When you write a column, as did I two weeks ago, headlined "The worst agreement in U.S. diplomatic history," you don't expect to revisit the issue. We had hit bottom. Or so I thought.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Like it or not, Hillary Clinton is the single individual most likely to be elected the next president. So it's worthwhile looking closely at and behind her words when she deigns to speak on public policy, as she did in her July 14 speech on economics.
Get thee behind me, Satan! When socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that in so many words, he was referring to billionaires. He was campaigning to ban their influence from politics.
I was elected to end wars, not start them. -- Barack Obama.
The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. -- George Orwell.
After two unsuccessful U.S. Senate bids and losing to Rick Scott in an ugly gubernatorial primary back in 2010, Bill McCollum looked finished as a candidate for statewide office.
In the wake of the recent murders in a South Carolina church, the killer's hope of igniting a race war produced the opposite effect. Blacks and whites in South Carolina came together to condemn his act and the race hate behind it.
It's a time-honored political tradition -- officeholders flying around the country and farther than that even -- on the taxpayers' dime.
It's also one of my pet peeves.
On arrival in La Paz, Pope Francis was presented by Bolivian President Evo Morales with a wooden crucifix carved in the form of a hammer and sickle, the symbol of Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Fidel.
Out in Iowa this week, when asked about his favorite presidents, Jeb Bush picked an unlikely hero.
"My sole focus is to run as a Republican," Donald Trump told my Washington Examiner colleague Byron York last week, "because of the fact that I believe that this is the best way we can defeat the Democrats." He went on, "Having a two-party race gives us a much better chance of beating Hillary and bringing our country back than having a third-party candidate."
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By Kevin Derby
On Friday, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, named former state Rep. DeeDee Davis to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council. While her background is mainly in education, including being named Florida Teacher of the Year in 1990 and to the Florida Educators Hall of Fame in 1998, the same year she was elected to the House as a Democrat, Davis helped found the Pensacola Bay International Film and Television Festival back in 2003. Davis had been married to former state Rep.
By Kevin Derby
Former state Rep. Carl Domino, the Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., released a new TV ad over the past weekend which showcases his service in the Navy and his commitment to securing the border. The new ad looks to link Murphy to Washington liberals such as President Barack Obama and U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
By Kevin Derby
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott said the state debt had been paid down by $400 million this year. During Scotts time in office, the state debt went from $28.2 billion to its current $24.2 billion.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott hit Jacksonville on Friday to announce GE Oil & Gas is building a new facility, creating 500 jobs and adding $50 million to the First Coasts economy.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Council of 100 announced on Friday it was opposing Amendment 2, a proposal to increase medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State. To pass, Amendment 2 needs 60 percent on the ballot in November.
The dangers of the use of Schedule I drugs such as marijuana are well-documented, said Steve Halverson, the chairman of the Florida Council of 100, on Friday. The provisions of Amendment 2 threaten Floridians quality of life because they are too nebulous, too loose and too lacking in common-sense protection from inappropriate and dangerous use.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., said he was happy U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving the Obama administration.
I am happy to hear that Attorney General Holder will be stepping down from his post, Yoho said on Thursday. While his appointment was historic, his tenure at the Department of Justice left much to be desired. Although Mr. Holder did not leave the way I saw fit, I am just happy he left. I hope the new attorney general will gain the trust of the American people, follow the Constitution, and restore faith in the Justice Department.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Council of 100 came out against Amendment 1 on Friday. Amendment 1 would mandate the Legislature send 33 percent of funds generated from real estate document taxes to be used for environmental conservation efforts for the next 20 years. Estimates shows these funds would range from $700 million to $1.3 billion.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), got in trouble earlier this month when she compared Gov. Scott Walkers, R-Wis., record on womens issues to domestic violence -- but a video surfaced on Thursday showing she made the same comparison in regard to Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
"It's Charlie Crist, the Democrat, that had my back, Wasserman Schultz said after former Gov. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., won the Democratic primary last month. Rick Scott has given us the back of his hand."
By Kevin Derby
Despite U.S. Attorney General Eric Holders controversial record -- including his role in the Fast and Furious scandal and seizing journalists records -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., praised him after reports emerged that he was resigning due to personal reasons. Nelson praised Holder for his efforts on voting rights and for his help on the Dozier School investigation.
By Kevin Derby
From his perch on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., said he was glad U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving office.
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