Category RPOF
Snyder’s Take: The Future Is Now
Don’t get it twisted. The ousting of Minority Leader Daryl Rouson and the subsequent election of Progressive Champion Mark Pafford to the same position is huge news. No. It’s a BFD. It proves what many of us have already known: the progressive movement in Florida is spreading statewide like a central Florida dry season brush […]
Zest of the Day: Palm Beach Arms Dealer Hires Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll and Mass. Sen. Scott Brown
Florida Republicans deepen ties to arms dealers. Former RPOF Finance Chairman Harry Sargeant III, installed by Charlie Crist is also an arms dealer and was accused of war profiteering.
Allen West Comeback?
Rick Scott recently said Allen West would be a good pick for Lieutenant Governor. Seriously. This news would be welcomed by the media, for which West is a treasure trove of memorable quotes. We all remember his comments about his colleagues being members of the Communist Party. And his never ending racist wind ups against […]
Zest of the Day: Akshay Desai and the rise and fall of Universal Health Care
From the Tampa Bay Times.
Dozens Converge on Downtown Tampa to Resist Voter Suppression
By Ryan Ray As our Capitol slowly devolves into an open-air slaughterhouse for good ideas and majoritarian rule, lousy with graft and openly hostile to the public trust like no time since the regime of the Pork Choppers, a loose-knit group of lefties the state over is standing athwart Florida history yelling “Enough already!” In […]
The Laughable and Hypocritical Florida “Civility” Project
By Kartik Krishnaiyer Last week, RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry made a call for civility last week citing the actions of progressive activists to “eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern.” The RPOF Chairman is a complete hypocrite who has sought to change the narrative away from his party which has behaved as if […]
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 […]
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.
The Florida Squeeze 