Author Archives: The Florida Squeeze
Guest Column: Romney’s Exit Suggests a Battle Between Bush and Rubio
By Hannah Williams Florida’s Republican voters might have a tough time selecting their choice for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee. With whom many considered the front-runner for reelection as the GOP nomination, Mitt Romney, stepping aside “to give other leaders in the Party the opportunity to become our next nominee,” two potential candidates with close Florida […]
Monday Musings: Rep Artiles explanation, FDP Vice Chairs, Jacksonville Armada debut, the FDP and African American women
Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Miami) is rightly feeling the heat for his ill-advised preemption legislation which was interpreted as an intention to discriminate against transgender citizens of Florida. Many Republicans have quickly abandoned Artiles leaving him desperate to backpedal publicly. Rep. Artiles has claimed in a bizarre Facebook post that his legislation is aimed at sexual deviants, […]
Monday Musings: Jeb Bush and historical luck, Adam Putnam and springs protection, Marco Rubio’s game, Kathy Castor for Senate?
Any politician must get unusually lucky to become President of the United States. Jeb Bush has been nothing but lucky in his political career. Last week’s announcement by Governor Mitt Romney that he will not seek the Republican nomination for President is seen by most pundits to directly favor Governor Bush. This is the same […]
A few words about the opening days of the 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral Campaign
Editors Note: George Farrar will be contributing to The Florida Squeeze during the 2015 Jacksonville Elections. You can find his excellent work at The Left Turn Network By George Farrar This article is my perspective about the opening days of the 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral Campaigns. It is the first article in a special series profiling […]
Monday Musings: Rep. Moskowitz’s tax exemption bill, Gwen Graham meets progressives, Means of Ascent, Alachua DEC and Marc Caputo joins Politico
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Coral Springs) has filed a piece of legislation (HB 49) that would increase the amount of income that is exempt from corporate income tax. With this sort of legislative agenda you would think Rep. Moskowitz hails from a swing district where he must worry about Republican challenges and position himself accordingly. However, […]
Tuesday Poll: Florida Democratic Party changes
Do you think the Florida Democratic Party changes, more of which were announced last week are enough to turn around the party’s fortunes for 2016? Vote in our poll after the jump. Please leave comments and constructive thoughts below.
Guest Column: Psychologists and torture – Lessons for Democrats & liberals
By Dr. Bruce Borkosky Psychology made national news recently. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. It is now clear that psychologists were intimately involved with the creation, design, and implementation of torture, in the name of the US government. For us psychologists, the scandal runs deeper still, because the American Psychological Association (APA) appears to […]
Tuesday Poll: DEC’s
Local DEC’s need to be strengthened. Our article on Monday outlined what can be done to help make DEC’s useful. Who needs to take the lead in fixing local parties? Vote in the poll below and please leave comments and thoughts below in the comments section. Also, if you vote for “Work Together”, suggestions on […]
Monday Musings – Gwen Graham making waves, Rubio an attention whore, secession, the Battle of Natural Bridge and the Civil War
Gwen Graham is making waves quickly as a number of questionable votes have raised eyebrows among the progressive community. With her support of the Keystone pipeline and a vote against Nancy Pelosi, she is distancing herself from the Democrats and the internet is abuzz with criticism. However, in the long run, minority party politics […]
Guest Column: The liberal case for school choice
Editors Note: At the Florida Squeeze, we have been steadfast in our opposition to school “choice” schemes and remain so today. We however, are interested in fostering a debate on numerous issues this one included. Empowerment of Florida’s minority community and fighting for economic and social justice is what motivates much of what we do […]
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