Tag Archives: politics
Throwback Tuesday: From Florida Memory, Gov. Farris Bryant Testifies in front of US Senate
The Florida Division of Library Services has a wonderful website called Florida Memory where they share photos, videos and audio from some great moments in Florida history. If you are a junkie of this state’s history like myself, you are sure to spend hours on the site as I have done in the past. In […]
TFS House Scorecard sneak peek: Palm Beach, Miami-Dade & Orange Democrats far more loyal than Broward Democrats
We will release our first annual scorecard of all 120 Florida House members on Sunday. The scorecard is based on 17 key votes in the recently completed legislative session (three votes were double weighted to bring the total votes scored to 20) and it yielded some interesting results. Without giving away scores of specific legislators, […]
Video: Senator Simmons Home Rule Hypocrisy
For many years Republicans claimed “government closer to the people is the best government of all.” But today’s power grabbing, self-entitled Florida Republican legislative majority think the best government is the one they control. Watch Senator David Simmons, long considered a reasonable moderate when compared to many of his GOP colleagues discuss the need for […]
Floridians can breathe easy…Session is done
Session has ended and while this was again a disastrous nine weeks for the people of the state, the entitled, and arrogant GOP majority did not get its way on everything pushed by leadership. We will have a full analysis of the session’s winners and losers as well as legislative ratings and scorecards in the […]
Kurly’s Kommentary: DC Cruzin For A Brusin: Gunslinger Ted Cruz can redefine the Senate and maybe the 21st conservative movement too
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com There’s a young, brash new sheriff in DC town, a very smart gunslinger. He’s come on a mission to reform dysfunction conservative politics in Washington and reposition a lackluster and devolving GOP back in the “right” direction. While most freshmen Senators historically have been expected to lay low and work […]
Do Republican lawmakers trust Rick Scott’s economic policies?
This video featuring Rep. Ed Hooper (R-Clearwater) shot earlier this month demonstrates his apprehension about giving Rick Scott the amount of dollars he requested for economic incentives. Thanks to Amy Ritter and Florida Watch Action for this video and all the great work they have done during session!
Zest of the Day: Rubio talks Reagan, immigation and free enterpise at Pasco dinner
Marco Rubio may be taking it on the chin from some conservatives over immigration but he reminded Pasco County Republicans how extreme he is on fiscal issues and his admiration for Reagan in his speech yesterday. As someone who worked in Tallahassee while Rubio was a junior member of the House, but was obviously being […]
Governor Scott and the Legislature could learn from Alabama Republicans
“Thank god for Alabama” has been a consistent comment many of us in Florida have made through the years. It seemed in whatever area we were falling short we still had Alabama, Mississippi or Arkansas to make us feel better. But no longer is that the case. While Governor Scott speaks in platitudes about attracting […]
House Democrats side with polluters and go missing on environmental protection
Last week the House passed Rep. Jimmy Patronis’ HB 999 by a 98-20 vote (19 Dems voted no, 1 Republican) despite a lobbying appearance from former Governor and Senator Bob Graham. HB 999 is a bill that would strip protection from thousands of acres of wetlands across the state and prevents Environmental groups from suing […]
Big Government Soviet-Styled Florida Republicans Forever Hypocritical
Today’s Miami Herald has an interesting piece about the unwillingness of Republicans to adhere to conservative principles in its implementation of laws at the state level if local authorities to do not either adhere to the legislative majorities special interest fueled talking points. In other words if the business and insurance lobbies do not like […]
The Florida Squeeze 