Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Port Funding Controversy: Governor Scott is Right to a Point
Rick Scott made an issue Thursday on Port funding asking the Federal Government to reimburse Florida taxpayers $75 million for the Port of Miami dredging project. Governor Scott is correct on this issue as he was regarding his January request for upwards of $36 million in state funding for Jacksonville port improvements. Building Florida’s port […]
Marginal Seat Freshman Democrats Showing Pragmatism
The two biggest upsets in legislative races election night were the victories of Mike Clelland and Carl Zimmerman over well-established incumbent Republicans. No legislative race victory in the past decade has meant more for the attempts to rebuild the Florida Democratic Party than did the defeat of Chris Dorworth by Mike Clelland. Dorworth, the Speaker […]
Zest of the Day: Women Make Better Corporate Leaders Than Men
I tend to believe they make better elected officials so the results of this survey don’t shock me (A sweeping generalization I understand and I do believe we have plenty of good male elected officials but a higher percentage of females who are elected are in my opinion are more compassionate, competent and responsive to […]
Kurly’s Kommentary: Terrorist hunger strike, Gandhi style, should lead to closing Guantanamo Bay
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com When President Obama was first took office, a rumor was circulated that he had replaced a bust of Winston Churchill in the Oval Office favored by President Bush with one of Abraham Lincoln and sent the Prime Minister packing back to the British Embassy. Obama’s alleged actions were seen both as […]
The Most Important Legislative Race in Modern Florida History
With the legislative session in full swing the time is right to look back at what I consider the most important legislative election in past-1968 Florida. At the time it was the most expensive election in Florida legislative history. The first million dollar legislative race on record. It was probably also one of the most […]
Zest of the Day: Speaker Weatherford’s Education Perspective
A thought provoking interview piece from State Impact/NPR including many of the Speaker’s outside the box type proposals.
Outside the Groves: Cinderella Dances in Estero, But Are Big Time Sports Worth it For Florida’s Non-Legacy Public Universities?
The nation has been riveted by the recent run of Florida Gulf Coast University’s basketball program. Ironically a few weeks ago when I posted to Twitter a picture of myself at the Alico Arena (FGCU’s home arena) as the home of “giant killers” (Florida Gulf Coast shocked ACC Champion Miami earlier in the season) people […]
Zest of the Day: Jeb Bush, Let States Decide Gay Marriage Question
More repositioning/flip-flopping by Jeb bush. From Newsmax.
Expectations For Speaker Weatherford Were Too High
At the outset of session I wrote a glowing piece about Speaker Will Weatherford, and his ability to transcend the petty partisanship that the Republican majority has inflicted on the legislative process since 1998. But Weatherford has gotten off to a bad start as Speaker, misrepresenting his family’s benefiting from the Medicaid program, speaking like […]
Zest of the Day: The Curious Case of Marco Rubio, Amnesty Flip-Flopper
Excellent read from Mediaite.
The Florida Squeeze 