By Steven Kurlander @kurlykomments kurly@stevenkurlander.com “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” – Julius Caesar Once in a while, we wake up in the morning and begin going about our daily routine, and then suddenly an unexpected traumatic experience occurs that either permanently transforms our lives-or to a lesser […]
Per the Tampa Bay Times, a move is afoot to remove House Democratic Leader designee Darryl Rouson. If you are unfamiliar with the latest concerns about Rouson info is here and here. Have your say in the poll below and feel free to leave thoughts in the comments section.
When you are a permanent minority party on the state level I suppose Sayre’s Law is at play. “”In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake.” The stakes around Florida Democratic Party disputes are in the bigger picture minimal (unless you are speaking specifically about […]
Just how dysfunctional has the 44 member House Democratic Caucus become? The Miami Herald has answers and an update on this story.
From the Ocala Star-Banner
Inconsistency and hypocrisy appears on display in the current debate on whether the United States should intervene in Syria’s Civil War (though the White House describes possible military intervention differently.) The Republican Party which almost universally backed war on Iraq, a war formulated on dubious grounds and always destined the carefully crafted balance of power […]
Important read from the Tampa Bay Times.
Bookmark and keep it handy until the vote.
The crisis in Syria is certainly different than that of Iraq but for today let’s look back at that authorization vote. Since President Obama violated the War Powers Act in 2011 by sidestepping Congress for a 70-day military exercise against Libya the Iraq vote is the last we have on the authorization of force by […]
By Steven Kurlander @kurlykomments kurly@stevenkurlander.com Today, we Americans are “celebrating” yet another Labor Day. For most, it’s just one of those holidays, like Veteran’s Day, President’s Days, and even Thanksgiving where the true significance of the holiday barely encroaches on the psyche of our country’s consciousness. Sure, a lot of Americans are going through the […]
The Florida Squeeze 