Gov. Charlie Crist's call to forward the investigation of former state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer to the U.S. Attorney's Office is being hailed by some as an appropriate step. Others say it's pure political theatrics.
"Diplomacy has failed," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told AIPAC, "Iran is on the verge of becoming nuclear and we cannot afford that."
"We have to contemplate the final option," said Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., "the use of force to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon."
War is a "terrible thing," said Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., but "sometimes it is better to go to war than to allow the Holocaust to develop a second time."
CANTEYVILLE, S.C. -- If thy name is Incumbent, you might want to start packing up those D.C. tchotchkes.
November is likely to be a cruel month.
That, at least, is the view from Canteyville, which you wont find on a map. There is no town by this name in South Carolina, though there ought to be. Canteys are as common as front porches in this part of the
country.
Within a brief walk of the Florida Capitol, the Houses lead negotiator for a Seminole gambling compact can cast aside weighty concerns and thoughts of slot machine exclusivity and bite into a sandwich named after himself, the Galvano Tuscano Eggplant Supreme.
What did Gov. Charlie Crist know about Jim Greers alleged shenanigans and when did he know it?
And shouldnt the media be looking just as deeply into the fundraising and expenditure records of the Florida Democratic Party?
REP MARY BRANDENBURG
Age 61
Residence West Palm Beach
Time in the Legislature Two years
Spouse Peter
What did you want to be when you were growing up ?
A dairy farmer.
What do you consider to be your biggest political achievement ?
Higher shipping rates could be in store if UPS can push a self-serving package through Congress, says Barney Bishop, president of Associated Industries of Florida.
The legislation would put Federal Express, UPS' chief competitor in the shipping business, under the National Labor Relations Act, ostensibly to level the competitive playing field.
But Bishop isn't buying.
Age: 47
Residence: Boca Raton
Time in the Legislature: 4 years
Political Affiliation: Democrat
Spouse: Ray
Children: Mary Alice
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
An attorney.
What do you consider to be your biggest political achievement?
Sponsoring a bill that was eventually passed as the Senate's version, SB 246, to reign in the pain clinics.
What was your biggest political faux pas?
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSSEE, April 1, 2010. Democrats won a temporary battle, but ultimately were unable to prevent Republicans from voting to cut a monthly subsidy for state retirees in on Thursday.
When the fundraising figures for the last quarter of 2009 were released, conventional wisdom held that Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp was in severe trouble in his bid to be the states attorney general. News stories were already saying that Kottkamp was no longer the frontrunner in the race.
Kottkamps fundraising lagged behind his two chief rivals for the Republican nomination, former Agency for Health Care Administration secretary Holly Benson and Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi. Kottkamps fundraising efforts also lagged behind the two Democratic candidates, Sen.
