Florida Speaker of the House Will Weatherford has just posed a poignant question to former Governor Charlie Crist, one that will undoubtedly be repeatedly asked of him, were he decided to run against Rick Scott in the 2014 Gubernatorial election.
Hard times for Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott. Last week Scott ticked off grassroots conservatives in the Sunshine State when it was learned that he would not block the Medicaid expansion built into ObamaCare. And now, as the Sun-Sentinal reports, “an
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday evening he had made a deal with the federal government and would now accept Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion, the initial implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Governor Scott had previously been a champion of
With Texas Governor Rick Perry trying to steal businesses away from California, I am wondering how many other Governor’s, besides him and Florida Governor Rick Scott, will begin to publicly entice businesses to move out of California, New York and
Yeah, it’s rumor originating from the boogie-down known as Miami. What they are saying is, either Rubio or Jeb will run for Governor against Rick Scott in a Republican primary race, and the other will run for Presidente of the Unted
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama tastelessly declared that the victims of gun violence “deserve a vote” and called on Congress to take action to prevent future violence. What those victims of gun violence really deserve
In response to If SNL Cuts Every Sketch That Isn’t Funny, What’s Left?: I haven’t watched SNL for years. I’m not interested in having my beliefs lampooned, or the people I admire unfairly maligned. But most of all, as Ace
This week, rising star Republican governors John Kasich of Ohio and Rick Snyder of Michigan became the 5th and 6th GOP state executives to sign onto the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Florida’s Rick Scott, once the most vocal governor opposed to
The International Longshoremen’s Association threatened to walk off the job if an agreement was not reached over cut royalties to dock workers for each ton of cargo they move. The union and the US Maritime Alliance, who represent the shipping
(AP) Little time left to head off longshoremen’s strikeBy DAVID B. CARUSO and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated PressNEW YORKShipments of products as varied as flat-screen TVs, sneakers and snow shovels could sit idle at sea or get rerouted, at great time and
As Democrats such as former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm try to exploit Tropical Storm Isaac, happy that it has disrupted the Republican National Convention (RNC) and eager to remind voters of Hurricane Katrina, Republican governors from the Gulf are putting
(AP) Despite Isaac’s soaking, Keys residents laid backBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressKEY WEST, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen
(AP) GOP delays convention business due to IsaacTAMPA, Fla.The Republican Party will delay the bulk of its convention until Tuesday afternoon because of the severe weather forecast from Isaac. That’s according to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Priebus says
The Jurassic Press is in full-on Defend President Barack Obama mode. But since President Obama’s record is indefensible, that means the Press is also in “Eviscerate Mitt Romney” mode. The ideological godfather of the Press is, of course, the New
Video streaming by Ustream Gov. Rick Scott of Florida speaks at RedState 2012.
I don’t mean to pick on Elton John. He’s certainly shown greater political tolerance than some of his fellow Hollywood mega-stars–whether playing Rush Limbaugh’s wedding or colliding with Eminem at the Grammys. Yet his comments in an interview about his
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed last weekend to allow Florida’s election officials to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) to take non-citizens off Florida’s voter rolls. And on an appearance on CNN on Monday, Florida
A new Mason-Dixon poll of Florida voters found an overwhelming majority (82%) of Floridians support laws that require voters to present Photo IDs at the polls and a majority (54%), including 60% of Hispanics, favor Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s plans
The week after Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberal justices and upheld Obamacare in the Supreme Court, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced that his state would not comply with the ruling. Said Scott: “We care about having a health
Subtlety isn’t exactly what MoveOn.org is known for. A new Spanishlanguage ad set to run in Florida starting July 5th makes the case that apurge of Florida voter rolls is a racist plot to put Mitt Romney in theWhite House.
In the late 1820s, in reaction to taxes levied by an overreaching federal government, South Carolina took a stand. Leaning heavily on what we today would called a “10th Amendment movement,” the Palmetto state recognized the people as the ultimate
The Department of Justice tried to prevent Florida and its Governor, Rick Scott, from removing non-citizens from its voter rolls, asking for a restraining order and arguing that removing non-citizens would be a violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A week after murder charges were filed against George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday named members to a task force set up to review the state’s “Stand Your
NAACP CEO Ben Jealous speaking at the 2012 Communications Workers of America Legislative-Political Conference began to rail against several new state laws aimed at stopping voter fraud. He got particularity animated when he compared Florida Governor Rick Scott’s action reinstating
It seems a foregone conclusion that Mitt Romney will win the Republican primary in Florida. This is good news for those of us that support Mitt Romney, as it means he will have won (or effectively tied) three Republican primaries
Rick Tyler, the head of Newt Gingrich’s Super Pac, was on Steve Bannon’s KABC Victory Sessions this evening and revealed the next phase of their attack on Mitt Romney: tying Mitt Romney to Damon Corp, perpetrator of one of the
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – What’s happened to Florida Gov. Rick Scott? When Scott took office earlier this year, he wasted no time establishing himself as a bold education reformer by placing limits on teacher tenure, basing teacher pay on student achievement,
From the Associated Press: Florida decided Friday to hold its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, snubbing a party rule against fast-track delegate-selection for 2012 and triggering angry responses from traditional early voting states which will now likely rejigger their
On August 10th I posted a fourth article on Big Peace about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the August 2009 death of Fatima Abdallah. In the article was a link to Pam Bondi, Florida’s Attorney General, encouraging readers to request her
How serious can the Democrats be about deficit reduction? From the Associated press: Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states are being awarded the $2 billion that Florida lost after the governor canceled plans for high-speed train service. $2 Billion
How serious can the Democrats be about deficit reduction? $2 Billion that was allocated for high-speed rail in Florida was rejected by Gov. Rick Scott (R) because it would have tied the state to long-term financial obligations. Instead of then
Under the category of “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott can file some news accounts of his recent unveiling of the transparency web site, www.FloridaHasARighttoKnow.com. The site includes salary information about many key state employees – including
Marco Rubio wins. Grayson is gone–beaten handily by a terrific candidate and former state senator named Daniel Webster. (He will live up to his name.) And Republicans look like they are going to pick up three other Congressional seats in
In early voting Marco Rubio has been declared the winner in the U.S. Senate race and Rick Scott (R) leads in the Governor’s contest. Races you may not have heard of but represent possible huge wins for conservatives: Steve Southerland
Tuesday’s edition of Hardball on the ratings-challenged MSNBC featured host Chris Matthews bailing out Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink just one day after she was caught cheating during a commercial break in a televised debate. As most politically savvy folks
Rick Scott and Alex Sink, candidates for Governor of Florida, met for a live debate on CNN. During the debate, GOP Scott pointed out that Sink had received a message during a break which was a violation of the agreed-upon
Here’s a classic example of how the so-called Republican media — in this case Talk Radio — controls who is offered up as a candidate (example: John McCain). On an Orlando radio station Tuesday morning, a caller asked the host
In an action that one Florida GOP consultant said could be a late game-changer, a lawsuit was filed on August 9, 2010, seeking the release of a videotaped deposition given by GOP Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott in April 2010, just