Apparently the fact-finding is over. And why not? Who needs an informed Senate on a controversial $2.4 billion expression of Big Government when the Senate president has spoken?
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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You want a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee? Look at the $3 million study completed for the Central Everglades Plan, Ernie Barnett told senators Wednesday.
If nothing else, it’s been a wild ride. Nobody here at the Pacific Legal Foundation can remember a stranger election season. From June 16, when Donald Trump announced he was running for president, to the morning of Nov. 8, few of us understood that history was about to smack us on the side of the head like an errant golf ball on the 18th hole of the Trump National in New Jersey.
As Donald Trump took the oath of office becoming the next president of the United States, the outgoing president was refusing to give leave.
This column is a vehicle for a number of items in a bits-and-pieces, strictly opinion, sometimes irreverent format. Look for "Just Sayin'" to run once a week in this spot.
Barack Obama did not go out quietly. His unquiet final acts were, in part, overshadowed by a successor who refused to come in quietly and, in part, by Obama's own endless, sentimental farewell tour. But there was nothing nostalgic or sentimental about Obama's last acts. Two of them were simply shocking.
Nothing screams "Buy my book!" louder than an assassination attempt on the author using a radioactive substance "suspected in the death of former PLO leader Yassar Arafat."
He flabbergasts the Human Race
By gliding on the water's face
With ease, celerity and grace;
But if he ever stopped to think
Of how he did it, he would sink.
-- Hilaire Belloc, on the waterbeetle
Politicians talk repeatedly about doing things to help create jobs. But sometimes doing nothing is the best option. We hope newly-elected lawmakers understand that less government intrusion is often the key to keeping the American Dream alive.
As Republicans contemplate repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”) -- seriously, not just as a political gesture -- alarms are sounding about millions of individuals losing coverage.
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By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla., jabbed GOP congressional hopeful Dr. Neil Dunn on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
On Friday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., offered an update for residents of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties impacted by heavy flooding.
By Kevin Derby
Peter Schorsch, best known for his Saint Petersblog site, is expanding his brand. On Monday, Schorsch released the second issue of Influence Magazine. The new issue offers a look at South Florida, legislative winners and losers and an interview with veteran reporter Marc Caputo who is now with Politico. The new issue can be read here.
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Political consultant and firebrand Roger Stone has parted ways with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign, according to a series of tweets as well as an interview with Trump from the Washington Post.
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Hillary Clinton said in a fundraising email she didn't watch the FoxNews Republican presidential debate Thursday evening -- instead, she was snapping photos with reality celebrity and selfie queen
By Kevin Derby
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley isn’t happy there will be only six debates between the Democratic presidential candidates. O’Malley’s team is calling foul on the Democratic National Committee’s announcement on Thursday about the six debates.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that Frontier Communications Corporation will expand in DeLand, adding 400 jobs and investing $2.5 million in Volusia County.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., announced on Thursday that he was backing U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., will be one of the biggest winners in the Florida delegation if the Florida Legislature’s base map on congressional redistricting goes through but she said on Thursday she will be happy with whatever the final map is.
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