The Florida Squeeze

As I wrote yesterday, I am an avid collector or Michael Barone’s Almanac of American Politics series. Today we will look at the 1990 Almanac of American Politics (published in 1989). The Florida narrative focuses on the migration patterns of northerners. As we discussed in the 1979 snapshot the first migration in the 1940s […]

I am an avid collector or Michael Barone’s Almanac of American Politics series, going back to the 1970s. The fact that Barone has turned his once solid and unrivaled commentary in conservative hack writing in the 2010′s should not detract from his earlier works. Barone still posses an uncanny knowledge today which makes his Almanac […]

Conservatives have claimed ownership of the term “patriotism”. By shaping the debate they have made it virtually impossible for liberals to call themselves patriotic without being mocked. On Independence day we remember the patriotic heritage of the Democratic Party and progressive politics. This can serve as a history lesson for Florida’s Republican Party dominated by […]

Great story from the Sun Sentinel.

I applaud the Florida Democratic Party for finally making the subject of cronyism and corruption in Florida an issue in statewide politics. For years, I have begged Democrats to make this the central issue of our state. A state where the GOP’s Soviet-styled control of every arm of state government. PolitiFact focuses on the claims […]

Bok Tower Gardens … a classic staple of old Florida Cypress Gardens! Another old Florida classic. In the late 1960s St Petersburg’s Bayfront Center was considered an architectural marvel. The facility hosted the 1996 Vice Presidential Debate before being demolished in 2004. Before Disney World came to the state, Silver Springs was perhaps the leading […]

With the recent discussion of Paula Dean’s abhorrent use of the n-word and the subsequent fallout as well as the Supreme Court’s ridiculously shallow decision on the Voting Rights Act based upon Chief Justice Roberts’ out-of-touch with reality majority decision I began thinking about racism seriously again. Much of the national media, tucked away in […]

Great article from Mary Ellen Klas. I wonder what Christian Conservatives think about this.

While recent attention has been focused on Charlie Crist and Alex sink potentially getting into the governor’s race, Nan Rich continues to plug away meeting voters and energizing the grassroots activists on the left. Recent polls have indicated that Rick Scott will be more difficult to unseat in 2014 then many Democrats originally anticipated, thus […]