Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Charlie Crist For Governor (Again)?: A History of Populism in Florida
As Charlie Crist weighs another run for Governor, now as a Democrat and Rick Scott changes his positions out of political convenience, let’s take a look back at some of the other populists that have run for or obtained the Governorship in this state. Note that I distinguish populism from mainstream political philosophy by noting […]
Uncovered: Harry Sargeant’s Political Donations Between 2000 and 2008
Our crack research team has uncovered the numerous federal and state of Florida donations by Harry Sargeant III the subject of today’s excellent Lucy Morgan piece in the Tampa Bay Times. Our chart includes all donations made between 2000 and 2008 to either federal of state of Florida races. We have not researched donations by […]
One Week of TFS: Website Update
Thanks to all our loyal readers and followers. We launched exactly one week ago, and have had 5,411 hits on the site since our launch. We are in the process of attracting new writers to the site and building new features. We are setting up a system of “appointment viewing” as well where you can […]
Zest of the Day: TB Times, Who is Harry Sargeant?
Last month I reported on The Political Hurricane about accused war profiteer Harry Sargeant and his role in the Jim Greer trial. This morning the Tampa Bay Times’ legendary Lucy Morgan has a profile of the man whose activities have had a huge impact on Florida political life recently.
Do Governor Scott & the Legislature Have a Plan To Keep Office Depot HQ?
With Boca Raton based Office Depot announcing last week they would merge with Office Max which is based in Illinois. Office Depot is the 8th largest company based in the state of Florida and has received millions of dollars in tax “incentives” from the state and just over a million dollars from financially struggling Palm […]
Death Penalty Attitudes Changing Around the Country: Will Florida Be Next?
When Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda’s bill to abolish the Death Penalty in Florida was filed we heard snickers from a number of political insiders including many Democrats. When the bill was killed in committee earlier this month it seemed like a mere formality. Florida after all is a state where the Death Penalty generally has […]
AIF Legislative Priorities Largely Dangerous But Contain Some Nice Surprises
Through the years Associated Industries of Florida has become an extreme organization, more or less advocating unfettered free enterprise in the state and tort reform as the solution for just about every situation that may involve a degree of liability. While AIF has the usual list of dangerous tax breaks in this year’s agenda (which […]
Senator Joe Abruzzo Asks Pam Bondi To Investigate NCAA: Thoughts
You would think Senator Joe Abruzzo (D-Wellington) had more pressing matters. But this week he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the NCAA. For those living under a rock since the summer of 2011, the University of Miami’s Athletics program has been probed by the NCAA for potential rules violations. I went to the […]
Pam Bondi: The Partisan Attorney General Conservatives Long Dreamed About
This week Attorney General Pam Bondi furthered her right-wing credentials by attacking Governor Scott’s willingness to enroll Florida in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Bondi’s action continues a long standing pattern of partisan and ideological purity which may not serve the best interest of Floridians but has the most reactionary conservatives all over […]
Right Wing Rubio: Not a Hint of Moderation To Be Found As Iowa Posturing Continues
Republican “savior” Marco Rubio has had the type of week to make conservative salivate. Let’s recap. “Americans for Prosperity” a right-wing, anti-tax, anti-government group has gave Rubio its only A+ score for 2012 in the US Senate Rubio was one of 15 Republican Senators who signed a letter asking the President to withdraw the nomination of […]
The Florida Squeeze 