Library Services has a wonderful website called Florida Memory where they share photos, videos and audio from some great moments in Florida history. If you are a junkie of this state’s history like myself, you are sure to spend hours on the site as I have done in the past. In […]
Zest of the Day: Are Florida House Democrats Getting Ready to Purge Moderates from Caucus?
From the Sunshine State News
2013 ‘Champions of Florida’s Middle Class’ Awardees Announced
Earlier today Florida Watch Action, Progress Florida and America Votes named 18 members of the Legislature as “Florida’s Middle Class Champions. ” Continuing the trend we saw with The Florida Squeeze scorecard, far more progressives were found this session in the Florida House than in the Florida Senate. The excellent work of these organizations should […]
Exclusive: Thurston losing support in Democratic caucus?
Local sources in Broward County connected to multiple House members have indicated to TFS that several House Democrats have lost confidence in Minority Leader Perry Thurston. The concerns expressed by the House members include the failure to recruit candidates in several marginal House seats that have now been deemed as top priorities by the incoming […]
The Florida Squeeze 